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Tension type sub-occipital headache (hollow-space back of head)
Anyone have sub-occipital tension type headaches-CHRONIC. Tend to spike in stress or physical strenuous neck type movement. Does anyone take or know of preventative medicine. I have done everything you could imagine to try to not use medicine but only thing that has touched it is Excedrine tension and I have to take 2 caplets every day which I’m kinda scared of??? I have heard continuously the rebound headache lecture?? Really…just taking 2 a day. I e done chiropractor, massage, acupuncture, breathing. etc., etc, etc. I should add, all of this started after a concussion 7 years ago. I have suffered since with this issue. Thanks!
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bethaw, have you had an MRI of the cervical neck.
Yes, I have had an mri and ct scan. Most professionals are describing with a “stuck in fight or flight” nervous system. Can this be a “real” thing happening. I do know I was diagnosed right after the concussion with severe anxiety?? Wondering if the stick nervous system can really be reversed after 7 years??
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bethaw, you might look into a stellate ganglion block https://francis-press.com/papers/18308
Does anybody have Chari malformation on here? I’m trying to connect with anybody That knows what I’m going through. I’ve had about five surgeries on my head and neck/ spine all which resulted in the same thing, years later Cartilage growing back and more symptoms occurring & my quality of life is so bad. I just need to speak to anybody that knows what I’m going through.