Headaches

[Lisa]

Lisa are you talking about migraines or just headaches ?

I think it's mostly just bad headaches. 

[angryChineseKahanist]

I usually get have headaches because of sinus.
what's the source of your stress?

[Lisa]

I usually get have headaches because of sinus.
what's the source of your stress?

It's not something I want to go into here. 

[JTFenthusiast2]

Short term relief can usually be achieved through a low dose OTC combo drug like an  excedrin formulation including caffeine, low dose aspirin and acetaminophen.  Long term use def not advised.  I have used this myself on occasion

[angryChineseKahanist]

I usually get have headaches because of sinus.
what's the source of your stress?

It's not something I want to go into here. 

That's ok, just try a few things and see if it works....

[Lisa]

Forget about Excedrin.  It makes me puke.  Tylenol works best when I take it with a dairy meal.  Haven't taken aspirin in a while. 

[JTFenthusiast2]

There are different formulations of Excedrin.  I do not recommend taking full strength aspirin and tylenol at the same time.  It is not good for your kidneys

[The One and Only Mo]

Take 3 advil migraines.

[MasterWolf1]

I don't take anything for them,  what I do is take a clean wash cloth and damp it a bit.  Then put it in the microwave for 15 seconds. Placing it on my forehead and sleep it off.  It works

[eb22]

Lisa,    I hope you are feeling much better and that the headaches are a thing of the past.


When I was much younger,   I often got headaches.    Like Chaim mentioned,   diet makes a difference.    At least it has for me.     I gave up red meat in 1986,   when I was 24.     I eat very little cheese these days.       I eat plenty of fish and salad   (  with lemon juice on it and a little olive oil.    ).    It's made a huge positive difference.   

[Yaakov Mendel]

To avoid headaches, three main factors in the long term :

- regular outdoors physical exercise
- enough sleep
- healthy diet

But if these are not enough, then there is likely to be a specific medical problem and you should consult.
Appropriate pills can relieve you temporarily, but you should use them only as a last resort as they have bad side effects and they can cause addiction.

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

Unfortunately, I think that's what my problem is. 

You don't know that. Enough stress, especially if accompanied by a lack of sleep, not enough to eat, or dehydration will give the most hormonally endowed person imaginable a killer headache.

I say focus on the sleep thing first and foremost.

[Dr. Dan]

Sleep