Venting Everyday headache

[Sadbanana]

I don't want to whine too much about it. But I just don't want to fucking exist with this pain, my life is already very bad and this is just making every experience five times worse. I have been to my doctor and she just asked my if I drink enough water and told me to take painkillers. I guess I could just go to private doctor, but it's going to be another half year of waiting before they find out what's causing it. I just can't wait that long, if this is keeps getting stronger at some point it will be more painful just to exist than it would be to commit suicide.

 

[Quantum_Marten0302]

i also have chronic headaches. life really loves to punish the miserable with more misery

 

[Pluto]

 

[CatLvr]

I don't know how old you are but I have had intractable migraine and cluster headaches my entire life. And you can toss in the plain Jane tension headaches, too, from damage done to my neck when I was a kid -- my mom LOVED to shake me until I passed out.

Your post about your doctors makes me angry because I have been treated the same way. It is infuriating. And I don't put up with it anymore. A doctor gets condescending or dismissive with me and I will call them out in a heartbeat.

I am SO sorry you are going thru this -- I am gonna list for you what I take when my headaches are at their worst. Maybe you can find a combination that will help lessen your pain a little bit.

Excedrin Migraine -- your doctor will tell you that, because you are taking this, that your headaches are rebound headaches and you need to stop taking it and just gut it out until they go away. Fuck them. Excedrin will cause rebound headaches in some people it they take it every day at the max dose. I take it several times a week and have not had rebound headaches.

Benedryl -- 50 mg of Benedryl will help take the edge off a bit. Also makes me sleepy but hey! If I have a migraine that has woken me up in the middle of the night, not getting any sleep is gonna make it worse, so ... Taking Benedryl long term has been linked to developing a heightened risk for dementia, so, like with the Excedrin, use judiciously.

The stuff listed below I take regularly: OmegaXL -- an omega supplement -- twice a day

MetanxFC -- it's a prescription supplement prescribed by my pain management doc -- also twice a day.

Percocet -- 10mg -- as needed for break-thru pain, up to 4 tablets a day

Gabapentin -- 600mg -- 2 tablets every evening for break-thru pain and neuropathy. Sometimes I have to take one in the morning. Just depends on how bad my head hurts.

Buprenorphine -- I cannot think of the dosage off the top of my head, but I take it twice a day.

Stand your ground, sweetie. If a doctor won't take you seriously find another one. The amount of bullshit we have to put up with as chronic headache sufferers is absolutely abhorrent.

 

[idontknowwhatiam]

I don't want to whine too much about it. But I just don't want to fucking exist with this pain, my life is already very bad and this is just making every experience five times worse. I have been to my doctor and she just asked my if I drink enough water and told me to take painkillers. I guess I could just go to private doctor, but it's going to be another half year of waiting before they find out what's causing it. I just can't wait that long, if this is keeps getting stronger at some point it will be more painful just to exist than it would be to commit suicide.

Could it be stress or anxiety induced? I get headaches the more anxious and stressed I am. Sorry that you're going through this and I hope you get it figured out soon.