When Headaches Turn Bad
http://www.pcwomensjournal.com/articles/102/1/When-Headaches-Turn-Bad/Page1.html
Bryan Cooper, MD
Dr. Bryan Cooper can be reached at Eastern Headache and Spine, 498-A Red Banks Rd., Greenville. 252-315-3067By Bryan Cooper, MD
Published on 08/5/2009
Dr. Bryan Cooper of Eastern Headache and Spine gives us some insights on headaches.
Most people have had headaches. The numbers show 85% of us suffering from headache at some point in our lifetime. More than one out of ten people suffer weekly or daily headaches. That means ten to twenty thousand people east of I-95 suffer with headache a lot. We feel it here in the East!
People need to know that there is help for headaches. Some headaches are normal. We all experience stress in our workplaces, home life, and with our children. It is normal to get an occasional tension headache, pain in the neck and up the back of the head, it may feel like a vice grip around the head, or your head may feel like it wants to explode
Some people suffer from migraine. This can be bad pain lasts more than four hours for adults, feeling nausea and vomiting is common or often people have problems with thinking, seeing, and being normal. Many people have pain behind one eye or in the temple or the head may throb like a heartbeat
It is a good idea to discuss these problems with your doctor. Most people never mention these conditions to their doctor and end up eating BC, Tylenol cold, Aspirin, Alleve, Ibuprofen, Motrin, -Excedrin, Goody’s powder, or other over-the-counter remedies. In limited use these treatments are may help. Often people rely on these medicines on a daily basis and cause Medication overuse headache, Chronic daily headache, and Transformed migraine. Your doctor may you help you stop this vicious cycle.
Headaches to worry about (may mean you have something worse)
headaches that awaken you from sleep, headaches that always happen in the same spot in your head, a big change in headaches over a short time or headaches that have severe sensory problems (loss of vision, feeling or strength)
.
Most headaches are just that…… A Headache!
People need to know that there is help for headaches. Some headaches are normal. We all experience stress in our workplaces, home life, and with our children. It is normal to get an occasional tension headache, pain in the neck and up the back of the head, it may feel like a vice grip around the head, or your head may feel like it wants to explode
Some people suffer from migraine. This can be bad pain lasts more than four hours for adults, feeling nausea and vomiting is common or often people have problems with thinking, seeing, and being normal. Many people have pain behind one eye or in the temple or the head may throb like a heartbeat
It is a good idea to discuss these problems with your doctor. Most people never mention these conditions to their doctor and end up eating BC, Tylenol cold, Aspirin, Alleve, Ibuprofen, Motrin, -Excedrin, Goody’s powder, or other over-the-counter remedies. In limited use these treatments are may help. Often people rely on these medicines on a daily basis and cause Medication overuse headache, Chronic daily headache, and Transformed migraine. Your doctor may you help you stop this vicious cycle.
Headaches to worry about (may mean you have something worse)
headaches that awaken you from sleep, headaches that always happen in the same spot in your head, a big change in headaches over a short time or headaches that have severe sensory problems (loss of vision, feeling or strength)
.
Most headaches are just that…… A Headache!