What is Migraine Headaches
Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on o...
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I get headaches that my doctor used to refer to as tension headaches, they start in the back of my head sometimes they move to right above my forehead....anyways lately the headaches have been in the back of my head like always, but the pain is so different, like it doesnt even throb its just a constant pressure, i dont have anything to take for it, so the other night i fell asleep with frozen vegetables on my neck and slept for about 6 hours like that, when i woke up the 2 day headache was gone, but i was still dizzy & lightheaded when i got up, ive never had a headache like that before, oh and the tv drove me nuts, and anyone talking, thats why i thought this was a migraine, but arent migraines only in and around the temple and forhead??
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I have had a headache like that - it feels like a large rubberband is around your head. I thought it was a tension headache too but Ibuprofen didn't take it away. I had to use a migraine abort drug. 
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you said: "but arent migraines only in and around the temple and forhead??" No, not all the time. Most migraines are in specific areas of the head, but they can be anywhere, and usually you will have symptoms like nausea, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, sensitive scalp and skin, shakiness, digestive problems, nasal running symptoms, your eyes may water, sound may sound funny, as well as other symptoms such as giddiness or extreme irritability.
Only a GOOD neurologist can know if they are migraine or not, and although Classic Migraine pain is throbbing and or burning, it can also (after years of nerve stim from pain) be a constant pressure, sometimes called "transformed migraines." I hope you feel better. Talk to a good Neurologist, preferably at a University Hospital, so you can be diagnosed properly.
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For years, no one thought I had migraines because I just HURT--everywhere, all the time. Once I started on migraine medications, I was able to pull the pain in to a central location, usually my head. Nausea is my first indicator of a migraine.
A good Dr. is an amazing thing! I love my Dr. He's the first person who listened and helped.
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My migraines always go to the back of my head and up to my forehead. I went to a neurologist and she found the spot where they begin (its sensitive even if I don't have a migraine) and found that its the occipital nerve. There's a shot I can get but I'm too scared for now haha. I highly recommend visiting a neurologist. She gave me a lot of tips and it was nice knowing what exactly was going on.
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