Anyone else have their pain ONLY in eye &/ or nose area?

For many years I thought I was dealing with sinus issues (although nothing was ever identified), and did usually have some temporary relief with pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) but the headache would redevelop in a few hours.  And I obviously couldn't take that every day (the headaches were & are almost daily).   When my condition was finally properly diagnosed as migraine, the triptans (Imitrex first, now Zomig) proved to be the most effective of anything I'd ever tried, but they aren't designed to be taken daily either!   I'd like to hear from anyone else with this same pain location - exclusively eye/ nose area - and learn what's been effective for them.

 Hi Mysteryreader,

Like Ann, a lot of my migraines are also in one eye or the other close to the bridge of my nose.  I'll have stuffiness in my nose on the same side as the pain and my eyelid will swell.  I've been the route with the ENT specialist only to have all the tests come back normal.  Luckily Imitrex works for me most of the time as long as I don't wait too long to take it.  Sometimes it doesn't work at all and I just have to wait it out.

my grandmother and i both suffered from the same type of migraine which seemed to be concentrated behind our eyes. both of us described wanting to gouge our eyes out when having these migraines. we learned that ours are due to our menstration cycle. though i haven't noticed a pattern of it being around any particular time. both of ours began around puberty and when she became pregnant with my father she never had a migraine again. (except once when her father died. stress) my doctor said that the stretching of the uterus relieves migraines. my best friend's mother had the same thing, migraines behind the eyes, and after getting pregnant with my friend she never had a migraine again. i've noticed that as i've gotten better control over my menstration my migraines are significantly less. now i only have them with stress from school but those aren't concentrated to the back of my eyes. i use Exedrin for my migraines and it definitely helps me! have you tried that? you should also consider going to a neurologist to make sure there's not any problems like a tumor in your brain causing the migraines.

Hi,

I just registered on this site because the nature of the headache all of you described fits my condition to a tee! Except, my migraines have not reached the level that require more than Pseudoephedrine, usually. But, recently, I had one that lasted for seven days. Additionally, a lot of times, I can feel a trace pressure that runs from the eye and sinus, down the back of one side of my head and into the base of my neck. Usually 2-4 times per month. But, I had a suggestion for any of you who have access to a large number of massage therapists. . . I recently found someone in my area who does a specialized type of massage therapy. My own term for it is "muscle sterilization", but he himself would call it pain therapy. Anyhow, this man studied under some researchers who developed foundational studies on the muscular skeleton using cadavers, and he does a type of massage that resembles deep tissue, only it is continuous direct pressure on each muscle knot/area of scar tissue until the tissue relaxes and gives way. It is extremely painful (about a 7 on the pain scale of 10), but once the scar tissue and knots are broken up, one can achieve quite a bit of relief. I have seen him for one month, and he has actually isolated the nerves that are causing the pain over my eye and in my sinuses. I have changed the way that I do certain things in my work or hobbies (anything that requires me to look down such as reading or sewing, I have elevated to a level that doesn't require a lot of strain on my neck, and it seems to be helping). Anyhow, if any of you have access to this kind of massage (it might take you a while to find one, but it wouldn't hurt to go through the phone book), it might help you quite a bit. I have found that for those of us who concentrate deeply on a task, we tend to forget what position our bodies are in, and this often adds undue pressure on neck muscles, causing pain.
I have also noticed that my migraines virtually doubled this past year, after I married my husband, who likes to drink beer every evening with his dinner. I didn't drink it a lot before we got married, but when he moved in, I didn't mind enjoying it with my meals too. So, if anyone hasn't considered the effects of even just one drink per night, you might.
Wishing you all luck, hope this helps.

Hi coolladyblue,

Welcome to Healing Well. Glad you decided to register. One of my triggers is alcohol so I do not have anything with it in, even meals with alcohol in set me off!!! You know like a casserole with beer/wine in or a sherry trifle!! Are you refraining from having your beer at mealtimes now?

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on, take care

Ann

Hi, I am new here and wasn't sure where to post! The symptoms described here matched some of mine in the beginning. I have cluster headaches and am episodic. I was told that I had sinus infections, migraines (which I also do have), and many other things. Anyways, my headache is always one sided and is a horrific pain in the eye area. My nose bothers me, but it becomes stuffy at time of headache and my eye looks droopy. It took me along time to get properly diagnosed, and well we are still working on treatments...

Does anyone else have these? Also, I just thought I'd post here, because many doctors have never heard of this and misdiagnose/treat it...I don't know if you have more symptoms like mine, but let me know if you have any questions... Take care

Hi Annuk, thanks for the reply and welcome. I do use oxygen to abbort and imitrex ingections--these seem to work most of the time. They just switched me to Tarka (which contains verapamil at 240mg), and I haven't noticed much difference yet. I am also taking periactin(?sp) as a preventative, but am pushing to get off of it (it's very dopey). I cycle 3-4 times a year, usually as the weather changes, and the cycles last 5 or so weeks. However, this one just seems to want to stick around--cluster ha, the shadows mixed with migraines are wearing me down...I am going to headache specialist Monday, as I am at the end of my rope. I have been reading alot on this site with the tingling/numbness/paralysis, etc. during headaches which I have had and have been hospitalized for. They have brought up migranous hemiplegia, stroke, but also have brought up many other dx's. Also, I have abnormal reflexes during my headaches, do you know if this is common (the doctors seem confused my it)? I was told that I am to old to be starting with migranous hemiplegia (its usually a childhood thing??), but it can happen...I hope you get the answers you need and take care!!

Sorry so long, and thanks!!

hi mommyto3

sorry you have CH, my hubby is a chronic sufferer, so can empathise with what you are going through, with having to watch hubby all the time!!

i hope you get sorted when you see the the Headache Specialist!!!

let us know how things go for you


sandra

(hi Ann xxx)

cheers ann, how have you been??

have been keeping an eye on things every so often, but been busy with work, Andy, trying to stay healthy and all that kind of stuff!!!

but am back now lol

sandra xxx

let me know how you get on


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