I am also welcoming you to the forum and would advise you to go see your doctor to try to find out what's going on with your head. Unfortunately until you find out what's going on, you really won't know the best way to treat it until the doctor runs some tests and finds out what is happening to you. Please keep us updated and let us know what is happening. I wish you less pain, and hope the doctor can find out what's happening to you.
Take care,
Karen
thanks for advice have an appointment this week. hopefully all goes well, thanks again.
denise42
Hi Welcome to Pain Management Forum.
Do see your doctor, It's probably nothing. I get these as well and it's nothing more in my case than nerves misfiring, However, although I'd seriously doubt it, but it could be something more serious. Make sure you give the doc your full medical history and any known medical condition in your family. Good luck.
Sara
The first thing you need to do is see your doctor. If he thinks you need a CT scan, he'll order one. A big expensive test isn't always necessary to determine a diagnosis. Usually a doctor can manage that by taking a medical history and listening to your symptoms. If you've been throwing a lot of OTC meds - advil, tylenol, aleve, etc. - at the pain, you may also now be experiencing rebound pain. That means the pain comes back even worse that it might be had you not used the medication to begin with. That situation leads to a terrible vicious circle if you're not paying attention to how much you take.
Read the label on whatever OTC med you're using and be sure you aren't taking more than is recommended. There are so many problems that happen when people take an OTC med in mass quantities and think it's safe because a doctor's prescription isn't necessary. Too much tylenol and you may fry your liver - permanently. Too much aspirin, advil or aleve can cause a serious gastric bleed and even death. Most OTC remedies of any kind will list a daily maximum dose on the label and furthermore advise consumers to call their doctor if the condition continues for more than a couple of weeks. That's sound advice, so go make that call! :-)