Thanks Carolyn for your comments, I have been rather unwell
over the past few days, and so it has taken me some time to
read this site. I shall take all your comments on board and
shall be speaking with my GP very soon. Hopefully I can get
something sorted out ASAP, as this is getting me down both
emotionally and physically.

Hope everybody reading these replies is having some degree of
success in either living with, or helping people with this pain.

Thanks for all your help.

Neil.

Reply direct if you like, to g1ovh at hotmail dot com where
I shall try and check e-mails weekly - pain forgiving (probably
monthly at the current pain level). By the way its taken nearly
1 hour to type this reply, so yet again I hope anybody reading
this is not bored.
Thanks for a great group. Neil.

--- In chronicdailyheadache@yahoogroups.com, John and Carolyn Dyess
<jcdyess@s...> wrote:
> Dear Neil,
> So sorry to hear you have been suffering so much. You have several
> health problems going on that take good management by a good
> doctor. Is there any Headache Clinic or Headache Specialist in the
> UK? That sounds like what you may need. Some of the drugs you
> mentioned I have never heard of. I have daily chronic headache
> everyday for 15 years. Mostly it is a medium intensity headache
> that sometimes gets severe. Have you tried any of the Migraine Meds
> like Imitrex, Maxalt, Zomig or Amerge? These might not be good for
> you if you have high blood pressure though. Has anyone ever
> mentioned you might have cluster headaches? The pain in the eye is
> sometimes associated with cluster headaches. Sometimes they use
> pure oxygen to treat cluster headache. One drug I take for pain is
> Norgesic Forte. It brings the pain down some although it doesn't
> wipe it out. Some days it really helps though. The National
> Headache Foundation here in the US has a website that can be
> helpful. I also get their newsletter which is informative. They have
> a list of docs that are members and help you find one near you but
> I'm not sure about the UK. I know what you mean about the work
> situation because I loved my job I had for 12 years but finally had
> to quit and go on disability because of the headaches. I hope you
> can find a good doc you like and is knowledgeable and sympathetic
> to your case. This battle with daily headache
> is exhausting and depressing. I hope you find some relief soon.
> Carolyn
>
> > From: "Try a e appear to be no such groups like this in the UK. My
> > story (problem!) is like this;
> > Nearly 18 years ago I was on holiday with my parents. We were
> > staying in a large (by UK standards) caravan on a good site. My
> > parents were in the club when I went back to the caravan. I bent
> > down to take off my shoes and, unfortunately for me, banged my
> > head very hard on a solid wooden shelf as I stood back up. I was
> > very dazed and had to stumble to sit down. When my parents
> > returned (1 to 2 hours later) they found me still sitting with my
> > head in my hands. I did not go to hospital, but took paracetamol
> > for a couple of days. However I have a nice straight grove in my
> > head, which is still there. When we got back to our home I
> > visited my local Doctor (GP) who prescribed me Co-Dydramol and
> > Ibuprofen. I took this for nearly 4 years, through a University
> > Degree, which I graduated from. I had regular visits (6 monthly)
> > to my GP with the same medication as always, also with 2 CT
> > Scans - nothing found. It took me to suggest to him that I have
> > Physiotherapy to my neck. This appeared to work for around 6
> > months then they came back - only worse. Physiotherapy this time
> > did not work. I have moved house, married, and changed jobs, all
> > with headaches. My new GP has tried me on all sorts of
> > medications - Amitriptyline, Indocid, Co-Dydramol, Diclofenac
> > Sodium, and others, all with no change. Since I have been on so
> > many drugs now I have problems with my erections (Erectile
> > Dysfunction) so am now on Viagra (at 34 years old). I have had 2
> > CT-Scans again with nothing found. The GP says I have - Tension
> > Headaches, Depression, now Sinus Headaches. I have High Blood
> > Pressure which is under control with Istin and Enalapril Maleate.
> > My Head-Pain is constantly low to moderate however I now get bad
> > hot sweats after all food, and when my head gets BAD its a
> > powerful pain in the left side of my head. This pain is sometimes
> > so great that it throbs so much that my eyes start to throb with
> > the pain. Nothing at all helps when its like that. Just now its a
> > very dull pressure throb at the back right of my head. I work,
> > although my pain has reduced my output in my job quite a bit. I
> > do not know what to do. Lots of the messages in here talk about
> > drugs that are not available over here. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE,
> > IF ANYBODY CAN HELP, I AM HERE, AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE FAST. Reply
> > direct if you like, to g1ovh at hotmail dot com where I shall try
> > and check e-mails weekly - pain forgiving. By the way its taken
> > nearly 3 hours to type this so hope you are not bored. Thanks for
> > a great
> > group. Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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