Wellness

[candys mine]

Not Correct.   Have your BP checked.  If it's weather related try a benadryl it may be sinus as you can always develop an allergy at any time of life.  That's a lot of Excedrine.  A little caffine can help but you get a caffine jolt with every Excedrine you take.  As others have said.  Dark room, cool head, bland carb to settle the stomach.  If you can't shake it, seek help.  Shouldn't have to just endure feeling that crummy.  Get some sleep and feel better soon.

[hckynut]

@Mom2Dogs

There is, in most cases, no correlation between pulse rate and elevated blood pressure. If that were my case, I would have no blood pressue. My pulse right now is 51bpm, and it goes much lower. It is not Bradycardia. When really physically fit, my BP is very low, BUT, it pumps more blood than many others with each each beat. Bradycardia is slow hr, but not pumping much blood, so it is not good.

hckynut(john)

[SilleeMee]

If it were me and I had a headache for more than a couple of days then I would see a doctor. 

[Mom2Dogs]

@hckynutmy blood pressure is typically low, lower than 120/80.

[Moonchilde]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

If it were me and I had a headache for more than a couple of days then I would see a doctor. 

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This^^^

You may not need an ER visit (only the OP knows how incapacitating, or not, and where exactly they hurt), but I would definitely go to my doctor on an emergent basis, or an Urgent Care Center. 

I used to get very bad muscle tension headaches. When muscle relaxants and mild opioids didn't work, I once had to have an injection of steroid and lidocaine into my neck muscle on one side. 

I would also never consider "keeping busy" with a bad headache. It will never go away if you can't physically relax and let it go. Dark room, nap time.

[Patriot3]

@Mom2Dogs  Please stop trying to diagnose and call/see your Dr asap.  If you can't get in, go to the ER.   It could be a migraine or BP or weather, but you never know.  Not trying to be bossy, but concerned about your taking so many Excedrin and it's not helping.  It could be something as simple as stress.  Take care!

[RedTop]

My teacher daughter has also had a headache for 2 days.  It is a common occurrence for her this time of year, when she is up and out at 6 a.m., breathing in the cool morning air.   She is experiencing big reactions to her weekly allergy injections, which is a major sign that her body is dealing with heavy allergens, and is not happy about it.   

Regardless of what the calendar says, my daughter deals with this, just like this, for every change of seasons.   Rain is expected tonight, which may, or may not improve things for her.   

[Mom2Dogs]

@Moonchilde...interesting you mention tension headache and a shot in the neck....I have been having pain on the left side of my neck/shoulder area, off and on the past 2 weeks.  No pain in the neck the last couple of days tho but maybe that is the culprit.

[dooBdoo]

          @Mom2Dogs, I'm so sorry you're suffering.   I've had atypical and classic disabling migraine disease most of my life, and I've also had cluster headaches.   And, like many posters, I've dealt with the occasional sinus-related and general tension-related head pain.    It's not easy to diagnose the type or the source online.    I wanted to post to agree that this is something important enough to contact a physician or pharmacist who knows you or go to an ER or a nearby walk-in urgent care clinic.   (I'm also concerned about ingesting that much Excedrin over a relatively short period of time.)    Please take good care of yourself.   I wish you well.❤️  

[Moonchilde]

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@Mom2Dogs wrote:

@Moonchilde...interesting you mention tension headache and a shot in the neck....I have been having pain on the left side of my neck/shoulder area, off and on the past 2 weeks.  No pain in the neck the last couple of days tho but maybe that is the culprit.

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@Mom2Dogs, throughout my entire life, I've carried tension and stress directly in my musculoskeletal system. Tight, unyielding muscles can be very nasty, and resist OTC medication when they really "lock in."

If this is a sharp, stabbing pain, extremely sharply painful, or at the top of your skull, I too would urge you to get seen ASAP because that could be symptoms of very high blood pressure or impending stroke or aneurysm. But muscle tension headaches can be completely incapacitating too.

Migraines run in my family, but only a couple have "classic" migraines. My mother had atypical migraines without several of the "usual" migraine symptoms. When I mentioned my symptoms during a severe muscle tension headache, which included nausea, and extreme sensitivity to light and noise, the doctor said that was possibly migraine too, especially since they run in the family - and not everyone will have all the classic symptoms.

But if you rarely have headaches, it's probably just a one-off. I'd still want my doctor to know that it lasted 48+ hrs and didn't respond to OTC medication. There are other things you can take if these are more than occasional.

Good luck!