ive been having headaches everyday for a month they are mainly on the left side tend behind eye and in left eyebrow but can spread they come and go multiple times a day went to doctor and thinks its tension but cant make them go im just concerned as i do tend have a bit of health anxiety and was worried about it might be an aneurysm anyway any thoughts tips
It sounds like a side effect of your health anxiety and tension as your doctor has suggested. Try relaxation therapy and persevere with painkillers. If they don't help, ask your doctor for something stronger. It sounds like migraines which can affect your eyes. I have had pain in my eyes with headaches. Worrying can trigger headaches, make them worse and prolong them. Try not to worry about anything else since you have had reassurances from your optician and your doctor. Trust and believe your doctor who is the expert.
thanks yeah im limited with the pain killers i can take id heard about migraine sticks you can use dont know if they are any good but desperate at this point and yeah i would have thought it was a migraine too but i havent had any vision changes like i normally would with them
Your doctor will be able to prescribe you painkillers that suit you. You don't need to worry about being limited in what medications you can take because your doctor can advise you on that. So, it is still worth asking your doctor. I haven't heard of migraine sticks so I don't know how effective they are. In any case, everyone responds differently to medications. Headaches affect everyone differently depending on their severity. Your best bet is suitable painkillers to help relieve the pain. You should be able to find a medication that works and is safe for you.
I would also try relaxation therapy to help with your health anxiety. Controlling anxiety and tension can really help to reduce or get rid of your headaches entirely.Having newly been diagnosed with IBS, can be very stressful especially if your doctor has not given you much information about it.Don't google symptoms because it will make your anxiety worse. Go back to your doctor.
thanks ive been trying to relax and trying to drink more too ill book to see the doctor again hopefully get better soon
Best of luck.
rule things out, get your eyes tested first, then make sure you don't have a nerve trapped, look at a doctor's appointment and make sure there isn't any physical reason your eyes or anything else would be doing this. good luck with sorting it.
had eyes tested few weeks ago and have glasses could not see anything wrong with my eyes but it really does hurt behind my left eye
hi han, if it's not your eyes at least you know, that's one possibility ruled out! good luck discovering what it is!
what about a product called forehead?
yeah true although kind hoping it is my eyes because i dont want to be my brain
tried that but not much relief because most pain is from my left eye
cataract, nerve pain, bang to area, sore, cyst?
ive had my eyes check (pressure, back of eyes etc) so cant be that and have not banged it and pretty sure its not a cyst
whatever this is you need to know what it is
yeah but the problem its kind of hard to know without looking in your head thats why im worried i guess
hopefully nothing serious
Wow, I have the EXACT same thing as you. I'm 30 now, have had it since I was 23-4, it always starts on the left side behind my eye/eyebrow and slowly expands to the left side of my head and it hurts to the point where I just need to sleep.
What's really helped me over the years is cutting out wheat / cutting out smoking. If I eat wheat, in about 4-6 hours I start feeling the headache, and the rollercoaster begins from there. Same thing with smoking cigs, I use to smoke quite a bit, got to the point of almost a pack a day on stressful days, and those triggered my headache too.
What's frustrating is the medical world doesn't seem to really understand IBS, and a lot of different symptoms are bucketed under the IBS d / c umbrella. A lot of comes down to our own trial and error. Personally, my gut struggles with water absorption, and after all the tests and recommendations, what's helped me immensely is something as simple as Metamucil and managing stress.
IBS can also cause headaches and you have been diagnosed with IBS. IBS can cause pain just about anywhere in the body. Joint pain is common.
really wow thats crazy at least you know your triggers