unusual headaches

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Has anyone else had this?
DD2 (14) has been suffering for a few months with odd headaches. They are always in the morning and can last all day. Yesterday I had to pick her up from school, seen by school nurse, and she was very pink and white (DD not nurse!)
The headaches seem to be characterised as a throbbing above right eye affecting a quarter of head.
She had a temperature last night which responded to paracetamol.
DH thinks she is playing up, but she loves school, V friendly and hates missing it.
She did have meningitis as a baby so aware and ruled that out.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Have you had her eyes tested?
Hormones?
It's sounds a bit like a migraine, I would go to the Drs.

sounds like a migraine to me, my DS 7 has them frquently.

Yes, I think I will, she has been keeping a 'Headache diary' so we'' take that too
Thanks

Thanks all.

Took DD to lovely Doc and diagnosed Migraine, diary really helped.

DD much happier as someone taking her seriously!

Oh that's a pain, but a t least you have a diagnosis . Is there any food you think sets it off? I've came off sugar and aspartame in the last four weeks because of constant headaches, I've not had one. I think it was the aspartame.

Hope she gets some relief.

Hi - I know you have a diagnosis but it might be worth thinking about what is called electrostress. Does your daughter have a mobile phone or computer in her bedroom. There is increasing evidence that the electromagnetic frequencies produced by them can be very damaging. Quite a few children are showing symptoms and doctors don't always pick them up. Have a look at this site
wiredchild.org

As a mum it is more than a bit scary. I have bought my 11 year old daughter an electrodot from www.harmonisers.co.uk/ to protect her.

I did quite a bit of research and was quite shocked. There is lots of very concerning research - especially about the dangers for children of phones, wi-fi etc. One professor Dr George Carlos (the mobile phone companies gave him a $28.5 million research grant)says 'there is no safe level of exposure to information carrying radio waves'. I can send you some links if you are worried this might be causing your daughters headaches.

Please let other mums know - it seems all our children might be at risk - I have tried to protect mine by buying one of these electrodots (they were demonstrated at a local event. They don't cost much more than a top up. Good luck!!