Headache, slight nausea scared

[AL1191]

Good day/night. I am 18 years old and for the past few days I have been having headaches right on my temple right above my eyebrows on both sides(sometimes its on one side, sometimes the other). Sometimes I feel slightly nauseated but no vomitting. About 4-5 weeks ago my uncle had a stroke. 10 days later, he died. At that point, I was extremely distraught and I pushed to research all about different conditions that affect the brain. About a week ago, I started feeling slightly nauseous while I was on vacation in another country. About a few days ago, I started having a headache right on my eyebrow and around it with some "pressure" like feeling between my eyes. I looked in the mirror and noticed that one eyelid is VERY slightly lower than the other and I'm worrying about that as well even though it was been like that for years .I researched the symptoms and now I find myself being scared that I may have a tumor or MS or some other serious disease. Essentially, I am in a very anxious state of mind and I have the "I'm too young to die" kind of mentality. I looked in the mirror and noticed that one eyelid is VERY slightly lower than the other and I'm worrying about that as well even though it was been like that for years


I haven't told my parents about it and even if I did they would shrug me off because last year I "thought" I had a change in my urine colour and I immediately thought it was kidney cancer because of internet research. Well that only lasted a few weeks and eventually I just said that I'm too young to have it and absolutely nothing happened after that.

Now I'm wondering whether I should go see a doctor for this headache/nausea even though it may be anxiety but I would really like have the peace of mind to not have a serious condition. I go off on my own to the University of Waterloo for Nanotechnology Engineering soon so you could say I have a lot to live for.

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. It can be a sinus headache aggravated after sinusitis. It will be best that you consult an ENT specialist as well in order to reach at appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Hope this helps.

[AL1191]

Thanks doctor. How rare are brain tumors in teens around my age? You mentioned MRI and CT scan which would be checking for pretty serious disorders. But no, its not one-sided, sometimes its on the right and sometimes its on the left and right and normally when that happens, my nose is congested on that side and i get some jaw pain. So maybe a sinus headache?..I don't know

@Aishu92
I know and it would only get worse because of the internet in which we can go and look up our symptoms just like that and see all these serious disorders come up. I think I need to stop researching my symptoms

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. Generally, one sided headache & orbital pain (eye pain) with nausea symptoms could be suggestive of migraine. The mainstay of the migraine treatment is always to identify the triggering factors and to avoid them. Triggering factors could be different foods such as cheese, chocolate, alcohol and even few fruits. Other factors that may induce your migraine attack may be pills, stress or depression, bright lights, loud noise and traveling. I would suggest careful record of events that have proceeded with the attack and avoid those factors. In addition, try to rest in a dark & quiet room, meditate, have a balanced diet and avoid taking unnecessary drugs. Even then if you suffer continuous headache, please arrange an appointment with a neurologist right away who will evaluate the further underlying disorders by clinically examine you & ordering MRI or CT scan here that may be the main reasons of your migraine attacks and can provide you an appropriate treatment. Hope this information proves helpful to you. Take Care & Regards!!!

[Aishu92]

I'm 18 yrs old too and I'm going through a phase of over anxiety. I kind of realize that it is because of the inquistive nature of our age groups. I'm a med student and each day I learn abt a new disease, I feel lyk I've the symptom too... Last month, it was about brain tumor...and this week about disc problems..I talked abt this to a few pople  ..did some rssearching and figured it is just a mild form of psychosis.There's too much information given to us...abt diseases and we are really apprehensive . I figured we've to let go of worries and start to live and met our destiny...