Legit Question about my head issues! : )

[LeaAnn807]

So...I have been having headaches.  I have never really had to deal with many of them before.  Maybe a sinus headache or whatever here and there, but these are everyday and bugging me.  I have taken (not at once) Motrin, Tylenol, BC Powder, Excederin Migraine and Sudafed, (thinking maybe it is sinus)  I don't know what could be causing them. I guess my question is....does anyone think after 2 months I could still be having pill related headache?  Like rebound?  Obviously I am not still in WD, but could I still be having headaches during the aches and pains of PAWS?  My only daily meds are Prozac (been on it about a month) and clonidine.(for BP)  

It's not something that I am about to use over, but it is bothering me, and I would like to be rid of whatever is causing it!!!

Love you guys!

[LeaAnn807]

First....I'm doing ok.  Headache is gone, but we are all coming down with what seems like cold symptoms.  Maddie has a yucky cough, and hubby is getting a sore throat and snotty!  GAG....ICK....I don't WANT this!!!  Anyway, nothing is as bad as WDs, so whatever!! : )

Second....OMG I would never stop taking clonidine cold turkey.  My BP would go sky high!  I have done it before when I ran out.  BIG mistake!  That is actually a very dangerous drug to just stop all at once.  I will have to taper first if I decide to get off of it!  

[vicki595]

Hey~~   How are you doing?  How's Maddie?    Hope all is okay...Check in before bed,
okay??

V.  xo

~~ I agree with Avisg~~

[avisg]

It is not safe to not take clonidine for a day or two you without  tapering  down. If you dont taper can have a serious spike in blood pressure

[medic09]

How often are you taking the clonidine? That could be the culprit right there. Try a day or two without it and see if that helps. Low blood pressure will most certainly give you a headache, and it's dangerous. Any idea what your BP drops to after taking it? I would get in checked by a dr.

[victoria61]

I had to be taken off Prozac a few months ago because of the headaches. They got so bad that I couldn't function. The doc said that its a bad side effect of the med. He said in most people, the headaches go away after a while, but for some they become worse and more prolonged, leading to a change in meds. Two days after I stopped Prozac, my headaches went, and I've not had one since!
Hope your feeling better soon
Victoria ~

[vicki595]

TH~~   I was thinking about this last night....Maybe this IS allergy related?

Try some Zyrtec or anything without pseudoephedrine...take it for a few days and see if
there's a change.  I hope so...headaches can really wear you down and we don't want THAT!!!

Have a great day today!
Talk to you later!!
V.  xo

[sway1]

when i get a headache that none of the normal otc remedies work on i go out into my herb garden an eat some feverfew leaves. it is also available in the supplement section of most pharmacies in capsule form. even on a true migraine i will get at least 20-30 minutes relief, so i pick enough to last me the whole day. the plant leaves tast very bitter but when something works, i stick with it. it grows all year round too. good luck. sway

[LeaAnn807]

Well...hmmmm!  This morning I woke up with it SPLITTING!  But here's the deal....Now Maddie is running fever again and snotting and coughing and so is my other daughter.  I'm thinking it is allergy/sinus type stuff?  Maddie's fever is 101.  I have no fever, but I took a Sudafed because my sinuses felt a lot of pressure in them too.  That was about 2 hours ago, and my headache is gone.  STRANGE!  I HATE sudafed.  I am naturally speedy/hyper, so this is not good!!!!  I will probably be up for about 3 days, because I took one yesterday too.  Yuck.

Happy Mother's Day to you all!!!

[dominosarah]

Hope your feeling better......sara

[avisg]

I have it on my iphone

[PoochieRachetToe]

The blackberry download wouldn't work for me. Thats why we did bluetooth. Hopefully it will work for you. http://www.epocrates.com/products/blackberry/rx.html  

[PoochieRachetToe]

Try it. getepocrates.com I think. We had to send it bluetooth from the laptop though. There is a blackberry version that may work with yours.

[LeaAnn807]

Pooch, I have a Blackberry Touch.  Will it work on mine?

[LeaAnn807]

HA HA!  Box?  What box?  Did I clean the box?  I'm not a type A!  Why would you say that?

All jokes aside, it has been a stressful month, but I am sleeping pretty good now.  I just keep thinking that a dull headache is a stress induced one or it's from pill-WD.  Stress induced headaches are the TMJ, tension ones.  They mess with your head, neck, shoulders....not fun.  Who knows?  I have literally taken enough BC powder and motrin to kill an elephant, and it does NOTHING.  Might let up for a few minutes and then comes right back!  Ugggghhhh!

It's not like it's blinding pain or anything, but I would rather not have it!  

[PoochieRachetToe]

Sounds like you have a combination of possibilities and may have to refrain from one thing at a time to help diagnose the cause. My Neuro installed Epocrates on my Blackberry today. It gives you all sorts of info on meds. Really awesome tool.

[vicki595]

TH~   You MIGHT want to switch to something else. See what the doctor says. The headache from Prozac doesn't seem to go away with longterm use.  I've always thought Prozac was a bit more harsh than the others and recently I've read that it's not as useful
since it went generic. It's lost some of it's efficacy,apparently.  But,hey,don't go by me:
I'm the headache queen and we all know how I treated MY headaches!!!!!   YUK!!
Also,take a look at the lack of sleep;that's a factor with tension headaches,along with not eating enough!!!  And being a Type A and worrying and it's not been an exactly stress free month.  Am I the only one looking outside the box???????   LOLOLOL
xoxo

[avisg]

It you have tmj I am betting thats what its from .. It can also cause neck pain ,sholder pain ,ear pain ,vertigo and other things

[LeaAnn807]

Hmmm.....I have TMJ issues too.  Wonder if that is contributing to it?  I have already seen a doc for that and still see him when I need to.  I have a splint and take Motrin and apply moist heat and have a few muscle relaxers if I need them.  He knows about my addiction.  He won't give me anything controlled!

Vicki...I have heard that about Prozac.  I wonder if I wait it out, will it go away?  Or will I have to change meds?  The reason I ask is that some meds have side effects that go away after you get used to the medicine.

It's not a migraine. I have never had one of those that I know of.  It's just a nagging headache!!!  And it's annoying the $%&* out of me!

[vicki595]

Hey~  I had no idea they were everyday!  Ouch!!

I do know that one of the side effects of Prozac is headache. Whether that's it or not,
who knows?  But the timing is right...

:(      xo

[avisg]

no most likely not ...I have nasty headaches from TMJ my jaw joints need to be replaced I would go to the doctor get a check up .get to the root of them .I have found tylenol aspirin and a coke along with a heating pad helps me the most .First you have to find out why you are  having them.