Hi Shari

Have you found any relief yet for your headaches? I have an
appointment with a new neurologist next month. I just hope there is
something out there to help me.

Have you tried eliminating cheese and chocolate from your diet?
They are major triggers for headaches. Good luck!

Sharon

--- In chronicdailyheadache@yahoogroups.com, "slyclark24"
<slyclark24@y...> wrote:
> Hi All,
> My name is Shari. A support group is going to be so nice. :) I
have
> been to the doctor for the headaches, but I cannot afford
extensive
> testing right now. I went to the doc in Oct. 2001 and I was
> diagnosed with hypertension and am on a beta blocker used to treat
> migraines with absolutely no relief. :( My blood pressure is
better
> now for the most part and I was able to reduce my dosage by half.
> This summer, I started taking a mixture of honey and apple cider
> vinegar and it has made a huge difference in my blood pressure. In
> fact, I was gone all of this past week and when I checked my blood
> pressure today, it was high. So I definitely believe the nasty
> mixture is helping me. LOL
> The pain is almost constant with headaches 5-7 days a week. Right
> now, it is allergy season, so I have a headache (usually) daily
for
> 6-8 weeks or until a killing frost. I have suffered allergy
> headaches since high school, both spring and fall seasons. After
the
> allergy season was over, my headaches disappeared. In the summer
of
> 2001, my headaches started early, so I decided to keep track of
> them. Yikes is all I can say. The pain is usually around my
forehead
> and I often have sinus pain/congestion during allergy seasons and
> sometimes other times as well. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being
> horrible, my headaches are usually around a 5-7.
> I went to the dentist a year ago and was diagnosed with TMJ and I
> was SO excited because I thought I would find relief. I just
> finished treatment with little success. The appliance does help
> because it keeps me from grinding my teeth. I have always been a
> teeth grinder. I also tried Chiropractor treatments and it does
help
> for a while and there were many days that my headaches would
> instantly go away after an adjustment. My back is so much better
now
> though. The tension in my shoulder blades is thankfully gone
> now. :):)
> I am now thinking that I may have sleep apnea, migraines, or food
> allergies. I used to have severe food allergies as a child to
dairy
> and flour. I was a poster child for healthy eating!!!!! Fruit was
my
> favorite food as a kid. I would eat cherries by the quart and cry
> when my mom wouldn't let me have more. LOL
> Any ideas or thoughts? I am open to ideas and suggestions. I try
> not to take OTC very often unless I am desperate for pain relief.
> This past week, I took Excedrin a couple of times and it helped
> some. I will check this tomorrow and will be out of town for a
while
> starting Monday. Have a great night.
>
>
> Shari