Perpetual Headache and pressure in the head

[babybol]

Hello everyone.does anyone have a similar case/it all started with dizziness and lightheadedness and i started having contant headache and pressure in the head. i feel as if there is water in my head and this is 24/7 for a year nw.av had brain CT that came out normal .av visited 12 doctors including neurologists.i was places on Amitryptiline for 6 months which i feel its not helping.The pain is killing and i live in fear.Has anyone had and come out of this before?i also have hear and neck pain alongside.

[bob151515]

Yes I have had a "Constant Perpetual Headache."  Have had it with no cure for over 4 years.  Cannot drink alcohol, eat chokolate or dairy or coffee/caffine or the ache gets worse.  It is always a 4 or 5 on the scale of 1 low and 10 killing.  The 4 or 5 only happens when medicated.  That is all I can do or Drs can do is medicate.  Have tried above including massage and needles. Usually wake up with a 9.   Nothing works.  Bob Hanover

[babybol]

Thanks i will try some other tests

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. These headaches could be due to stress, anxiety, migraines or tension headaches, sinus headaches radiating to the ear, headache usually front of head, on one or both  the sides of temples along with nausea, vomiting, irritability, low blood pressure, sensitivity to lights, sound, etc. aura associated with migraines could include blind spots, blindness in half of your visual field, paresthesia, weakness or visual hallucinations. Your vision needs detailed testing by an ophthalmologist. Hypertension and hypotension need to be checked. An MRI brain is warranted to rule out any intracranial lesion particularly aneurysm and MRI spine for ruling out cervical spondylosis and degenerative disc disease.  Temporal tendinitis mimics migraines including TMJ pain temporal headaches, tooth sensitivity, neck and shoulder pain. Treatment includes injecting local anesthetics and other medicines, moist heat muscle relaxants and NSAIDs along with physiotherapy. Multiple sclerosis would also need to be excluded. Treatment for migraines include drugs that prevent the attack like anti convulsants and drugs which treat an attack like triptans, ergots etc your queries should pertain to all these possible differential diagnoses. Trigeminal neuralgia needs to be considered. If the neurologist and radiologist are suspecting a cerebral aneurysm, they can confirm with cerebral angiography and clipping of the aneurysm could be done. Hope this helps. Take care.

[Caryopteris]

No MRI?  Have you seen an ENT?  All I can think of for pressure pain is hydrocephalus, sinus pressure, a tumor, or a blood vessel expanding.  It seems to me you need an MRI if it has been going on for a year.