Hi for the past month or so almsot everyday i ahve been experiencing thorbbing headaches on my right side of my head they are about a 6 or 6 on the 10 scale of pain and they usually go away within minutes after taking an ibuprofin or advil and i have been taking minocycline for a few years for acne i am pretty concerned its a brain tumor but i also have VERY high anxiety and hypochondria wich always produces more and more different symptoms and plus my nurse mom is alway reasurring me its NOT brain tumor but i just wanted to know what other people would think of my situation and please let me know what you think any help would do.
thanks for the help people
thanks for the help people
I know this post is OLD but in case anyone else is looking for answers....I too was taking Minocycline and just one day I started to feel this pressure up the right side of my neck into my head, it was a pulsing action, like there was too much fluid and nowhere to go. I could not wear sunglasses or a hat or anything on my head because of the pressure. I felt dizzy and nauseated almost all day everyday. When I would wake up first thing in the morning or after I had been sitting for a long period of time, it was like I was walking on a moving boat. Felt like I was trying to get my "sea legs'....THere was also a stiff painfull spot on the base of my skull. I pretty much felt like someone had run over me with a bus. I went to Drs and one said.... I sprained my neck (uh... no), they I could tell they were saying it was migraines or sinusitis, even though I did not have any drainage or blockage or anything. I finally started 'google'ing' all my meds I was on.... I when I looked up the minocycline I heard angels in the background.... finally I pretty much saw everyone of my symptoms listed as a side effect or warning with taking this drug for a long period of time. I am still trying to figure this thing out... have had an MRI (normal) and eye exam (normal).. so next is a neurologist for a spinal tap. If I had not looked up this info myself, not sure I would still be here. It was so intense that I literally was scared to go to sleep that I would not wake up the next day.