Posted on Aug 2, 2016
Do you have chronic headaches? How do you treat them?
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Bad headaches. 3-4 pills of Tylenol 500 mg.
For the migraines, Vicodin, dark room with door closed, ear plugs, head under pillow, NO movement.
For the migraines, Vicodin, dark room with door closed, ear plugs, head under pillow, NO movement.
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LTC (Join to see)
My wife IMMEDIATE takes children's liquid Benadryl when she starts to feel a migraine begin. Works!
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MSG (Join to see) - Definitely. Benadryl has the same active ingredient found in ZZZ-quil. It puts her to sleep, but we would rather deal with her being asleep than taking her to the hospital.
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SPC Juanita Anderson
Tylenol ok for small headaches but I butt reamed out by Dr and zany sister who is a Va NPA. Tylenol will cause liver damage that can not be reversed. So please be careful with it.
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Need to assess the following, very common causes for headaches:
1. blood pressure low or high?
2. last eye exam?
3. blood sugar too low or too high?
4. dehydrated?
1. blood pressure low or high?
2. last eye exam?
3. blood sugar too low or too high?
4. dehydrated?
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1. G2G
2. D'oh ... stuff getting blurry lately but I've had migraines for decades.
3. I'm a NO GO at this station.
4. As a former heat casualty I watch this like a hawk.
2. D'oh ... stuff getting blurry lately but I've had migraines for decades.
3. I'm a NO GO at this station.
4. As a former heat casualty I watch this like a hawk.
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Col Joseph Lenertz
One more possible source: O2 deprivation caused by sleep apnea. Once I started CPAP, the cluster headaches stopped.
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Migraines 2-3 times a week. I use 100mg Sumatriptan plus 1 x 10/325 hydrocodone. Then sit on the bench in my shower and let the rain shower head beat down on my nugget until the hot water is gone.
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SGM Steve Wettstein
Capt Tom Brown - I also get occipital nerve blocks once a quarter. The blocks pretty much take care of them for a couple of months.
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I feel ya SGM Steve Wettstein. How does the Sumatriptan work for you? Triptans scare me after the first and last time I tried Imitrex.
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SPC Juanita Anderson
Have you tried this. Fill a coke bottle full of hot water place behind you neck lay or sit there until your neck pops. Also get a water heater on demand. It hit water until you run out of water.
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