Help!Constant severe tension heaches for last year!!!! - Headaches & Migraines Message Board

sarah03051983 · 01-22-2006, 03:21 PM

Hi,

I'd appreciate any help or suggestions anyone could give me. Im writing about my boyfriend who's had a constant severe tension headache for the past year. Most of the time he's in agony, although the pain can fluctuate but it doesn't really seem to get down to a bearable level.

He's a vegetarian and has cut out all the typical trigger food groups: dairy, citrus, yeast, chocolate, gluten.

He's also had an MRI scan which came back clear and has been on a large variety of painkiller and preventative drugs such as Amitriptyline, proprananol, Nefopam and
Mefenamic Acid, all which have had no effect at all. He's now stopped taking any medication as nothing has worked, and alot of the drugs have bad side effects.

He's also a healthy weight and doesn't suffer from stress, sometimes the headaches are so bad he has to stay in bed all day. He also has all his wisdom teeth fully in so its not due to an impacted tooth.

Please help, the headaches are destroying his life and he feels the doctor has just given up on him.

Mz Migraine · 01-22-2006, 05:08 PM

Has your boyfriend seen a Neurologist that specializes in headaches/migraines?

sarah03051983 · 01-23-2006, 01:08 PM

Hi,

Yes he has, he just sent him for a scan as he thought it was tension headaches, and the MRI came back clear.

Thanks for replying,

Sarah

Mz Migraine · 01-23-2006, 09:25 PM

Well, since he has stopped taking all of his medication, the only thing I can offer are a few home remedies that will make your boyfriend comfortable during his attacks.

Place an ice bag on the top of his head. The ice bag must be the old fashion kind which can be found at a pharmacy like CVS. You put ice cubes inside the bag. NOT crushed ice. It must be ICE CUBES.

400mgs of Vitimin B2 taken daily-the only side effect is that your boyfriend will have the yellowest urine in town.

Wear dark sunglasses on sunny & especially snowy days if it snows in your area.

My personal favorite - Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream - Eat the ice cream just when you feel the migraine knocking on the door.
MUST BE BREYERS. NO OTHER BRAND

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Prescription drugs
If your boyfriend has not already tried:

Zomig Nasal Spray - works 3-5minutes if you take it just as you feel the migraine knocking on the door.

Good Luck

sarah03051983 · 01-24-2006, 06:17 AM

Hi, thanks for the advice!

i'll let him know about the vitamin b12.

i dont know if we have tht ice cream here, im in the uk!!i'll certainly have a hunt though!

also, does the nasal spray work if he already has the headache, as it hasnt actually stop since it started in last january.

Thanks again,
Sarah