Constant headache for over a week - what's wrong with me?

[doodleboo]

I have had a headache for 12 days now - it is a dull ache around my forehead which every now and then intensifies to a sharp pain, and sometimes goes into a migraine (i get these occasionally). I have also been feeling a bit sick. It's distracting when i'm driving - it makes my eyesight a bit strange (can't really explain how, just not quite right).

I'm not dehydrated, under more stress than usual or sleeping any differently, and my blood pressure is fine.

I saw the GP yesterday and he checked my eyesight and gave me codeine and paracetamol tablets (they are quite strong). They take away the headache but not the stuffy head feeling or eyesight strangeness, and they do make me drowsy.

I have only taken painkillers when absolutely necessary as i know taking them too often can make it worse.

Any ideas? I'm not really happy with taking loads of painkillers without knowing any underlying possible cause.

Thanks

Are you due your period?
Go back to your GP if it doesn't shift and ask for a scan it's lasted too long IMO.

You say the GP checked your eyesight but I'd still go to the optician. Are you on the computer any more than normal?

My periods haven't come back yet as i'm still breastfeeding 10mth DD.

I'm hardly on the computer so i don't think it can be that. I'll make an appointment for an eye test just in case, plenty of people in my family wear glasses.

I think it's been a bit long for a headache too, but it's hard to have the confidence to say that to your doctor isn't it. What sort of scan do they recommend?

MRI scan maybe? Are you feeding less now? It could be hormonal if she's on solids and your body is trying to get back to how it was?

The optician can see allsorts though and advise.

I'm feeding about the same as i have been for 3 months or so, so i don't think it's that. I will try the optician and then go from there i suppose. Thanks again

I am not a doctor - disclaimer but:

There is an odd virus around with symptoms that sound like this, affects the sinuses and balance with motion-sickness style nausea. Lasted around 2 weeks for me too, but coincided with a cold. I've had it and a few people I know have. Drugs don't seem to touch it, it does go, but I ended up using a magnetic plaster on my nose to get shot which kind of helped.

Other possibilities - are you a coffee-drinker and have stopped/cut-down recently?

I have had this virus too--the headache and nausea.

The headache never seems to go completely and I feel tired.