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i sometimes get headaches that last over a week?

i guess i should probably go to the doctor for it, but i would rather not if at all possible. they aren't migraines, i don't think. they hurt, but not like how i have seen some people with migraines where light bothers them and they cry. it's just a headache that lasts over a week. i now have had one for 6 days. i have been taking ibuprofen 800mg. originally i was taking it for a fall i had where i hurt my knee, but it takes care of the headache for some time. what could be causing these headaches to last so long? how can i make them go away?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    It's possible that you have a sinus infection, i don't know if you have the symptoms, but i have Chronic sinusitis, and i often have headaches that last a long time, if you have drainage going down the back of your throat or a clogged nose every once in a while i'd get it checked and. Also it could be where you live. If you live in the mountains the climate could cause you to get headaches, or if you live somewhere around sea level the pressure might affect you in different ways. Hope that helps! and hope your headaches get better!

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I had head aches every day until I was around 5 months pregnant. I know what you are going thru. I took Tylenol all the time too. It did nothing. I was even in the hospital a few times because I just couldn't take it anymore. First off, you need to drink more water. I'm sure that you feel like you are drinking alot now (and peeing because of it) but a pregnant woman needs AT LEAST 12 glasses a day. I made myself drink 2 liter bottles of water everyday plus what ever else I was drinking. Gatoraide will help a little with the headache too. Drink a glass or 2 with the Tylenol. Second, talk to your doctor about it. Mine gave me an allergy med to take to help with my sinuses. It helped a little too. Something that might help you feel better too is getting a rice bag and heating it in the microwave and putting it on your head. This helped me alot. Plus it will give you an excuse to lay down for a while. If it helps, my doctor told me that most of these headaches would stop around 5 months pregnant because by then, your hormones start to level out. Mine stopped around 22 weeks. I had an occasional headache after that, but nothing like what I had before. If they get too bad, just go to the hospital and get IV meds. There is no reason that you should suffer anymore than you have to just being pregnant. Good luck!!!

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