If I Only had a Brain...

[igor_kavinski]

but a fix.

Find someone with decent acupuncture practice.

Also: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/magnets-for-pain-what-you-need-to-know

 

[mindless1]

Nah, alcohol isn't the cause...but it might trigger something. I rarely ever drink.

So possible solutions are bouncing off of you and not considered as something to try? Now I feel like someone pushing 15 year old chamomile tea.

Note that I was only mentioning alcohol as evidence that you might have a vasodilation issue, that most people don't get headaches from a couple drinks, and that you are consuming the coffee that has this effect too. The key is to understand what is happening through causative agents and make as many positive changes as possible. That might not be a miracle cure, but could help.

People who haven't been in a spine injuring event may be able to do things that you can't, that it's the cumulative effect. It doesn't matter what the average person can do, only the cause and effect on your well being.

I would keep careful logs of all factors mentioned. This has gone on long enough and you deserve some remedy. If doctors aren't helping then what remains besides DIY? Asking here? Okay, here we are,. though an appropriate group on reddit might have more expertise in this.

Just sayin', you seem to be passive at this point but you started the topic.

 

[BoomerD]

So possible solutions are bouncing off of you and not considered as something to try? Now I feel like someone pushing 15 year old chamomile tea.

Note that I was only mentioning alcohol as evidence that you might have a vasodilation issue, that most people don't get headaches from a couple drinks, and that you are consuming the coffee that has this effect too. The key is to understand what is happening through causative agents and make as many positive changes as possible. That might not be a miracle cure, but could help.

People who haven't been in a spine injuring event may be able to do things that you can't, that it's the cumulative effect. It doesn't matter what the average person can do, only the cause and effect on your well being.

I would keep careful logs of all factors mentioned. This has gone on long enough and you deserve some remedy. If doctors aren't helping then what remains besides DIY? Asking here? Okay, here we are,. though an appropriate group on reddit might have more expertise in this.

Just sayin', you seem to be passive at this point but you started the topic.

Passive? I dunno about that, but at this point, I've just about given up on finding an actual medical cause. COULD some of it be from vasodilation? I suppose so, but the symptoms don't really point at that. (although the caffeine being a "fix" albeit a temporary one, does indicate that it MIGHT be)

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Vasodilation doesn't seem to logically implicate such symptoms, or you would think it would work to the better and not to worsen the symptoms you experience.

You would also have considered and then dismissed sinus congestion -- at least by now. But if otherwise, obtain a Navage device and flush your sinuses with warm salt-water. Or just see if it makes you feel better.

I wouldn't otherwise possibly know what would resolve the cause of your pain or otherwise relieve it.

 

[mindless1]

Passive? I dunno about that, but at this point, I've just about given up on finding an actual medical cause.

That's what makes it passive.

I wish you luck but I'd leave no stone unturned if I was going through that, it would be my #1 mission all day long.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Just me, but I can imagine having Boomer's symptoms and trying a couple Tramadol tabs and a THC gummi.

I'm not recommending it; I just think I might try it myself.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I would recommend 5-day Avocado fast but I don't know how seniors deal with artificial starvation...

(The MUFAs in Avocado will fuel the brain but the rest of the body will have to depend on its fat stores and autophagy so even if he doesn't feel hungry, his body will be working in starvation mode)

 

[jmagg]

Small amounts of medical cannabis helps my chronic pain greatly. Might be something to look into if you haven't already.