Consistent, daily headaches

I'm a sufferer of daily sinus pressure-type headaches.  They're usually not that severe.  I've only had to leave work a few times in the past five or six years, but they are daily and they do have a negative impact on my daily life.  I take Sudafed (pseudoephedrine-not that PE stuff) and Tylenol, Advil, or Aleve every day.  I used to only take it in the morning and I could make it through the day without needing more.  Now, though, I'm needing it two times a day and even then, it's not enough.  I'm amazed that so many people are having this same problem.  I have a Fibro diagnosis also.  I take a lot of otc pain relievers and they don't seem to help that much.  I don't want to ruin my liver, but I don't know what else to do.  I'm going to begin exercising more.  I read on this website that exercise helps.  Please help if you have any suggestions.  I want to be proactive. 

Exercise is indeed vital and I can't encourage you to stay active enough BUT be careful that you don't over do it. It's very important that you alleviate and avoid whatever might be stressing your body. Especially with fibro, finding the right plan to control your symptoms will probably mean finding a delicate balance involving proactive treatments and lifestyle changes. Even though OTC painkillers might help a little bit when you're having a really hard time, they can easily indeed do more harm than good.

And while we can certainly give you some good advice here, a trained specialist can oversee a successful proactive treatment plan and give you the best opportunity to reach a better quality of life.

Thank you all for your replies and suggestions.  I'm experimenting right now... I've stopped ingesting aspartame.  I agree and have been told by my gyn that otc can often cause rebound headaches. I just couldn't seem to do without.  It's just recently that they have gotten worse.  Now, I'm willing to try anything.  I've stopped drinking any diet colas with aspartame, since there might be a problem there.  I lost weight several years ago using a well known and respected diet plan and it was full of aspartame-laden products (to cut down on calories).   The past two days, I've not had any and my headache is almost non-existent.  I also haven't had any sudafed, so it could be either, I guess.  I'm just using process of elimination.  I had some light to moderate exercise also.  The brief shower we had here yesterday could also have contributed.  I'm just taking it one day at a time and enjoying the clear head at the moment! 

 

Please keep helpful suggestions coming.