I am 29 yr old female who has had headaches for as long as I can remember. I have had tons of blood tests run and they all came back normal. A few years ago, I had my sugar tested and it showed me as having hypoglycemia/borderline diabetic. Is that actually possible??? They referred me to a dietician (sp) and reccommended several small snacks etc. I did stick with it for a long time and as with other things,eventually just kinda quit doing it. I do still have lots of snacks because I feel really sick and hot and shakey if I don't so I know that I still have problems with my sugar. My question is if maybe something else is causing my headaches. I go through stages....sometimes I will feel really good for a long period of time, and other times I will go for a good week with a headache almost nonstop. I went to another Dr. and she put me on antidepressants. I did not think that was the problem but willingly tried it. No help. I also had my eyes checked and they were fine. I also had a bite splint made for TMJ cause I am a "clencher". Any other suggestions? I don't think it is stress as my headaches are always on the top of my head, not the neck or back of my head or even along the temples. It just feels like I have a brick sitting on top of my head. I am VERY frustrated. DH keeps telling me to go to a different DR but honestly I just don't think it will do any good. I am beginning to think I am just destined to feel this way all the time. One of my other MAJOR symptoms with my headaches is how tired I am. Absolutely EXHAUSTED!! I go to bed tired and wake up tired.....I also tried to search on the net to see if maybe it could be to do with my birth control pills but I have been on them for 11 years (minus my 2 pregnancies) and I can't imagine that would be the problem. I would appreciate any advice...
Thanks,
Becky

Birth control can be a cause of headaches. ONe thing you can ask your doc for if you aren't willing to get off of the BC, is for a low estrogen pill. I think that Ortho Tricyclin LOW or Mircette is one too. But you have to give it more than a month to see if it works. If its worth it to you, try it out.

It very well could be a tension headache.
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=239835

I get mine above my eyebrow on my forehead but, the odd time, I get them on the top of my head. Those ones don't last longer than a minute though.
Maybe an appointment with a physiotherapist would help? I think he or she would be able to tell you what sort of headache it is. I went to one and she pretty much explained my headaches to a tee.

Thanks for your replies. Actually I used to be on Ortho tricyclin (sp) and my OB/GYN changed me to Cyclessa which is a lower dose. I talked to him a couple months ago and he said we could go a little lower still but he didn't seem to think it would help.

Just what is a physiotherapist? Never heard of one. As I tried to describe, mine are almost always right on the top of my head. Just above the forehead, and back into about the middle of my head. It feels good to push down on it. Seems to feel better with that pressure. Weird.....I do notice my neck aching more and more also but I just thought it was from the way I hold my head because of the pain. My headaches rarely come and go anymore...The one I have now is going on 5 days....I am getting frustrated. I have thought of a chiropractor. Never been to one but have heard that they can help with headaches??

I switched from Allesse to Desogen I still get migraines but during that time of the month like I use to. I'd get a migraine for 3-4 days straight. I still get migraines do to a muslce I tore years ago that likes to act up from time to time. What you described though is what I went to deep tissue massage therepist for. After years of pain and suffering with almost daily migrains I found out it was from my job that was acting up my torm muscle. I was a cocktail server. Took 3 years for the muscle to get better after I quit my job.
Thought you might have otorm anything you might have pulled something with out even knowing it. Try a massage at the least you will emjoy yourself. FYI If it is a good massage you will be sore the next day. Drink lots of water after the masage too. It helps cleanse the body of toxins.

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Just what is a physiotherapist? Never heard of one. As I tried to describe, mine are almost always right on the top of my head. Just above the forehead, and back into about the middle of my head. It feels good to push down on it. Seems to feel better with that pressure. Weird.....I do notice my neck aching more and more also but I just thought it was from the way I hold my head because of the pain. My headaches rarely come and go anymore...The one I have now is going on 5 days....I am getting frustrated. I have thought of a chiropractor. Never been to one but have heard that they can help with headaches??[/QUOTE]

I went to a chiropractor for about a year for neck and back adjustments. I gained a lot of knowledge from her about my problem but, after a years worth od appointments, we both decided that she was just giving me temporary relief. She suggested going to a physiotherapist. I guess a physiotherapist is someone who deals with various injuries and muscle strains in attempt to heal the body. I had a very forward thinking physiotherapist who was against any sort of deep tissue massage because she thought that would most likely be too much for my sensitive muscles. She eventually decided on cranio-sacral therapy which is the manipulation of the sacral fluid surrounding the spine and brain. It's not as scary as it sounds and involves light pressure on the neck to balance the flow of the fluid. Maybe by pushing down on your sore head interupts the flow of pain from your neck to your pain spot. I'm not sure where you live or if a physiotherapy appointment would be covered but it might be worth a try especially if the first appointment is free. What I have done in the past is found an email address of someone I was interested in going to see. I make it clear that I want no free advice. I simply outline my problem in detail and ask for a yes or no answer as to whether this would be something they could help me with. That way I wasn't spending $80 just to be told is wasn't something they could deal with.
I'm a little biased about necks being the cause of a lot of mystery headaches. I mean, I could be totally wrong about yours but it's worth some more investigating I think. Some nagging, mysterious medical conditions might require a few different therapy techniques because they can be complicated and caused by a bunch of different things.
Take care.