brain surgery headaches, how can i make them go away?

[brianmanahan]

i have like the worst headache of all time, right where my head got cut open a few years back

downed a buttload of tylenol and ibuprofen but it doesnt take it away completely

anyone know of something awesome and non-prescription that has a chance of taking them away?

i have heard cafeine might help but tried it and to no avail

 

[God Mode]

Is your health okay? Lipid/triglyceride levels, weight etc?

 

[brianmanahan]

yeah supposedly. well except maybe the weight, currently just a hair under 300 lbs. but losing more all the time :awe:

 

[blankslate]

alcohol.... lots of it.

 

[brianmanahan]

alcohol.... lots of it.

cant, interefers with medicine

 

[Pray To Jesus]

LOL sounds like you need to smoke some MJ

stop using pain killers as that can cause what is known as rebound headache

Medical emergencies:

THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE?

worse headache of your life?

 

[AlienCraft]

LOL sounds like you need to smoke some MJ

stop using pain killers as that can cause what is known as rebound headache

Medical emergencies:

THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE?

worse headache of your life?

Maybe try eating some. Can you even get medical edibles?

 

[coldmeat]

This sounds like exactly the kind of thing marijuana would help.

 

[LumbergTech]

If it is an option, I've found that I have to sleep migraines away. I haven't had any in associate with a surgery so this may be completely useless, but what I find is that you shouldn't be looking at the computer screen. In fact, when I put myself in complete darkness and just lie down for a while, I generally recover much faster. Of course this isnt always an option if you have things you gotta do.

 

[chusteczka]

i have like the worst headache of all time, right where my head got cut open a few years back

downed a buttload of tylenol and ibuprofen but it doesnt take it away completely

anyone know of something awesome and non-prescription that has a chance of taking them away?

i have heard caffeine might help but tried it and to no avail

Try not to mix the tylenol and ibuprofen and drink a lot of water to help your liver and kidneys process the chemicals. I am glad you understand not to mix alcohol with these painkillers. Drinking alcohol with tylenol and ibuprofen is a quick way to develop liver damage.

Caffeine headaches are related to caffeine intake. If a person regularly consumes caffeine and then goes a day or two without or with significantly less than normal, a person may develop a caffeine withdrawal headache. Then a little caffeine fulfills the dependency, allowing the headache to go away.

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stop using pain killers as that can cause what is known as rebound headache
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This is true. Reduce your intake of painkillers. You can become dependent on them and suffer a painkiller withdrawal headache.



You need to determine the cause of your headache. Only then can you determine how to get rid of it. Sinus headaches are commonly due to cold air rushing past the head like an open car window on a 60F day (showing up 11-12 hours later). Sinus headaches can also be due to impaired sinus drainage through the nasal cavity. Moisture and heat helps, like allowing hot water from a shower splash over the forehead, breathing hot vapor from boiled water, or nasal spray to moisten the tissues in the nose.

Sometimes neck strain or a pinched nerve in the neck can create a headache at the top or back of the head.

Sometimes eye fatigue can cause a headache at the top of the head.

You mention cutting your head. Maybe a calcium vitamin may help rebuild any bone or tissue damage.

 

[OverVolt]

You need to determine the cause of your headache

There it is!!!

right where my head got cut open a few years back

 

[chusteczka]

A cut to the head may have involved an impact that could have caused neck muscle, nerve, or tissue damage. It could also be in the sinus or temple regions and interfere with drainage. That is why I mentioned other possibilities, and then ninja-edited the calcium vitamin at the end.

If we are to help more, we need to know more about the injury involving his head getting cut open, including the location on his head and the cause and extent of the injury.

 

[WelshBloke]

Might help if we knew what your previous surgery was for.

 

[OverVolt]

I hope this isn't another "help guys terrible headaches brain surger- AWUGRAEFKRKWERKRLZ"

*no more posts by OP*

ATOT is not a doctor.

 

[WelshBloke]

I hope this isn't another "help guys terrible headaches brain surger- AWUGRAEFKRKWERKRLZ"

*no more posts by OP*

ATOT is not a doctor.

I just wanted to check he wasn't post lobotomy, it might have explained a few things.

 

[dud]

... right where my head got cut open a few years back ...

This explains a lot!

 

[dust]

Other than that, you may want to have a scan!

 

[Modelworks]

Altering your blood pressure may help to ease the pain. What I mean by this is you can change the pressure of the blood being supplied to the head by keeping your head up and not laying down, or laying down but keeping the upper body elevated. When I had migraines this worked great. I found that even keeping a leg on the floor when laying bed made a difference.

Something cold over the area might also help, don't use anything hot because heat can cause bacteria to grow and you don't want an infection.

 

[PottedMeat]

 

[Modelworks]

Caffeine headaches are related to caffeine intake.

Caffeine is part of several brands of headache medicine because it increases the pain relieving by 20-40%. I think Excedrin was the first one to do it.

 

[EagleKeeper]

It would be smarter to talk to your MD than trolling OT

 

[yhelothar]

Caffeine headaches are related to caffeine intake. If a person regularly consumes caffeine and then goes a day or two without or with significantly less than normal, a person may develop a caffeine withdrawal headache. Then a little caffeine fulfills the dependency, allowing the headache to go away.

Negatory. Caffeine works for headaches because it's a vasoconstrictor. To you non-medical folks, it constricts your cranial blood vessels. This is helpful since migraines are caused by vasodilation. That's why several headache medications come with caffeine.

All stimulants will have to vasoconstriction effect. Conversely, depressants such as alcohol and marijuana are vasodilators, and are liable to worsen symptoms.

 

[actuarial]

Talk to a doctor!

 

[DrPizza]

LOL sounds like you need to smoke some MJ

stop using pain killers as that can cause what is known as rebound headache

Medical emergencies:

THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE?

worse headache of your life?

I would rather have someone saw off a finger with a dull rusty knife than ever go through a thunderclap type of headache. There are 3 or 4 days of my life I can barely remember. I vaguely remember the doctor's office, I remember being whisked across the parking lot in a wheelchair to the hospital for an emergency CT scan or something. I remember nothing else. On a 1 to 10 scale of pain, that was a 10. Nothing else in my life has exceeded a 4, unless it's a logarithmic scale.

 

[brianmanahan]

Talk to a doctor!

i did... he said just to make sure i get enough sleep and keep taking tylenol until it goes away. they eventually do go away like that, but it can take like 3-4 days D: