Headaches After Traumatic Brain Injury

Crystal I've had same as you on 3rd July 3am diagnosed with bleed to brain. "Minor" they called it. My head's numb at top from an attack. I was hit in forehead and bleeds at back of head -- a contusion. But worried sick it will reside again. How have you been? I've had no headaches, just numbness, feel not me, and weak. Tell me how you are now. Did you need to go back at all? please xx

I was rear-ended by a drunk driver Sept 2013.... I was sitting at a red light and she hit me going over 100km hr. I hit my head hard... Was knocked out and suffered a horrendous concussion. I have a very severe headache everyday. It's like the worst hangover ... I don't want to put my feet on the ground or open my eyes or talk to anyone. I have 5 young children to care for daily...n I try to get up and smile and laugh and never let anyone know the pain I'm suffering. I have acupuncture every 2 weeks ( the first 2 days after the pain is worse...n your body is cleansing itself so you have to drink lots of water... This helps - but for 12 days I have some relief. I never go out without my sunglasses! I also now take 150mg of aspirin everyday. This works better than Advil or Aleve ... Some days I take 325 mg of aspirin ... Plus Tylenol or Advil or aleve. Air pressure ( rain storms or snow storms) leaves me unable to get out of bed. I am about to try Botox ... N ultrasound on my brain stem.... I also had whiplash... N injured my arm neck and back. I refuse to let this beat me! We must all fight for knowledge new treatments and new ( non addictive) medication. I will NOT take pain killers. I have seen many car accident victims lives destroyed by this. I do Google and research n contact study groups at Harvard ... Duke University...etc and contact neurologists for any alternative solutions. I cannot get upset or exercise or do anything that increases my blood pressure.... Or my head pounds even more. Living in pain is horrible. Make sure you all have good supportive friends n family. I hate to ask for help... Just like all of you. So let's keep sharing anything we discover that helps us ( : The doctors are listening and new progress is being made. Don't suffer in silence.

my nephew had a two wheeler accident on 9th of Feb 2015. Soon after he got head injury and he got operated in few hours. Then we shifted him to Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road followed by a rehab treatment by Sakra World Hospital Bangalore. Now he is recovered 80% and preparing for his Diploma 6th semester exam and getting a headache and head spin often. Doctor mentioned that no need to be panic, its common for a head injured patient. But when he get headache he even feels that he faints for few seconds. We are really scared about this. Kindly suggest some remedy's to cure this head ache if any. It would be great. by Vinoda B

Hi all, I was in a car accident when I was 16. I now have had the most excruciating headaches of many varying types daily for almost seven years now. I pray that God will heal and help us all find real and lasting relief so that we can enjoy life again for the rest if our days!!! You are all so courageous and I appreciate the strength it took to post. I know if seems like it's never going to end, but I believe it will. God Bless you all :-) Thanks and love, Abby

I have been the same for 30 years!! Don't even know how I raised my kids!!

I suffered from a 4th blow to my head ( all not at fault car accidents) and I suffer from constant migraines, double-vision, etc.  It seems that dying in the accident would have been much easier than living in constant pain.  No one has been able to help me.  To make things worse, my physician got me involuntarily dependent to Clonazepam.  My life is so bleak that I wouldn't wish the pain  it on my worst enemy.. All I can do is pray now, that is all that helps.

god its so refreshing to even know people experience the same thing i do i was 10 in 2001 just about a week before my birthday and found i had a postier fossa brain tumor ever since its been gone headache one long monotonous headache always there just different intensity honestly im a bitter person for it now never getting the help i needed and no help in sight .stay strong everyone

I get different types of headaches, but then there is always the one non stop headache, always there day and night and is sad to say I just learned to live with it and the pain I get in my eyes. I preffer to be in my house, in the dark, closed curtains because the sun light for me is too much worssens the pain causing me to get dizzy and nauseous and cry. is been 1year and 4 months since my tbi and sometimes I wish I would of never woken up from comma and I just turned 25.

