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Headache + eye pain

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user666555 · 02/06/2024 19:22

Hello,

Posting on AIBU for traffic.

I'm going to make an appointment this coming week, however I was just wondering if anyone else has had any experience of this...?

I keep getting headaches on a daily basis. I'm also feeling the pain behind my right eye.

As I said, I will see the GP but any idea as to what it could be?

Thanks

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Bluedabadeeba · 02/06/2024 20:33

Sounds like a cluster headache to me. About the right time of year they usually flair up too - spring (if I remember correctly ).

Check out this website:
https://ouchuk.org/

There's a questionnaire so you can see if the symptoms match.

I've had a variation of CH for over 20y now- luckily NOT chronic, or as painful as some describe. But they can last for 4/5days though.

Does it feel a bit like brain freeze x 1000? Do you have a fat/bloodshot eye?

Sumatriptan works wonders for me (so did Naramig until it stopped working one day). Oxygen is also a treatment. If I can get myself outside, I find that lying down (or a walk if i can manage it) and just breathing the fresh air eases it.

OUCH(UK) - The Cluster Headache Charity | Support for Sufferers & their Families

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https://ouchuk.org

Leavingasinkingship · 02/06/2024 19:34

I get tension headaches and they can feel like this. People often assume that tension headaches are due to stress, they can be but mine aren't usually - I can have tension in the muscles without realising it until the headache starts. If you grind your teeth that suggests you have tension in the jaw which can often be related to headaches.

My GP told me that a way of telling the difference was exercise - if it was a migraine and you tried to exercise it would make it way worse and you'd stop. Whereas like exercise will often make a tension headache ease up.

Wheat bags - the type you put in the microwave - are the main way I manage them.

YellowHairband · 02/06/2024 19:33

user666555 · 02/06/2024 19:31

Have a six month old do sleep is up and down. Not as bad as the newborn days but still wake up a few times a night. Could be that too.

Normally I'd say I have quite a lot of resilience but the headache keeps making me really snappy as it's there everyday and painkillers aren't really doing much for it.

How often are you taking painkillers? It's worth considering whether this could be rebound headaches - you can get these from regular paracetamol/ibuprofen. You'd need to stop then cold turkey for a while to see if it helps.

YellowHairband · 02/06/2024 19:32

I used to get these 4-5 days a week. They were worst around the eye but sort of came over the back of my head. The pain was awful. It was a neck problem, and an occipital nerve block injection in the back on my neck cured it. I now only get them maybe once every couple of months.

I had to go private for this though - my GP recommended ibuprofen.

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user666555 · 02/06/2024 19:31

Have a six month old do sleep is up and down. Not as bad as the newborn days but still wake up a few times a night. Could be that too.

Normally I'd say I have quite a lot of resilience but the headache keeps making me really snappy as it's there everyday and painkillers aren't really doing much for it.

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user666555 · 02/06/2024 19:29

I do grind my teeth I think so maybe that might be it? But would that cause pain behind the eye?

I wear glasses (all the time as I find it difficult to see without them) maybe I need to get another eye test done as perhaps my prescription may have changed?

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StormingNorman · 02/06/2024 19:28

Cluster headache?

Icannoteven · 02/06/2024 19:28

I get this and it’s caused by an eye muscle problem in my case (which is exacerbated by hormones and lack of sleep). I get eye excercises to do.

StormingNorman · 02/06/2024 19:28

Migraine?

Everythingiscalmfornow · 02/06/2024 19:27

I have suffered from migraines off and on for many years. I get sight disturbance with the migraine and certainly when I was younger when the sight disturbance cleared I used to get a really awful pain in my right eye.
Possibly your problem might be migraine related but you are right that you need to get it checked out with your gp.

Itiswhysofew · 02/06/2024 19:27

Problems with your teeth?

Do you wear specs? If not, you might need them without realising.

I get a headache and eye ache when I'm really tired. I wear specs, which helps a little, but sleep is often the answer for me.

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