Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

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VERY bad headache and other things.

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I am a 17 year old girl. I didnt get much sleeep the night before, so i slept on and off till 3. I didnt eat or drink at all yesterday until about late 7, and when i did eat it was just a little.. and same with drinking. Later that night, I got a really bad headache. It went away for about an hour...

by letsfindout123174033 over a year ago

headache on back left side

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I am just so miserable right now. I have been suffering from terrible headaches for the last two months. I had them before, but then they just disappeared. Now, they are back again. My headaches focus on the back of the left side and I have to lie down every time I get one. Do you have any insight,...

by regan632173280 over a year ago

headache on both sides of the head

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I have been having a headache on both side of my head, along with neck and shoulder aches, for the past week or so. Am I right in thinking that this would be a tension headache? I'm only just learning that there are all kinds of different headaches out there, but that's no good when paracetamol will...

by egbert900165311 over a year ago

headache on one side of my head

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Doers anybody recognise this? I have been getting all these headaches on one side of my head. I tried looking this up, and I got some scary results! Some websites even seem to say that such headaches can indicate brain tumours, but I am sure this isn't what I have. It seems to be linked to stress at...

by janean50287 over a year ago

headache on crown of head

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I know that headaches are one of the most difficult pains to explain correctly, and to describe them in such a way that other people can understand it. My headaches are at the crown of the head, and are kind of deep and stinging, if that makes any sense. If you recognize this and know what it means,...

by nichols1015172701 over a year ago

headache on left side

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Hi! I am looking for some information about headaches. I get these headaches on the left side of my head. They come and go, and are usually accompanied by seeing black spots in front of my eyes and sometimes I lose my vision altogether for a nanosecond. What kind of headache is that and what is the...

by alexis704172651 over a year ago

pulsating headache on side of head

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Have any of you ever experienced a headache like this? And if so, how did you get rid of it? As the topic title suggests, it is pulsating and on the side of my head, the left side to be more precise. I have no idea what is causing this, but I do know that it is very uncomfortable. If you have any...

by rod1410172376 over a year ago

headache on right side of brain

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I know that I should not use this site for medical advice but having noted that, I am still positive that there are many people here who can give me some useful views; either "Been there, Done that" views or professional ones. A headache on the right side of the brain has been plaguing me for the...

by immanuel1044172305 over a year ago

headache on airplane

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I have this problem that has been annoying me for some time now, and I'd like to get your thoughts if possible. I am a frequent air traveller - I fly at least once every two weeks, but it can be several times a week as well, including long distance flights. And recently, I've been getting terrible...

by renard307172016 over a year ago

muscles spasms all over body

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For as long as I could remember I will randomly get these intense muscle spasms in sporadic places on my body. Most of the time I will be laying in bed and it will just feel like there was something inside my leg that just "jumps" a few times and is gone. I get this throughout my whole...

by Guest over a year ago