My headaches came from a simple fall on the back of my head, just simply fell in the parking lot on my way into work and it's ruining my life. 18 days in the psych ward, Percocet's four times a day. mornings that are unbelievable I know I'm telling you people something you already know. But I'm almost at three years with the same headache. Lucky for me I have a good family doctor that understands and a good psychiatrist early on that understood. The terrible thing is sometimes I just sit and wait for the day to be over. i'm 63 retirement was supposed to be different God bless all of you

Almost 2 years now for me with permanent headache that changes constantly. Pressure and pain constant feeling of movement in the frontal lobes. When it becomes unbearable it feels like someone is hitting me on the top of the head with a bat. I take one day at a time, try to stay positive. My brain injury was caused from High voltage electric shock. I avoid busy noisy places and try my best to not get too overloaded , live a quiet life.

I had a brain injury in 1989 I was hit with an ax during a robbery. They broke my Temporal bone busted my 7th and 8th crainial nerves jacked up my inner ear Today 25 1/2 years later I still have headaches which have gotten worse I have PTSD, hearing loss, ringing of the ear, Vertigo, Seizure Disorder, facial paralysis. Believe it or not in 1989 when at the Hospital a Priest threw holy water on me and I awoke, I still have dreams of someone trying to kill me today

Three years ago I had an Acoustic Neuroma removed on my right side.  The doctor got all of the tumor but left me with 100% hearing loss on my right side.  Since waking up from the surgery, I have had constant headpain.....not headache...but head pain.  I have been to numerous doctors, specialists, Neurologists, and have tried every medicine under the sun.  I get comfort in perocoset about every 2 - 3 hours daily.  Most nights not needed, but an occasional night, but few and far between.  I have come to the conclusion that when they operated, they damaged the nerves in my head and cannot be detected.  I'm at my wits end.  I've never thought of this as a tbi, but, i should change my way of thinking as I believe it is.

Approx 13 yrs ago I had a lg bleed in my brain and am lucky to be alive. I too appear physically fine. The defects are all hidden and therefore life as difficult as my brain makes it, is made more difficult. The hardest symptom is that for 13 years not one day has passed that I have not had a headache. The only difference is the level. Triggers can be stress, expectations of others, the weather or I just wake up in severe pain. It is a horrendous way to live and only one person, my doctor, ever understood. Unfortunately he suddenly passed also of heart failure. 3 children a husband and elderly mother. They know but after 13 years, still no clue of all symptoms because I look good. Everyday is so hard. I even have neighbors taking photos of me if I go outside I guess trying to show I'm fine and one was a trained special ed teacher. scary.

My headaches were non stop for about 14 months after TBI. I medicated every day..but first tried to go without it until headache was unbearable. Every day it got longer and longer before I needed pain meds. Today..4 years later, I still take nightime pain meds or I wake with a headache. I too gained a lot of weight and have still many balance issues. I use Visalus protein shakes for good nutrition and weight management. I am now researching how to regain, or retrain my balance so that I will stop falling.

I treat brain injury patients in my role as a pain management specialist in a prominent rehab hospital in Atlanta. I see a lot of post-traumatic headache and have found sphenopalatine ganglion block to be an extremely helpful treatment which is generally well tolerated and very low side effect profile.

You should also mention Chiropractic and Physical Therapy as treatment options. These are some of the most helpful treatments for cervicogenic headache. If the head/brain has received a trauma it is highly likely that the neck sustained a trauma as well. The neck can become unstable/weak and proper restoration of joint motion and muscle reactivation will speed the neck recovery. Massage or stretching alone will usually only help to reset a tight muscle but not necessarily facilitate the deep flexors for stability (longus colli, longus capitis). This can lead to a chronic condition where the compensatory muscles continue to become overworked and necessitate regular treatment. Additionally, the dysfunction/compensation can work it's way into the thoracic spine as well leading to altered neck function persisting the cervicogenic headache. Make sure a complete exam is done by your healthcare provider and don't consider the overlook evaluating the entire system. Doug Maxeiner, DC