Daughter has constant headaches for over a year

enelya615 · Aug 28, 2009, 10:58 PM

Hello, my daughter is 17 and has had constant headaches for over a year now. Started in May of '08. Went to the doctor and she said she was probably depressed and gave her some Naproxen. That didn't work at all (and she was a little offended that she accused her of being depressed!) so then after a few months she went back to the doctor, and she gave her some migraine medicine which didn't work. She has another appointment on Sept 8 and if this doctor still does nothing, we are going to a new one. Sick of her not doing anything!! My poor daughter is in constant agony from the headaches. They are throbbing and are constantly there--even when she wakes up, they cause some dizziness too. Excedrin extra strength seems to control them by taking the edge off, but they're never really gone. Went to the eye doctor, got a new prescription, and he said that it didn't sound like it was related to her eyes. Plus, I don't know if it's related, but she has had her period for 5 years and is still not regular. Recently she went from April-August without a period. Gets very crampy, too. And no, she isn't pregnant... I mean, obviously since it's been over a year...

Any ideas?? We're pretty much desperate!!

spiritcharms · Sep 3, 2009, 01:43 PM

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enelya615 · Sep 3, 2009, 01:52 PM

Thank you so much for your help

spiritcharms · Sep 3, 2009, 01:54 PM

I just hope that you can get to the bottom of it, she must be going through hell with it.

Please report back and let us know if you manage to get to the bottom of it. Did you read the labels?

N0help4u · Sep 3, 2009, 02:56 PM

I agree with spiritcharms what you eat can trigger migraines.
Cola, caffeine, msg and other preservatives as well as sugar and any food allergies, etc....can cause a migraine.

these are two good books
Amazon.com: Brain Allergies: The Psychonutrient and Magnetic Connections (9780658003981): Willam Philpott, Dwight Kalita, William H. Philpott MD, Dwight K. Kalita PhD, Linus Pauling PhD: Books

Amazon.com: The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children: Carol Simontacchi: Books

enelya615 · Sep 8, 2009, 03:04 PM

Had an appointment today with her doctor. We are now booked Oct 13 with a new doctor. The doctor today said she is probably having allergies from our pets and gave her Nasonex nasal spray. We aren't impressed at all. Took a long time for an appointment with a new doctor... Starting to consider taking her to the ER and see if they can do anything.

spiritcharms · Sep 8, 2009, 03:08 PM

well if her headaches are severe enough and you are really worried about it,then yes take her to ER, that's the quickest route to start getting to the bottom of this. It is possible to have allergys from pets, but wouldnt have thought it would cause severe headaches,but i dont honestly know. You know yourself if that information feels right or not, so trust your intuition and take her to ER.

Hope you manage to find an answer to all this.

enelya615 · Oct 28, 2009, 09:34 PM

Sorry for the delay... had 2 appointments with the new doctor now, we are pretty satisfied with her. She said that my daughter could quite possibly be going through caffeine withdrawal from the Excedrin she takes and the drinks she has. We are to see her on Nov 17 and if the headaches are still there, she's putting in a referral to a neurologist. Finally.



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