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How to Treat Post-Traumatic Headache

"Sometimes simple changes like eating during the day, limiting caffeine, and getting good sleep will improve headaches," says Dr. Alison Cernich.

Posted on BrainLine May 31, 2017.

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Anonymous replied on

I got kicked in the head about 12 13 years ago from 12 ton jack I can't sleep I keep hearing things my head's ringing the world moves so fast I feel like I'm a slow motion I asked my family for help I've been to the mental hospital it is getting stuff it gives you where you don't even know who you are ever since the pandemic I went homeless lost everything I'm just old country boy I kind of enjoy camping out that's not a problem I'm just depressed tired of the world everything so screwed up anymore people treat you like you're nobody I've never been treated like this in my whole life I'm never treat nobody like that I don't ask money or peg for nothing hello how are you here just looked at it because I'm homeless but hey sometimes what's happens in life feel like they just step out for other bus and get rid of his head I'm so tired of hearing voices ringing oh my God it's aggravating I asked for help nobody wants to help I don't know what to do anymore I'm done I got to go my heads hurt too bad I don't have time to do this I wish I had something to explain to feel no more again just like I don't know if it sounds like I'm a little off this I have to talk to these people in my head to try to keep you under control and it's sometimes it comes out weird

Anonymous replied on

Tomorrow night my father had hit me in head with the intention to make me fool
But somehow my mother save but he hit my head and I see sparks in my close eyes and now I am feeling headache it worsen when moving or spinning my head and high volume sounds

Anonymous replied on

My friend was slapped me i get headache in one sinde only an that side eyes after 15 that eyes slowly getting blur now also I'm getting full headache.... I don't no what should i do...

Anonymous replied on

If u were hit by a vehicle when u were 6 months old when flying out of the stroller and had a fractured skull which left a real soft spot almost like a dent on top of ur head an many years later get bad migraines n at times that spot get n feels tender to touch n no plain relievers help wud that be from the accident at 6 months old or be something more serious

Anonymous replied on

I'm interested to find out what you think about functional neurological disorder? Which is diagnosed with hover test. Read an article about hoovers test on a veterinary article and it says that brain injury causes it in animals. Ain't people mammals? Therefore isn't it more likely its a microscopic brain injury in humans as well? I would prefer to see a vet myself but unfortunately my vet said that although I am an animal he can't.

Melody Reese replied on

I'm still having horrific blinding headache symptoms. I fell down a flight of stairs in December. Hit my head hard all the way down (fell backwards all the way down) and hit my head hard on a chair at the bottom. I need some type relief I've tried imetrex what else can I do?

Heather replied on

Try asking your doctor to try you on Modafinil. I started with like a 30 something milligram dose for the first 2 weeks and then was taking (1) a day with the dosage of 200mg. If you take it at 6am, expect side effects around 6pm (you might have a slight jittery feeling in your hands, but your hands won't actually be shakey- you'll mostly just have diarrhea as a side effect. This should ONLY last for like the first 2 weeks though, and then you'll be 'normal'). This was given to me as a final "on a whim, let's just try this since it helps with excessive daytime fatigue"...I just wanted to be 'normal' again. I tried many things. Modafinil is nothing like Adderall. You do, however, have to show your I.d. when you pick-up this prescription from the pharmacy because it's a "controlled substance". But I went 3 months of taking this medicine and then went a week without it and had no withdrawal symptoms or anything not normal happen... I felt great after the first 3 weeks, to be honest. I just needed to get past that side effect stage... Then, I was sleeping normally again and I was not tired during the day, and I was even eating breakfast again too! I felt wonderful. I still take Rizotriptan 10mg, for any migraines I encounter, but I don't go through 14 of them in half a months time like I was before. I was taking (1) Topiramate 10mg with the Modafinil, but now that I'm about 4+ months into that, I'm getting a weird hormonal side effect from the Topiramate, so I took myself off of it and now I just take the (1) Modafinil 200mg in the morning around 6:30-7 am, every morning. I think maybe after a few months your body adjusts to the dose though. So if you're anything like me and OTC medicine doesn't help you, then you'll probably fall into the same plateau I fell into. But there's options if that happens. Start with asking your doctor to 'go out on a whim' though and try you on the Modafinil. It's been a life saver for me! To feel that normalcy again is the best feeling ever.