PLEASE ANSWER - Constant Headache lasting 9+ MONTHS. Planning on suicide if a working treatment isn't found. HELP!!!!!?

Go to a dentist/oral surgeon to find out about TMJ produced headaches. Read up on Occipital headaches that is if it doesn't give you a head ache. Occipital neuralgia can be confused with a migraine.But comes from your cervical spine nerves being impinged. Look up cluster headaches.There are dozens of types best to do your own research at this point When they did and MRI was it of your head or did they also look at your cervical spine. I had horrible headaches untile an orthopedic surgon finally after 6 MRI's looked at it from the side and realized I had little or no spinal fluid from my shoulders down because of ruptured disks in my neck. After a real easy surgery to fuse them after 20 years the headaches as well as numbness and burning in my arms stopped. it's been 11 years no headache.

10 common headache triggers

Some people find that being stressed or eating certain foods can set off headaches or make an existing headache worse. Knowing what these triggers are allows you to plan ahead and decrease the likelihood of future headaches.

Here are 10 common headache triggers.

1. The weather

The weather is common trigger for headache sufferers. However, not every type of weather causes problems. Changes in temperature and sunlight duration have been linked to headaches, especially during the winter months.

While it’s impossible to change the weather, it’s perfectly possible to plan ahead for an attack, and have a pain reliever at hand.

2. Stress

Around two-thirds of people with a headache blame stress for their attacks. However, headaches often occur after the stressful period. That’s because the hormones that are racing around the body to help it handle stress can affect blood pressure and reduce the levels of circulating endorphins, which are the body’s natural pain killing chemicals. Stress can also cause muscle tension in the neck or shoulders, or in the muscles of the scalp. This can trigger a stress-related tension headache.

To try to prevent this from happening, discover new ways to keep stress under control – like relaxation techniques, such as breathing exercises or yoga.

3. Hormones

If you’re a woman it won’t be news to you that hormones are a very common headache trigger, in particular, those hormones that are around during menstruation. You might find that your migraine headaches are more frequent and severe in the days around your menstrual period. This may be because one of the main female hormones, oestrogen, drops around the time of your menstruation, and this may be involved in triggering a migraine headache.

You won’t be able to change your normal menstrual cycle without first speaking to your doctor, but if your headaches are severe, this may be worthwhile as they can prescribe medication that can help.

4. Your diet

Diet can play a huge role in overall health and wellbeing – and can also be important when it comes to setting off a headache. Common foods that seem to be triggers include cheese (especially mature cheese), chocolate, cured meats, and the additive monosodium glutamate. Even ice cream can cause headaches in some people, but fortunately they only last a couple of minutes.

Try and cut out or cut down the food that is causing the problem and this should reduce the number of headaches.

5. Drinking

Drinking too much of certain liquids, such as tea, coffee or alcohol, can trigger headaches. Try and limit the amount of alcohol or caffeine consumed during the day, and drink plenty of water. Dehydration is another key factor in many headaches.

6. Skipping mealtimes

Skipping meals is another trigger. That’s because it can lead to low blood sugar, which can cause a headache. Eating lots of sugar can also trigger an attack, as this causes a fast rise in blood sugar levels and then a quick crash. Instead, have regular healthy meals and avoid high GI foods, which may help you avoid triggers.

7. A lack of sleep

A lack of sleep can also be a headache trigger. Try to develop a good sleep routine: go to bed when sleepy and wake up at the same time every day, including on weekends.

8. Overdoing it at the gym

Exercise is great for your overall health, but too much can be a bad thing when it comes to headaches.

Exercise increases blood circulation in the head and neck and this can make the blood vessels swell - potentially triggering a headache.

If you experience a headache during or after exercise, it is important to see your doctor.

Try and exercise in moderation, it may even help stress-induced headaches.

9. Slouching

Slouching or bending over a lot can increase the tension in the upper back, and neck and is a cause of tension headaches. Try to avoid being in the same position for long periods and practice sitting up straight and supporting the back.

10. Grinding teeth

Some people find grinding their teeth at night can cause a dull headache. Fortunately, dentists can create a mouth-guard that may relieve the symptoms from teeth grinding together at night.

Source(s): Web search for "common headache triggers"

Did anyone mention migraine? If your go to the ER with a headache this severe they can give you medication that usually stops a migraine. If your headache doesn't go away with the migraine med then it is probably not a migraine causing you pain.

Read this info to see if your symptoms are similar to a migraine and see if any of these drugs have been used to relieve your headache: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/sear...

Sheesh Cyanne - level 7 with over 100,000 points I would have thought you have the answer to everything - so maybe someone might think - hey doctor, heal thyself - but I know that people like you put yourself last in the queue for your own attention, so you have to be pretty desperate to stand up there and admit to the world that you aren't actually the font of all knowledge. I admire your honesty. So focus on getting well, because you cant help anyone else if you are dead, and we need you here.

Anyway, I've been coaching and counselling suicidal people for the past 20 years and you are the first I've come across that wants to do it to cure a headache.

Bit extreme I would say, unless you are pretty damn sure that whatever awaits you on the other side of life will be better.

The reason I've been coaching and counselling suicidal people all that time is that I have a family history of suicide ideation - my mother hanged herself - her maternal grandfather died of complications from an attempt to kill himself by drowning - and I have attempted suicide six times - five of them in my childhood and once in my adulthood

My memory of my suicide attempts is that, yes, i killed myself, but the Grim Reaper refused to allow me through the Pearly Gate and made me get back in my body and brain and kick start them back to life

It was touch and go on one of those occasions because I was arguing with him for 48 hours and in the end he said I'd better get back here quick or I wouldn't be able to kick start my body and brain back to life as rigor mortis would be too advanced for me to get my bits all going again - and if that happened I'd be trapped in the membrane between heaven and earth until I could figure a way of getting back to heaven when it was my proper turn to die.

I have written about it - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-adrian-thomas-...

You'll see from my credentials that I've had well over 2000 OOBEs/NDEs and done a fair bit of research into such phenomena in the course of my life, so I know what I am talking about; and the best advice I can give you is read Lisa Garr's story of recovery from brain injury http://theawareshow.com/ and Joe Dispenza's story of recovery from physical injury http://www.drjoedispenza.com/

My reason for saying that is, Lisa Garr is a great believer in neuroscience and Joe Dispenza is a practitioner who pushes boundaries of modern neuroscience harder than anyone else I know and promulgates an idea I think will assist you out of that 'suicide is the only answer' corner you are backing yourself into.

At first glance, his idea might sound like 'woo-woo'. but Ive had the autism spectrum disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, all my life, though didn't know that until I was 49, but I had been exploiting the natural neuroplasticity of the brain since I was only about 3 days old to control my autism without even being aware of it, and it is only now, in the late 20th / early 21st century that science is catching up with what my family has been doing to control our autism for thousands of years http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/26/behavior-the...

seriously, you are thinking of ending your life over a headache?! I think you need to get counseling and a new Dr for this. Something is wrong. How about a second opinion? maybe you are having a stroke. GET A SECOND OPINION!!!

Try a chiropractor and then an acupuncturist.

http://www.naturalnews.com/036493_migraines_relief...