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What is the current thinking regarding Chronic Tension Type Headache?
Headache & Migraine | Last Active: Mar 30 7:34pm | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
@blonde96 have you seen a neurologist? I have migraines and your symptoms sound familiar. With having headaches for 14 out of 30 days a month, you fit the criteria for migraines. When mine started I too was told they were caused by stress and “tension”. It wasn’t until I had a minor car accident and the headaches went from very frequent, to constant that I sought out a neurologist. Testing revealed that they were migraines, which the neurologist felt I had been dealing with since age 12 - from my medical history. The car accident had caused cervical dystonia - nerve damage in neck muscles, causing constant muscle spasms in my neck and upper back which compressed nerve bundles coming from the base of the skull. The symptoms are very similar to tension headaches caused by anxiety. If you haven’t seen a neurologist, I would recommend that you do. The headaches can be stopped by the use of Botox injections in the affected areas involved. I’ll be praying for you, as I know what you are going through. Botox has literally given me my life back - just need to get the injections every three months to control the headaches.
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@mbixler -I have a question for you regarding Botox Injections. I am told I have a
rare kind of headache....Hypnic Headache...it only comes at night when you're sleeping.
Usually about 2 hours into REM sleep.
I had been taking Fiorcet for it but have built up an immunity to it... My Neurologist then suggested Botox injections...I have already had three rounds of Botox but not quite having
the results I want.
1. How long have you been doing the Botox shots?
2. How long before it came effective?
3. I tend to get headaches for about a week after the shots...have you experienced
the same???
4. My head pains are now changing....not waking me up but changing the time to mornings?????
My doctor is baffled and now suggesting daily meds along with giving myself a shot of other
meds. I am not interested in pursuing this routine and just started to try therapeutic massages.
I also have another problem but have found a pretty decent solution. I have trigeminal
nerve pain caused by a dentist...I found out thru Mayo Clinic about a non-invasive nerve
pain treatment that is also painless...called Scrambler Technique. it has been pretty effective and wished it worked on my headpains.
Thank you in advance for any info on your Boxtox treatments. Regards...
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@mbixler my daughter has cranial cervical instability and your description here is spot on. Hers was exacerbated by having the connective tissue disorder, Ehler Danlos.
I'd like to recommend getting MLS laser therapy on the back of your neck. It will tighten the ligaments in your neck and for mild - moderate cases can heal the instability. It has been a miracle for my daughter. Look for MLS cold laser therapy, also called class 4 (or higher) laser therapy, found with chiropractors or regenerative medicine centers. Costs about $50-70 per treatment, done twice a WK. Many people healed. Within 6-10 treatments.