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Suggest Alternative Medication For Headache

I have had a headache for 3 weeks, in the right back side of my head, radiating up and down the right side. It then alternates to tension/tightness around the back of my head and still neck. I have had 2 CT scans and a lumbar puncture. All tests have come back clear. Now my glands in my neck and armpits are swollen and my throat feels swollen although it isn t sore. What does this sound like? I have already been in the hospital ER 3 separate times. Should I call the evenings hours of my primary or neurologist at this point? Nothing prescribed so far has helped the head aches. (Fioricet, them Imitrex, now Prednisone.)
Fri, 8 May 2020
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Hello,

Although I'm not an internist, I wonder if the diagnosis of Temporal Arteritis has been considered. Not all of your symptoms are consistent with this idea, but some are. Please ask you doctors.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Lisa Baker
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Suggest Alternative Medication For Headache

Hello, Although I m not an internist, I wonder if the diagnosis of Temporal Arteritis has been considered. Not all of your symptoms are consistent with this idea, but some are. Please ask you doctors. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Lisa Baker