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Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
      04/20/06 10:12 AM
ErinB

Reged: 04/11/06
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Loc: Raleigh, NC

great and look for the long kind of resusable ice packs that you can wrap around your head, it's great b/c it relaxes ALL the nerves and not just the ones creating the headache.

Also, I wanted to mention that the dr. who prescribed coffee must not have been a neurologist b/c coffee (and chocolate, caffeine in general) is a HUGE trigger for most people. It doesn't bother me and actually tends to help some, but it's a trigger for most, so unless you know it's not for you, I'd be cautious with the caffeine, not only for the IBS, but for making your headache worse.

The main thing to remember with tension headaches is that your whole body tends to get tense as well and the headache won't go away until your body untenses. I'm not guarenteeing that it will completely go away with my 3 steps, but it usually gets much better.

Another thing to look at for cause is your sleep. I tend to get them when I'm sleep deprived. I don't mean when I have insomnia and got 2 hours of sleep, but even just 6 hours instead of my usual 7 can trigger them. A lot of times when I use the ice pack on my head I take a short nap, like 1/2 an hour (I forgot to mention that).

Good luck!

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Erin
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* Any advice for tension headaches?
renee21
04/19/06 10:57 AM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
LostCode
04/20/06 02:38 PM
* Chalk It Up To Chocolate!
belinda
04/20/06 01:38 PM
* Well, this list also includes...
Augie
04/21/06 06:25 AM
* Re: Don't automatically chalk It up to chocolate
ErinB
04/20/06 01:47 PM
* Ill-Informed!
belinda
04/20/06 02:27 PM
* Re: I am not Ill-Informed
ErinB
04/21/06 07:45 AM
* Re: I am not Ill-Informed
belinda
04/21/06 11:51 AM
* Just a note on the soda...
Augie
04/21/06 08:03 AM
* Re: Just a note on the soda...
ErinB
04/21/06 08:12 AM
* Re: Just a note on the soda...
Wind
04/21/06 09:32 AM
* Re: Just a note on the soda...
lalala
04/21/06 08:37 AM
* Re: Just a note on the soda...
ErinB
04/21/06 08:49 AM
* Re: Ill-Informed!
Augie
04/20/06 07:06 PM
* Re: Ill-Informed!
Johnny T. Reb
04/21/06 05:54 AM
* Did you take a look at the link, Bob?
Augie
04/21/06 06:16 AM
* Re: Did you take a look at the link, Bob?
lalala
04/21/06 08:56 AM
* Thank you so much, Maria
Augie
04/21/06 06:37 PM
* Oops, forgot, sorry
Johnny T. Reb
04/21/06 06:58 AM
* Beth...
ecmmbm
04/21/06 05:35 AM
* Re: Michelle
lalala
04/21/06 09:02 AM
* I need to be reminded very often!-nt
Augie
04/21/06 10:27 AM
* Thanks Michelle...
Augie
04/21/06 06:35 AM
* Re: Thanks Michelle...
taroh73
04/21/06 04:16 PM
* Re: Thanks Michelle...
ErinB
04/23/06 01:32 PM
* Re: Beth...
Johnny T. Reb
04/21/06 05:49 AM
* Do tension headaches have the same triggers as migraines? -nt-
lalala
04/20/06 10:10 PM
* I get tension headaches....
epa_ginger
04/21/06 09:56 AM
* Re: I get tension headaches....
ErinB
04/21/06 11:02 AM
* Re: ErinB
lalala
04/21/06 11:06 AM
* Re: ErinB
ErinB
04/21/06 11:49 AM
* Re: triggers for tension headaches and migraines are not the same
ErinB
04/21/06 07:25 AM
* Re: triggers for tension headaches and migraines are not the same
lalala
04/21/06 08:33 AM
* Re: triggers for tension headaches and migraines are not the same
ErinB
04/21/06 08:50 AM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
ErinB
04/20/06 09:08 AM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
renee21
04/20/06 09:13 AM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
ErinB
04/20/06 10:12 AM
* Thanks for your feedback, everyone!
renee21
04/19/06 09:36 PM
* I'm experiencing these too
Augie
04/20/06 06:32 AM
* Do you clench your teeth in your sleep?
ecmmbm
04/20/06 08:38 AM
* It's a good bet I do
Augie
04/20/06 11:45 AM
* I do clench my teeth....
renee21
04/20/06 08:51 AM
* What kind of mouthguard?
epa_ginger
04/20/06 09:05 AM
* Also...
epa_ginger
04/20/06 09:07 AM
* Re: Also...
renee21
04/20/06 09:10 AM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
Toady
04/19/06 07:19 PM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
Life.Is.Random
04/19/06 02:59 PM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
lalala
04/19/06 12:30 PM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
Flipada
04/19/06 01:35 PM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
LostCode
04/19/06 11:07 AM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
renee21
04/19/06 11:30 AM
* Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
LostCode
04/19/06 11:37 AM
* The foods I eat....
renee21
04/19/06 09:32 PM
* the chocolate?
Augie
04/20/06 06:34 AM
* No way - chocolate is like a cure for tension headaches...
ecmmbm
04/20/06 07:21 AM
* You may have a point, Beth..
renee21
04/20/06 06:55 AM
* OMG
Augie
04/20/06 06:59 AM
* Re: OMG
Johnny T. Reb
04/20/06 07:48 AM
* About those brownies....
renee21
04/20/06 07:18 AM
* It's actually a mix
Augie
04/20/06 07:31 AM
* the link!
Augie
04/20/06 07:05 PM
* Re: the link!
renee21
04/20/06 07:51 PM
* Re: OMG
renee21
04/20/06 07:16 AM
* one good website...
renee21
04/20/06 07:24 AM

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