Hello GAGers. I, m (30), suffer from what is assumed to be cluster headaches. My doctor is still running tests on me to rule anything else out. So far I have gotten bloodwork that shows heightened levels of a hormone that indicate inflammation. He has me scheduled to get an echocardiogram, the problem is the echocardiogram can't be done until September as all my local hospitals are booked up until then. He didn't get any information from an EKG and thats why he ordered the echocardiogram. No odea what my heart has to do with my headaches, but I trust my doctor. I have an appointment for the end of the month to go over results and to see where to go from here whether that be more tests, or treatment.
Now for how I am coping... some days are much harder than others. I still have to work, doesn't matter if I am in extreme pain or not. So far ibuprofen has worked, but only sometimes. I tried a migraine medicine my doctor gave me, but it did not produce results after the first dose. My job, and this is relevent, involves taking care of people with intellectual disabilities. The client I am with all the time is a talker, so much so that he will repeat the same thing for almost 6 hours straight sometimes. It increases the intensity of my headache much more than it would be otherwise. I am not sure how to cope with this, while also doing my job. It feels unfair to my client to go to work when I am feeling that way, but I need the money. My coping strategy so far is to suffer in silence and do my best to work through the pain if ibuprofen does not work.
If anyone has experienced headaches like mine before and found better soultions I would love to hear those solutions.
Now for how I am coping... some days are much harder than others. I still have to work, doesn't matter if I am in extreme pain or not. So far ibuprofen has worked, but only sometimes. I tried a migraine medicine my doctor gave me, but it did not produce results after the first dose. My job, and this is relevent, involves taking care of people with intellectual disabilities. The client I am with all the time is a talker, so much so that he will repeat the same thing for almost 6 hours straight sometimes. It increases the intensity of my headache much more than it would be otherwise. I am not sure how to cope with this, while also doing my job. It feels unfair to my client to go to work when I am feeling that way, but I need the money. My coping strategy so far is to suffer in silence and do my best to work through the pain if ibuprofen does not work.
If anyone has experienced headaches like mine before and found better soultions I would love to hear those solutions.
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So I will say that you can deal with this prior to the medical test because I believe the head aches that are happening with those who live in Canada and America are due to environmental causes and not genetic peculiarities in your body cause I got head aches for the first time in 37 years this month and I never get head aches.
I was born with astronomically good brain genes and a humongous head that makes me resistant to head aches. When I was 10 they could not find a helmet that fit my head because my head was too big. Even as a 10 year old, my head was bigger than a very big headed adult and even I had head aches with the changes in weather.
Try solutions to deal with the environment such as cold drinks like water and ice, air conditioned rooms, drinking liquids that lower your blood sugar such as lemon and coffee and taking procedures for dealing with bodily inflammation, possibly listening to classical music at work, with your clients permission, or doing meditation to help you relax. You could also try omega 3 - either through supplements or through sardines or chia seeds but remember chia seeds need to be soaked until they expand or you could die from eating them.
Another thing is to lower your omega 6 and increase your omega 3. Omega 6 takes 4 years to leave your body when you have too much of it, so avoid foods high in omega 6. Dr. Berg is your friend. He's on YouTube and talks about all kinds of health issues.