For the past couple of months I have been getting more and more headaches. Basically now I wake up with it and it lasts all day, every single day. It is not a migraine. It feels like tension in my temples and a dull ache all over the crown of my head. Tylenol and the like seem to do nothing for it. I drink TONS of liquids and can't think of any other obvious causes.
I went to my doctor yesterday. She said these are tension headaches, and not easily treated by medication (hmm, now where have I heard that before..) She recommended a big cup of coffee (!!!) with 3 advils. Um, hello, I have IBS, remember? She also said these headaches are best dealt with through non-drug means -ie. massage, chiropractor, using a buckwheat pillow on my shoulders.. I can't afford the first two right now. Will try the pillow toay.
Can anyone advice of something that might give me some relief? Honestly, the headaches are getting to the point where the IBS seems almost secondary. I said almost.
-------------------- IBS-C, lots of spasm and trapped gas.
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Any advice for tension headaches?
