head pain - Headaches & Migraines Message Board

rc1975 · 01-08-2006, 02:25 PM

hi,my wife has been getting bad headachs for the last 3 months, she had a cat scan in the er that was normal , her symptoms are :

headachs 24 hrs, eye pain and pressure, bloodshot eyes, ear pain, blurred vision, sensitive to noise, neck pain, pain relived by advil for a few hrs but comes right back, we're just scared she might have a brain tumor or anerysam. she also noticed her headachs are worse when she wakes up, dr is sending her for an mra has anyone had this beforer or know what it could be?

Mz Migraine · 01-08-2006, 05:16 PM

Sounds like the classic symptoms of a "migraine".

The MRI which I am assumming is what you meant to type is just a test to rule out brain tumors. I am 99.9% sure your wife does not have one.

"Over the counter" meds are not going to relieve the pain of a migraine, so don't waste your $$$$ on them. If anything, they are the leading causes of "rebound headaches."

Until your next appt (MRI test results) with the doctor, make your wife comfortable "at the ontset" of the next migraine/headache by getting an old fashion ice bag, put some ice cubes in it.
Place the bag on top of the head.
Eat Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream
Advil - use as needed (will cause rebound headaches)
Stay off of caffine
Keep a migraine/headache diary & take it with you to the doctors.

Check out the following websites:
[url]http://healthboards.webmd.com/content/article/46/1826_50692.htm[/url]

[url]http://healthboards.webmd.com/content/article/46/1826_50671.htm[/url]

Good luck!