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!
-------------------- Erin
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IBS-D, GERD...
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Re: Any advice for tension headaches?
