Persistent Headaches for almost a week

[breakinthemix]

I am curious as to what you all might think...
I am looking online before I do anything else because I have no health insurance and work a minimum wage job. For the past 6 days I have been getting terrible headaches that last all day. They started before I began menstruating for the month and so I thought that they might have been tied to that although I had never experienced that symptom before. However, they are still persisting and while I might take a tylenol at the beginning of the day and that will alleviate the pain somewhat, as soon as it wears off the pain is just as bad as it was before. The pain is like a steady pressure on both my temples, and then between my eyes and at the base of the back of my skull. I've found that since the headaches started I have trouble getting to sleep, getting comfortable in bed, and also have neck and back pain when I wake up, in addition the the headache. I don't think it has anything to do with my bed because I haven't experienced this before, but I don't know.

Any ideas?

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How are you? Aside from sinusitis, hormonal cause, eye problems, tension headache and musculoskeletal issues needs to be checked. Try not to depend on over-the-counter pain medicine because this can lead to rebound headaches. If it persists, you may need to have this checked by your doctor for proper evaluation. Take care and do keep us posted.

[nmfletcher87]

To me (not a doctor) it sounds kind of like a sinus headache.  Do you have allergies at all?  If you do maybe try taking some allergy medicine and laying down for a little while with an ice pack on your head where it hurts.  That has sometimes helped me.  Remember to stay hydrated!  It could also be menstrual headaches since you got them before your period.  For me, I often get migraines around that time.  Good luck!

[hava]

These breathing techniques (pranayam) will help with the headache. Do it seriously with eyes closed.Drink warm water and avoid cold drinks.
Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after one minute.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril  
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril  
then -keeping the left nostril closed  deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30  minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.

Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day. Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.