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Heavy Everyday Dull Headache, Plus The 2nd Headache That Comes Along.
My head feels heavy everyday. If I bend over forward, it feels heavy and when I sit back, it's like my head is moving in motion, like my head hasn't caught up with my body. When I look down then look up, it's like my head hasn't caught up with looking up.
With this, I don't take any medicine. If a sinus headache comes, I feel it in my gums. Other times I feel the headache under my eye brow. This 2nd headache goes away, but the full/fluid/dizzy/in motion feeling is always there.
In 2021, I had an ear infection and that's when all of this started. I have pulsating tinnitus and hearing loss in my right ear. I've had MRIs, scans, a spinal tap, and many tests but no real answers. I also go to a neurologist, but my headaches haven't stopped.
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I have a somewhat similar feeling a lot of the time. I have been diagnosed with both migraines & cervicogenic headaches by neurologist after MRI etc. Tried PT & meds-no help so far.
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1 ReactionI have depression Headache and serious fatigue from last 3 years ,I went neurologist and phycologist but I have still headache and burden on front region of head while MRI and CT scan reports are normal also EEG test result is normal plz help ..
Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @harishkumar. Sorry to hear you've had to deal with these symptoms so long. It sounds like you are doing a good job of trying to get to the bottom of them by your visits with specialists.
I wanted to clarify whether you are saying you have depression headaches, which I understand are often tension headaches, or another headache type? How do these headaches typically come on?
These headaches come when I try to study and feel burden on the front region of head plz help me
Hi, @harishkumar - that would be frustrating to be trying to study and have a headache come on.
Tagging @roseann4z @aleshapeterson from this discussion to offer any insights they can on a headache that develops in the front region of your head with pressure. @ritacous40 @churchaustin2 @jenniferhunter also may have some insights for you.
Have you been to your primary care doctor or a neurologist specializing in headaches? Or are you not at that point yet? If you have seen a doctor, did they offer a diagnosis?
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1 Reaction@harishkumar The headaches that I get are either related to allergies or my neck because I am a spine patient and have muscle spasms that affect my neck. Headaches in the forehead are usually sinus and allergies for me. I do allergy shots and take anti histamines to get it under control as well as HEPA air filtration in my house. Sinus issues can progress to an infection and my doctor has me treat that with an antibiotic ointment topically inside my nose. Dehydration also causes headaches, and caffeine exacerbates dehydration, so drinking lots of water helps.
There are so many causes for headaches. It may be helpful to keep a journal to track your headaches to try to determine a cause. Has your doctor provided a direction to help diagnose your symptoms?
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1 ReactionThis is exactly the symptoms I am having. I actually had this happen to me when I had a spinal tap in 2008. I have told my physician but he is currently not pursing this issue because he prescribed Baclofen 10 mg 3x day and it works a little. 600 mg of ibuprofen actually works best.
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My bad for just seeing this. At this point I've learned to live with it. I keep note on when my heachaches happen and where. My 1st neurologist kept canceling appointments on me so I switched doctors. I sometimes think people don't believe me because I "don't look sick" or I don't whine or go whoa it's me lol.
I also had to distance myself from people (and sadly that came from family and friends also) that keep telling me it was in my head throughout the years and come to non-judgmental communities like this.
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2 ReactionsI am so sorry to hear about your experience and I know how much it hurts as I’ve faced the same. I have a migraine pretty much everyday and can’t tell where one stops and the next begins as they overlap. My pain starts in my neck but orthopedics (especially Mayo) are the worse as they said walking through the door and hadn’t even looked up at me yet stated “you’re not bad, we see this with people who do t move enough”. He also told me there is no way my pain is coming from my neck then he said if I wanted to continue with Mayo’s assessment I need to be assessed for fibromyalgia and by psychology. When I said I’d Ben assessed and sis not have fibromyalgia, he kept saying “well Mayo didn’t assess you”. Mayo neurology actually did a physical assessment and noted my GON, C1 and C2 had nerve irritation and that my neck had hyper mobility and my occipitals and traps were incredibly tight. There are good doctors out there but unfortunately the majority of them ignore muscle impacts and diagnose based on what meds do and don’t work for you. Keep searching for a good doctor as a diagnosis will let family and friends know it is real. Folks that have not experienced that level of pain cannot understand without seeing something that indicates it’s real.