Sharp pain in the left side of my head?!
Question: Sharp pain in the left side of my head?
i have been stressed out i just found out my dad has stomach cancer and he has about a year to live on top of that i have twin boys and one of them has colic he cried all day and half the night. i'm trying everything home remedies, gripe water, colic calm, similac alimentum.. nothings working so i'm stressed out and i gotta hear from my family to give my child up because thats just how bad his crying is its like they hate him. i dont have time to go to the doctors. i dont have a babysitter so i'm asking someone for help. is this a migraine?
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It is a form of migraine. There are several types. Stop with hippy medicine. Most headaches are due to malnutrition. You may think you eat enough but look at what you eat and make sure you get enough of everything, including sugar and fats which some people leave out thinking that's how you get to look like Mary Kate Olsen. You need to eat healthy especially now that it sounds like your stressed. It makes it even more important. I feel for you in your families pain, but diet is always 90% of health problems. Now if it continues and you actually want to get some relief, go to your doctor and ask for Tramadol. Its a low acting painkiller that works wonders for migraine patients. My mom use to cry her's were so bad and then they gave her that and never heard a problem again. There are several different medications the doctor may try if it doesn't work at first. Also from where you describe your pain, theres a good chance it is associated with your ears, do you listen to music loud or with earphones, do you talk on the phone a lot or with bluetooth (doesn't make a difference) are you congested right now in your ears, nose, throat? The pain you have is in your temporal lope which is associated with your ears, so anything affecting the ears can cause this. Or it can be totally unrelated. Icing can greatly help, either where the pain is or on the back of the neck where the head and neck join. Migraines are in essence blood vessels that expand to large and cause difficulty in circulating blood/oxygen quick enough. Sometime to help increase oxygen you can use an oxygen tank if you have access to one. Best of luck and find time to go to the doctors.
Pre Med student, pain mgmt therapist, EMT
I'm not sure if it's a migraine, but I do know that pain like that can come from clenching your jaw and /or grinding your teeth. Maybe you're stressed and doing it in your sleep? I would try wearing a night guard for a couple nights and see if it gets better.
What my dentists have told me.