My Scalp Hurts

Yeah, I did say my "scalp". My scalp started hurting a few days ago and its really uncomfortable. Its around the crown of my head and its worse a little toward the right side, but anyhow, it hurts all over my scalp. Im not sure why... but I looked it up and apparently Im not crazy. But the thing that stood out the most to me was a few articles about substance P causing over-sensitivity.

Ive read a lot about research on substance P...perhaps a larger amount in people with such things as Fibro... so Im wondering, is this scalp pain thing a part of Fibro, maybe??

I dont even have to touch my head, it just hurts. Its very sensitive. If I just move a hair on my head, it hurts. Its a really strange feeling... because its not my actual hair that hurts and its not like a headache.

Has anyone else ever had this? And what did you do?? Its very annoying. Especially at night when Im trying to sleep. I have been sleeping on my stomach more because it hurts my head. I wear hats a lot, or beanies...and it hurts. (and I considered the possibilty that perhaps my hats were hurting my head, negative) But, its also uncomfortable to simply wash my hair. Brush my hair. Wear a hat. Work with my hair at all...

What do I do???

They can check substance P levels. Substance P runs through a persons spine and through the brain, carrying nerve senses and stuff. They can check substance P levels with a spinal tap. Im sure thats why they dont normally do this, as spinal taps are considered an invasive procedure, painful, and most likely unnecessary(in the mind of a doctor)...

Anyways, I just wanted to share that with you! I have often wondered where my substance P levels stand. Im VERY curious to know if mine are high or whatever. Wouldnt that EXPLAIN why we have heightened sensitivity to pain and such? I dont get it!?!? lol I should just request one one day! lol But, like I said, I want to know...there must be SOMETHING they can do to help with elevated levels of substance P....... ??? Perhaps....

Anyways, just thought I'd share that bit of info.... I read it some time ago... Take Care

I choose hair products carefully. Many add to the scalp pain.

Donnaeil

I have the same sore bruised feeling scalp just before a flare up, when I have one, I switch to a soft natural bristled brush and I use a soft down filled pillow. I'm not sure what causes it, though I know the tendons on my scalp have spasms when my forehead and neck cramp. I don't use styling products, but during a flare up, I change my shampoo to a chamomile and lavender scented baby shampoo. I've yet to find and OTC pain reliever that does much of anything.

I've heard there are labs working on a way to reduce or block Substance P production for fibromyalgia patients as well as burn patients, if and when a new medication will be released is anyone's guess

Tennis, this morning I woke up with a spot around four inches in diameter on my scalp that hurts.  I didn't do anything to cause it either.  It almost has a bruised/burn feeling to it.  If I touch my hair, it slightly touches my scalp and it is tender.  I don't wear anything on my head and my hair is very short.  I use gentle shampoo because I wash my hair every day and I've been using this product for over 11 years.  Soooo, this could be fibro.  All I know is I'll just push this to the back of the line because I don't think that it's really anything serious and it's just something else I have to live with.  So, I won't touch my head once I do my hair in the morning!  LOL  No touchy, no hurty!  LOL

 

Sherrine

I think my DH taps my head with a hammer in my sleep Christi I always have sore spots all over my head and have had for quite some time now. I also have sore spots on both sides of my forehead like above each eye that have been there for a long time. I use to love to have my hair shampooed by my hairdresser but I don't do it anymore, mainly cause of my neck on the wash bowl but also cause of the sore spots on my head.

 

Do you have sore spots on the back of your head, right at the base of the skull??? That's another area that stays sore for me.

 

Fibro hurts from head to toe!!!!!

 

luv and hugs

Marlee

Marlee, you can massage those knots out at the base of your skull.  It does help.  I will get two lumps, on each side of the spinal cord at the base of my neck and I massage them out.

 

Sherrine

 

Hello, everyone. I have had the same scalp pain for the past 4 years and it causes my hair to fall out until i found that foods with gluten in it was causing the problem. i stopped eating food with gluten and finally wow, instanly after 4 years i was able to be pain free. I can sleep with a pillow againg because the pain is gone. You have to have a gluten free diet.

Hope this helps tryit. It help me

It seems like every three to four months I experience the scalp tenderness.  It is so tender to brush my hair is soooo painful.  I have a co-worker who also has fibro and says the same thing.  I'm very thankful this doesn't happen all the time.

Oh my gosh, I am having this issue for the first time. I thought (again and again!) that I was going mad. The whole top of my head is on fire, it feels like, or someone is pulling my hair. Just the crown, from the top of my forehead all the way on top. I comb my hair with conditioner in the shower and then try not to touch it. Even blowdrying it hurts in the past few weeks. My hair products haven't changed but the sensations sure have. It is incredibly irritating.

I'm going to read about substance P. This is the first I've heard of it.

I am new to this site, but found it when I put a question out on Bing about the terrible burning pain I have on my scalp at the crown of my head.  On New Year's Eve I began to feel like I was maybe getting a cold.  By the next day I was very sick and by the day after that, the cold had moved to my chest.  I missed an entire week of work (I've never had a cold as bad as this one) and when I went to the doctor, he said he believed that it was a viral infection that antibiotics wouldn't help.  He gave me medicine to break up the congestion in my chest.  During the time with this cold, I realized one day that "my hair hurt" on top of my head.  It became more pronounced and painful during the course of my recovery, and it is still so sore, although my cold is almost completely gone.  I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia several years ago, and take a prescription anti-inflammatory which helps somewhat.  Usually I just don't worry about the Fibro, but now I am wondering if the virus somehow exacerbated the fibro and it is showing up on my scalp.  I am feeling unbelievably worn out and last night I dreamed that I had gone to bed with those hard spiney hot rollers in my hair.  I kept dreaming that I was putting my hand up to feel the hot rollers, and I was mad at myself for putting them in my hair when I don't ever even use hot rollers.  So I guess my head was hurting just being on my pillow.  A doctor commented on another site that this can happen after a viral infection.  Another doctor said that it is caused by too much cortisol in your body, and another one said it is a symptom of Fibromyalgia.  And still another advised taking higher doses of Vitamin B complex for a couple of weeks and that it would go away.  Anyway, it is good to know that I'm not nuts, and that others have experienced this.  Thanks for letting me share.

Scalp pain is one of the effects of Fibro. I also have this. It hurts for the shower water to hit my head. I was also told that it's an effect of migraines which I also suffer from. I'm not sure there's part of the body that "isn't" affected by Fibro. It's really a nasty syndrome and one that brings on more pain than most diseases I know of. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you something that will help but that's just part of this little game we all got thrown into.

I have some questions about Fibro?? I'm only 29 so I'm just wondering first am I to young to have Fibro? I also want to know if Fibro causes overwhelming fatigue? I believe I may have Fibro after reading everybody's posts because I also have the same problem around the crown of my head and It's very irritating at times that I just want to cry cause I don't understand why I feel like this,It effects my day to where I just don't want to do anything to trigger it I'm going to go to the doctors today to talk about this with her so I'm hoping she can figure out what can ease my pain or diagnose me with Fibro or something cause i just keeping thinking Its something worse!

I always think the worse about my health especially if it's something that I have no explanation to why it hurts??