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Headaches + numbness
by garyh, Sep 22, 2008 08:29PM
Hi, I've been having some head pressure and some strange numbness/tightness/loss of muscle activity on the right side of my body.
First let me say i'm almost 25 - not in perfect shape but I wouldn't say i'm completely out of shape (I run now and then). I usually eat well, take vitamins, and take heart health supplements.
I've been under some job related stress lately and a friend is getting tested for cancer and a distant family member was diagnoses with a brain tumor, so there has been that on my mind.
That said though, last Friday I had a very weird/detached feeling in my head and subsequently some pressure build up that made me just feel uncomfortable. My right arm got kind of numb and cold, and has some tightness problems (I should also say, I play a lot of Guitar Hero and kind of jumped back into it Thursday after a break and might have went a little too hard.). Since then, my symptoms have been kind of minor except for a pressure headache this morning. It got a little better with benedryl (I thought it might be allergy related and a sinus headache since I was having trouble with allergies recently) but I still feel a little dizzy and the right side arm numbness is faintly there. In addition, as of today my right foot has started feeling a little tense as well.
I made a doctor appt for 8 tomorrow just to check, but I was wondering if anyone might have some insight. I know a stroke is uncommon for my age, but could this also potentially be something like a brain tumor that came on very fast?
First let me say i'm almost 25 - not in perfect shape but I wouldn't say i'm completely out of shape (I run now and then). I usually eat well, take vitamins, and take heart health supplements.
I've been under some job related stress lately and a friend is getting tested for cancer and a distant family member was diagnoses with a brain tumor, so there has been that on my mind.
That said though, last Friday I had a very weird/detached feeling in my head and subsequently some pressure build up that made me just feel uncomfortable. My right arm got kind of numb and cold, and has some tightness problems (I should also say, I play a lot of Guitar Hero and kind of jumped back into it Thursday after a break and might have went a little too hard.). Since then, my symptoms have been kind of minor except for a pressure headache this morning. It got a little better with benedryl (I thought it might be allergy related and a sinus headache since I was having trouble with allergies recently) but I still feel a little dizzy and the right side arm numbness is faintly there. In addition, as of today my right foot has started feeling a little tense as well.
I made a doctor appt for 8 tomorrow just to check, but I was wondering if anyone might have some insight. I know a stroke is uncommon for my age, but could this also potentially be something like a brain tumor that came on very fast?
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Thanks for writing in.
From your post it seems that you have been under considerable stress lately and your symptoms can well be because of that. However pressure headaches can occur due to sinusitis and allergies also. I would suggest you to do some breathing exercises to relax yourself and continue with your daily physical activities.
Numbness and coldness on one side of the body can be due to nutritional deficiency and lack of sleep. Make sure you sleep for 8 hrs and take your supplements regularly.
At the moment this does not look like brain tumor or stroke, but if the symptoms do not abate in the next few days it is better to get your self evaluated.