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Suggest Remedy For Headache

hi my name is mereyda and I have been having headaches for the past 3 weeks doesn t go away, sometimes its not a headache I just feel right side swollen from inside n part of my face like numb. the dr. tells me its migraine headaches but im starting to get worried because its not sharp pain but its there and its just the right side
Wed, 25 Feb 2015
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Hi Mereyda,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.If you would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have made the following clinical explanation-
Migraine is a clinical diagnosis.If you are having episodic unilateral headache(on right side) it can well be migraine.Some of the typical symptoms of migraine are-
1)nausea
2)Photophobia and phonophobia(headache worsens on exposure to bright light and sound)
3)Visual aura
If you have checked the typical symptoms and they are present in you,it indeed is migraine.

Alternatively,it can be a common manifestation of 'Stress headache' or 'Tension type headache'(TTH).Numbness and feeling of scalp swelling are common features of TTH.
However,sometimes computerised tomographic(CT) scan is done to rule out other secondary structural causes of brain which can present with migraine like headache.
Please discuss with your physician to put you on tricyclic antidepressants and some abortive anti-migraine drugs.If the symptoms persist,then you can be evaluated with a CT Head to see for secondary causes. I hope it helps.
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Suggest Remedy For Headache

Hi Mereyda, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.If you would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have made the following clinical explanation- Migraine is a clinical diagnosis.If you are having episodic unilateral headache(on right side) it can well be migraine.Some of the typical symptoms of migraine are- 1)nausea 2)Photophobia and phonophobia(headache worsens on exposure to bright light and sound) 3)Visual aura If you have checked the typical symptoms and they are present in you,it indeed is migraine. Alternatively,it can be a common manifestation of Stress headache or Tension type headache (TTH).Numbness and feeling of scalp swelling are common features of TTH. However,sometimes computerised tomographic(CT) scan is done to rule out other secondary structural causes of brain which can present with migraine like headache. Please discuss with your physician to put you on tricyclic antidepressants and some abortive anti-migraine drugs.If the symptoms persist,then you can be evaluated with a CT Head to see for secondary causes. I hope it helps.