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Posted 3/1/2014 2:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone I was just wondering if anyone else gets pains in their head. Kind of like headaches but it one specific part of your head and then later on on another part. It doesn't ever last long and I'm 100% healthy besides that but it's starting to worry me a bit... should I worry?
Posted 3/1/2014 5:06 AM (GMT 0)
I recently started getting them on the left side in the back of my head one day while at tha gym. Tht was a week ago n they seem to keep coming back now. I jus count it as a stress, I too am 100 healthy n yea sumtimes it shot to the right
Posted 3/1/2014 9:16 AM (GMT 0)
I have it now but I think it's stress related
Posted 3/1/2014 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
yes I get headaches a lot. They can be caused by stress, food or chemical sensitivities and muscle strain. I had a weird one a few months ago that started on top of my head and went all the way back to my neck. It ended up being a pulled muscle! Who would have thought?
Posted 3/1/2014 3:26 PM (GMT 0)
I get this often, and have for years. I did see a neurologist a few years ago, had an MRI, and everything looks good. I do get migraines as well. I think a lot of it is from stress and the tension I carry in my shoulders. Even though I know nothing is wrong, it does send my anxiety in a spin at times. Hope you are feeling better!
Posted 3/1/2014 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning,

Headaches are one of the first signs of illness. Yet they are also frequently caused by anxiety. Anxiety puts a considerable amount of stress on the body, and can lead to several different types of sensations that may be described as headaches. Some people experience more of a pressure than a pain. Others experience dull pain, still others experience shooting pains.

You have found the place where just about everyone of us understands anxiety, stress and tension headaches.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 3/1/2014 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
I used to get migraines, (I still do, but far less often), as well as headaches.

For me, I've found multiple contributing factors. Anxiety is most often the culprit of mine, but I'm also very sensitive to medications and certain foods. Although I have low sodium (and go through periods where I need to take tablets), from a dietary standpoint, I believe it's different,...because if I eat a diet that is saltier than my customary one, it can trigger not only headaches, but because I'm retaining water, it puts pressure on my nerves and my arms tingle.

Yet another reason my heavy water drinking comes in handy. Dehydration will almost always result in many symptoms, only one of which can be a headache.

Highly processed foods will trigger headaches for me. Tension will. And, for me in particular, if I don't exercise enough, it feels like my body responds by very quickly (2 days max) by tightening up, all of my muscles, especially around my neck and shoulders.

A consideration is having your eyes checked. (There was that moment when I walked in complaining of headaches and visual disturbances, and walked out with a rx for bi-focals.....yep, that'll get ya!) I also saw a neurologist who specialized in visual problems.

So you do have some options to explore, you don't have to suffer through them. If they continue to present, always check in with your doc.



M.
Posted 3/1/2014 8:32 PM (GMT 0)
I just wanted to say that I get migraines too. I don't know if you are experiencing them as well. I had to restrict my diet the last few weeks because of stomach issues and I haven't had a migraine or even a bad headache since! I stopped eating aged cheese and cut down on wine and chocolate. Also if you take OTC pain meds often you might be getting rebound headaches. Try laying down with a cold pack and massaging your temples first. I wouldn't worry unless you are getting severe headaches and you've never had them before. It could even be weather related. Headaches can be a symptom of so many things that aren't serious.
Posted 3/4/2014 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Your headaches sound similar to mine. I also had a CT scan and MRI recently and both came back perfectly normal. I have been told by my neurologist, physical therapist, and massage therapist that my shoulders and neck are very tight and that I need to do exercises to help relax them because it is spreading the muscle tension to other areas. I have always carried my stress/anxiety in these areas and recently it's gotten the best of me. I have to constantly remind myself to relax my shoulders and then take the time to stretch. The headaches are never severe, just there. As long as you have a clean bill of health, maybe ask your doctor to recommend some stretches or exercises for you. It does help!

Also, agree about eyes, too! I am getting up there in age and will definitely be needing bifocals soon. I notice now that if I spend too much time on the computer, I start to get a headache, too. Good reason to keep off the dang thing!
Posted 3/4/2014 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
motherearth3:  Tightness in your neck and shoulders can cause headaches?  I get a kind of lightheaded pressure in my forehead.  So this can be from tight neck and shoulder muscles?  I've been getting two 30 minute theraputic massages at the chiropractor on my neck and shoulders for the last several weeks.  Those two areas are tight constantly.  I guess it makes sense that the muscles in your neck could effect your forehead.  It's just hard to think that those two areas are connected.  Like you, I have to constantly remind myself to relax my shoulders.  My shoulders are constantly up around my ears!  And telling yourself to relax and actually being able to do it are two different things!
Posted 3/4/2014 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
I also get headaches sometimes and know that it's stress related. I agree with all of you that I keep finding my shoulders up around my ears and remind myself to breathe deep and relax them. I get most of my muscle tension pain in the temples and can tell it's just a dull ache that comes and goes. Your neck and shoulder tension can definitely cause headaches as all those muscles work in tandem. I find this often since my job requires sitting at my desk in front of the computer a lot. I try to periodically stretch and relax those muscles and make sure that my chair and computer monitor and keyboard are in comfortable positions for me. I get enough aches and pains from anxiety and stress without that other stuff adding to it.
Posted 3/4/2014 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Kim,

yeah I get that a lot when I'm under quite an amount of pressure. It usually is either on the lower back of my head, the left side or the right (that's me tho) and would go on sometimes seconds, sometimes minutes but it usually goes for hours for me. It would be almost the whole day actually. I did a little research about it and it says that it's completely fine because it's mostly because of being under a lot of stress. If you're still concern about it, go to a doctor to just make sure that everything's A-OKAY.
Hope you get better soon.

Joanne
Posted 3/4/2014 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
It's crazy how tension spreads throughout your body. One of my earliest memories was a boy in grammar school, maybe in it at grade, asking me why my shoulders were always like this, and then he would hunch his shoulders up high to demonstrate. Yes, anxiety and I go way back. But it can definitely contribute to headaches. That was the reason my neurologist wanted me to start physical therapy even before I had the MRI, she could tell that I had a lot of tension and felt that was a contributor to my headaches. And after my good MRI results, she encouraged me to definitely continue therapy and at home exercises.
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