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What Causes Colon Pain And Left-sided Headache In An Heroin Addict?

Hello, Im currently a recovering herion addict, and about 4 months ago i started having tremendous pain in my colon. Well I have a colonospcy coming up soon. My question is this morning i had a horrible headache almost migraine type but it only seemed to be on the left side near my temple but i couldnt sleep lastnight due to some family issues so i have been up since 10am Saturday. Well i took my pain medicine like i always do which unfortunely is inveinous and i didnt use unsual amount then 10 minutes later (i was fine it helped my head kinda stop, i didnt feel high so i know i didnt do too much), but all of a sudden i had a moment where i couldnt remember what i was doing what day it was but once i noticed it was happening and i focused on it it seemed to stop. I mean wasnt longer than 45secs to a minute but my vision doubled up so i layed down it just freaked me out cuz i never have headaches at all muxh less the left side near my temple can that be related? now im ok everythings seems normal,i have a doctors appointment tomorrow but just kinda wanted your opinion
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without an exam, I can only give general information. And I cannot say in your particular case really anything because you are an unreliable source of information--not due to the drug use--but because of the mental change from whatever cause. The time estimates could easily be off by an hour. Your view of being fine could be totally wrong to an outside observer.
So, on the one hand, 45 seconds of disorientation happens to most people who take narcotics at some point. THey trigger migraine by several mechanisms in people using the very smallest doses entirely as their doctor prescribes.
Or, you could have been out of it for a long time from a near fatal overdose and not realize how bad it was. I saw this today in someone.
Or you could have a brain tumor, brain hemorrhage or near stroke connected or coincedental to narcotic use (mostly it is coincedence except for blood infection going to the brain which is from IV injection) and not realize how very bad you are.
Get outside input.
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What Causes Colon Pain And Left-sided Headache In An Heroin Addict?

without an exam, I can only give general information. And I cannot say in your particular case really anything because you are an unreliable source of information--not due to the drug use--but because of the mental change from whatever cause. The time estimates could easily be off by an hour. Your view of being fine could be totally wrong to an outside observer. So, on the one hand, 45 seconds of disorientation happens to most people who take narcotics at some point. THey trigger migraine by several mechanisms in people using the very smallest doses entirely as their doctor prescribes. Or, you could have been out of it for a long time from a near fatal overdose and not realize how bad it was. I saw this today in someone. Or you could have a brain tumor, brain hemorrhage or near stroke connected or coincedental to narcotic use (mostly it is coincedence except for blood infection going to the brain which is from IV injection) and not realize how very bad you are. Get outside input.