u/PreparationRough3067

Hi everyone,

Today is day 7 of having a constant daily headache and it’s making me really anxious. I’m a 26-year-old man, and since I was around 19 I’ve been dealing with frequent headaches. I also used to take paracetamol very often for them (probably 5 times a week on average). Sometimes I could go a week without taking it, but that didn’t happen often.

For a long time I’ve had headaches almost every day, but now it has become completely daily. Two days ago I took 4 paracetamol tablets, but the headache still didn’t go away.

The pain is mainly in the front of my head. It feels like a constant dull/pressing ache that gets worse when I strain or put pressure on myself. Every step hurts, and it gets slightly better when I completely rest and do nothing.

I went to a physiotherapist 2 days ago, and they noticed a lot of tension in my face and jaw muscles. I clench/grind my jaw almost all the time (while exercising, sitting at the computer, joking around with my girlfriend, etc.). My jaw muscles are also painful to touch.

Yesterday I went to my doctor, and he told me I need to stop taking paracetamol immediately because it could be causing medication overuse headaches. He said I could take ibuprofen instead if needed, but I’ve also read that frequent ibuprofen use can cause headaches too.

The difficult part is that I can only get an MRI of my brain at the end of June, and my EEG isn’t scheduled until October to figure out what kind of headaches these are. That feels so far away. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I really want these headaches to stop because they’re driving me crazy.

Does anyone have tips or similar experiences?

Some additional symptoms/details that might help:

• I feel dizzy daily, but I’ve had that since childhood due to hyperventilation/anxiety issues
• I sometimes wake up with extremely dry eyes during certain periods
• I never feel well-rested or fully refreshed after sleep
• I’ve had tinnitus for about 3 years after a noise trauma
• The headache is almost always located in the front of my head

Does this sound like migraine, tension headaches, TMJ-related headaches, or medication overuse headaches to anyone?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences.

Hi everyone,

Today is day 7 of having a constant daily headache and it’s making me really anxious. I’m a 26-year-old man, and since I was around 19 I’ve been dealing with frequent headaches. I also used to take paracetamol very often for them (probably 5 times a week on average). Sometimes I could go a week without taking it, but that didn’t happen often.

For a long time I’ve had headaches almost every day, but now it has become completely daily. Two days ago I took 4 paracetamol tablets, but the headache still didn’t go away.

The pain is mainly in the front of my head. It feels like a constant dull/pressing ache that gets worse when I strain or put pressure on myself. Every step hurts, and it gets slightly better when I completely rest and do nothing.

I went to a physiotherapist 2 days ago, and they noticed a lot of tension in my face and jaw muscles. I clench/grind my jaw almost all the time (while exercising, sitting at the computer, joking around with my girlfriend, etc.). My jaw muscles are also painful to touch.

Yesterday I went to my doctor, and he told me I need to stop taking paracetamol immediately because it could be causing medication overuse headaches. He said I could take ibuprofen instead if needed, but I’ve also read that frequent ibuprofen use can cause headaches too.

The difficult part is that I can only get an MRI of my brain at the end of June, and my EEG isn’t scheduled until October to figure out what kind of headaches these are. That feels so far away. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I really want these headaches to stop because they’re driving me crazy.

Does anyone have tips or similar experiences?

Some additional symptoms/details that might help:

• I feel dizzy daily, but I’ve had that since childhood due to hyperventilation/anxiety issues
• I sometimes wake up with extremely dry eyes during certain periods
• I never feel well-rested or fully refreshed after sleep
• I’ve had tinnitus for about 3 years after a noise trauma
• The headache is almost always located in the front of my head

Does this sound like migraine, tension headaches, TMJ-related headaches, or medication overuse headaches to anyone?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences.

Hi everyone,

Today is day 7 of having a constant daily headache and it’s making me really anxious. I’m a 26-year-old man, and since I was around 19 I’ve been dealing with frequent headaches. I also used to take paracetamol very often for them (probably 5 times a week on average). Sometimes I could go a week without taking it, but that didn’t happen often.

For a long time I’ve had headaches almost every day, but now it has become completely daily. Two days ago I took 4 paracetamol tablets, but the headache still didn’t go away.

The pain is mainly in the front of my head. It feels like a constant dull/pressing ache that gets worse when I strain or put pressure on myself. Every step hurts, and it gets slightly better when I completely rest and do nothing.

I went to a physiotherapist 2 days ago, and they noticed a lot of tension in my face and jaw muscles. I clench/grind my jaw almost all the time (while exercising, sitting at the computer, joking around with my girlfriend, etc.). My jaw muscles are also painful to touch.

Yesterday I went to my doctor, and he told me I need to stop taking paracetamol immediately because it could be causing medication overuse headaches. He said I could take ibuprofen instead if needed, but I’ve also read that frequent ibuprofen use can cause headaches too.

The difficult part is that I can only get an MRI of my brain at the end of June, and my EEG isn’t scheduled until October to figure out what kind of headaches these are. That feels so far away. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I really want these headaches to stop because they’re driving me crazy.

Does anyone have tips or similar experiences?

Some additional symptoms/details that might help:

• I feel dizzy daily, but I’ve had that since childhood due to hyperventilation/anxiety issues
• I sometimes wake up with extremely dry eyes during certain periods
• I never feel well-rested or fully refreshed after sleep
• I’ve had tinnitus for about 3 years after a noise trauma
• The headache is almost always located in the front of my head

Does this sound like migraine, tension headaches, TMJ-related headaches, or medication overuse headaches to anyone?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences.

Hi everyone,

Today is day 7 of having a constant daily headache and it’s making me really anxious. I’m a 26-year-old man, and since I was around 19 I’ve been dealing with frequent headaches. I also used to take paracetamol very often for them (probably 5 times a week on average). Sometimes I could go a week without taking it, but that didn’t happen often.

For a long time I’ve had headaches almost every day, but now it has become completely daily. Two days ago I took 4 paracetamol tablets, but the headache still didn’t go away.

The pain is mainly in the front of my head. It feels like a constant dull/pressing ache that gets worse when I strain or put pressure on myself. Every step hurts, and it gets slightly better when I completely rest and do nothing.

I went to a physiotherapist 2 days ago, and they noticed a lot of tension in my face and jaw muscles. I clench/grind my jaw almost all the time (while exercising, sitting at the computer, joking around with my girlfriend, etc.). My jaw muscles are also painful to touch.

Yesterday I went to my doctor, and he told me I need to stop taking paracetamol immediately because it could be causing medication overuse headaches. He said I could take ibuprofen instead if needed, but I’ve also read that frequent ibuprofen use can cause headaches too.

The difficult part is that I can only get an MRI of my brain at the end of June, and my EEG isn’t scheduled until October to figure out what kind of headaches these are. That feels so far away. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I really want these headaches to stop because they’re driving me crazy.

Does anyone have tips or similar experiences?

Some additional symptoms/details that might help:

• I feel dizzy daily, but I’ve had that since childhood due to hyperventilation/anxiety issues
• I sometimes wake up with extremely dry eyes during certain periods
• I never feel well-rested or fully refreshed after sleep
• I’ve had tinnitus for about 3 years after a noise trauma
• The headache is almost always located in the front of my head

Does this sound like migraine, tension headaches, TMJ-related headaches, or medication overuse headaches to anyone?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences.