why won't my head stop hurting?
Hello! I'm 22 years old, and my head and neck have hurt for 2 years straight, after a moped accident in france, and it's only gotten worse. sorry if this is long, btw. :( i've done everything i possibly can to fix it. I began exercising, (weights for 15min a day, and jogging for an hour a day,) for 6 months, which didn't help, I began watching what I eat, and ate 3 full, healthful meals a day, avoiding processed foods and sugary or diet drinks (no caffeine, either,) have had a full brain MRI, and a neck MRI, i've seen a chiropractor once a week for 2 years, which does help a little, as do the massages afterwards, I quit smoking, quit drinking, quit doing anything i could possibly think might hurt my body, and i've tried a huge variety of medications (muscle relaxants [the only one that helped without giving me miserable side effects was carispordal], hydrocodone [those two actually help, but i don't like taking them often, but i kinda basically have to, or i can't do anything,] SSRI's, SRNI's [cymbalta,] mood stablizers, anti-compulsive medications, calcium channel blockers off label as a migraine preventative, and probably a few others I haven't mentioned.) I drink only water, i've seen a neurologist, neck specialist, physical therapist, chiropractor, and cardiologist, and nothing. that's all i've got. nothing. AND, for the next 6 days, no pain medication. The doctor started me on cymbalta 3 weeks ago and it actually, though i didn't know it was possible, made my head worse, and i could only sleep for 4 or 5 hours a night at the max... I'm prescribed 40 hydrocodone every 30 days (which isn't enough, but i dont' want to tell my doctor that b/c i dont' want him thinking i'm a drug seeker, though i've hinted it isn't enough,) and 60 carispordol every 30 days (which, again, for me to function like a normal human being for the entire day, isn't enough, but again, i don't want him thinking i'm a drug seeker [i started at a new guy 5 months ago or so, b/c my old one refused to believe it could be my neck and told me it would just go away.] but in 23 days i took all of the medication, b/c my head hurt too much, and i couldn't sleep, so i spent longer awake with it hurting, and so i call up his nurse, who is always rude and obnoxious and i hate, and let her know that i'm out and need a refill, and she goes "no" and i say, "well, can i talk to him" and she said, "no, i mean he's right here, but he's in the middle of a conversation" and i kinda flipped b/c my head was murdering me and i'd been laying down on my bathroom floor throwing up for the past 3 hours b/c my head hurt, and she's just being obnoxious, so here, what do i do? (besides go to the ER, i probably will tomorrow after classes are out so i can get done with finals (in pain! wooooooo!!! D:) -------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- in case you didn't read, basically, i've tried everything, and my head won't stop hurting. it starts at the base of my head, where it meets my neck as a dull ache that always exists, and is always painful and debilitating, then moves upwards and downwards, eventually being a 2-3 inch wide line down my spine, at about 3-5 inches below my shoulders, and with my traps sore (from clenching them though) and a 3 fingered hand wrapping around the back of my head, it is constant, but painful, like someone squeezing it from all sides, but my temples do pound as well as hurt. I get sensations in my arms, on (if i'm typing, like now) the lowest side, where my elbow is, though it's always that spot, whatever position my arms are in, the sensation is slightly painful, but not excruciating. It also has been getting progressively worse since the accident. also, in the accident i was blacked out for 10 - 15 minutes, and hit a tree with my head, wearing a great quality helmet, going 70 km/hr, i bounced on the road on the way to the tree, and was left with no skin on my arms, rocks in my arms, and lots of roadrash on my back. i've been on opiates since then, but stopped for 3 months b/c i thought i might be having rebound headaches, then i later stopped the muscle relaxants, which also didn't work. my neck and head MRIs both came back clean, and no medication works so far work besides hydrocodone (and a friend gave me a percocet 5mg once) and carispordal. basically, what do i do? and who should i try to see next?
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see a different doctor. Try Aleve
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I started taking a supplement for cankers called The Canker Spanker, which heals the sores you have and helps prevent new ones. Works great! Anyway, I noticed while taking it that other muscle pain I was having in varies parts of my body were gone. Go figure. It's worth a try! Check them out online or call your local pharmacy to see if they carry it.
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