Migraine Headaches Support Group
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 one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.
HI I'm 18 and I'v had my migraine for over a week and half. nothing works for it and i'm yet to go the doctors as they can't get me in till Tuesday. it's ruining my life. My university work is getting affected and i can't stop falling asleep even when I'm not tired any time in the day which i don't normally do. My vision goes blurry, i have asense of pressure and cracking in my head accompaned by immense pain, pain and pressure above the eyes so they have 2 be closed, i have no energy, i cant spell, i need a dark room and a cold compress and to sleep wen i get it. I wake up in the morning and within an hour it comes back. I think it may be a virus but its so painful as it causing my neck to ache constantly to. I have exams soon and i cant revise because its so bad. Anyone else have unexpected migraines that last for this long?
It doesn't sound like a classic migraine, although, I'm not a doctor here. It sounds more like a sinus type headache with the pressure above the eyes and lack of energy and blurred vision and pressure in the head.
Ice may be aggrivating it. Give heat a try and a sinus medication, as that worked for me. Hang in there; tuesday will come.
Angela
That said, there is something you mentioned in your post that raised a little red flag. If the headache is as bad as you claim and you've got neck pain, you should check your temperature. If you are running a fever, you should find your way to an urgent care center for evaluation. I wouldn't wait until Tuesday for sure, just in case this is a meningitis situation. It's not likely, but it can happen (especially in a university setting)... so better safe than sorry!
Either way, you sound like you are feeling just miserable. If you are falling behind in your coursework, maybe it's worth it to hunt down an urgent care center or a minute clinic (like at CVS or Walgreens) for treatment. Even if you find out that it is just a typical virus, they might have some medications they can recommend to take the edge off the pain and get you back on track!