Does anyone else get a headache every day?

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I have had headaches for years and years. I seem to have one every day at the moment. I woke up this morning and my head was clear, had a cup of tea and half an hour later I had a headache and it’s been awful all day. It’s only just gone now after several painkillers.

I can’t work out a trigger although sometimes I feel if I haven’t eaten and drunk enough at the right time, I can feel the start of a headache. And if I even look at a glass of wine, I always get a banging headache.

I have been to the doctors years and years ago and used to have codeine on prescription but I don’t take them any more as they have side effects. Doctors have never been interested in pursuing if anything else is going on so I assume they are within the range of normal.

Does anyone have any tips on preventing headaches as I can’t go on living on painkillers?

I am on propranolol as a preventative for almost daily migraines/headaches. It definitely helps. Can you discuss this with your gp?

I used to get a headache every day in my 20s and 30s, used to take 6 Nurofen a day. I discovered I was wheat intolerant and stopped having toast for breakfast and a sandwich for lunch and the headaches stopped.

I’ve been also suffering with migraines and headaches almost daily for years. They got especially bad over the last few months and the doctor has tried me on propanolol.

So far, so good! I’ve had no bad side effects and no (touch wood!) headaches or migraines.

It was really starting to ruin my life - I really sympathise! I would def start to keep a headache diary and speak to your GP. I hope you feel better soon