Wait, are you being sarcastic right now?
dysprosium
joined 1 year ago
Perhaps you're hitting the nail on the head. My blood pressure is apparently normal (at least during the day). But perhaps it is indeed too high for me. It feels plausible but idk what that is worth. I'm going to ask my doctor to test this idea. Not sure yet which med for lowering blood pressure is good. I thought that Beta blockers were specifically for headache patients. Perhaps this is why... Also, apparently ACE inhibitors and ARBs are also blood pressure lowering agents. Any experience with those...?
I've been drinking a lot more water the last 5 years which lessened the headaches a little bit. But tbh, I think I drink enough water actually, hard to say exactly how much, but at least before bed (quite) a few glasses of water. During the day (when outdoors) I could probably drink more water, but my body fairly readily produces a lot of urine, or I just have a small bladder, but I'm more inclined to the former one. But waking up with a headache caused by dehydration is unlikely due to drinking the night before bed. I varied the amount of water, but had little effect, except needing to go to the bathroom 5 times before falling asleep. (Not that the water is holding me back from sleeping, but I usually read in bed 1-2 hours, so my kidneys start doing their thing. On that note, reading posture is also unlikely a cause since I only started reading recently (~few years).)
I sometimes do eat a lot of candy (and have throughout my life), but still, even with many months of abstaining from it, there was no difference in headaches. I did not ever take any glucose test. (I once almost did.)
The ADHD diagnosis and med are still relative recent things (~since start of 2024). I'm still experimenting with the meds, what their exact effects are on me, etc. I think they make my head a bit more calm, empty, relaxed, but idk yet, I'm skeptical and cynic of everything until I have tested it thoroughly. I've been on and off of the meds, actually... The psychiatrist said it was ok to do this. But whatever, they're more here to help me study, rather then help me in life.
yes... what you describe is actually my main hypothesis regarding headache as well. Subconscious stress build-up, basically. But to make this problem probably unsolvable is that I'm even subconsciously stressed in the holidays. Even if I go live with my mother for a few months, not having to do ANYthing but relax, I think I am still not relaxed. Perhaps it's not stress but I think it probably is. So I think I have to force relaxation somehow, because apparently I am unable to do so myself. Being tense does run in a family a bit. I'm just fucked.
Perhaps botox injection in the scalp can help. I know, it sounds perhaps crazy if you're not familiar with it, but this is legit practice, the acid forces the tiny muscles around the scalp to temporarily relax. Just throwin' it out there :S
I see! I thought about this as well. I was indeed also worrying whether this itself had any (unforeseeable) side-effects. Hmm, just a fancy amino acid? I hope this is indeed as innocent as it sounds.
good point, but I always thought this was not very uncommon actually, idk
can't argue that!
Only a general practitioner (a general doctor, right?). Although, no headache specialist, I have visited some people, like many physiotherapists, one manual orthopedic doctor, and one acupuncturist.
Yep, I try to record my input and output to some extend. My 'journal' up til now is really weird, vague, and incomplete. I can probably try a kind of (mentally) relaxing exercise but honestly don't know what. Something like yoga indeed, but not sure if exactly that is something for me.
So it’s possible both localized vasodilation and vasoconstriction are causing these headaches, considering the times the headache is worst ("cannabis use or after waking up) and mild but constant (after stimulants like caffeine).
But caffeine is not causing any headaches. Did I accidentally imply that somewhere? It's rather enhancing the painkiller's effect. In fact, a few times I drank around 14 espressos just for fun and curiosity, and I never got any headaches. Although, normally, if I don't also drink a glass of water immediately afterwards, I have a reasonable chance of developing a headache, which is not due to dehydration, oddly enough, because drinking other hydrating substances (like milk in the coffee) does not help; It has to be water. Another reason to think this is that the headache can already start a few minutes in, which is way too fast for dehydration to happen.
I know this doesn't add any value (and probably only confusion), but taking coffee at certain times, as well as sugar and other kind of (especially processed) foods, does indeed lead to headaches, but these moments are just random moments during the day (or week) which I can only just intuitively feel; so I can feel when they are 'at play', it's like I'm just more 'vulnerable' to certain substances at these moments. That's the only difference. Took me years to realize. I know this sounds wacky as hell. Way too weird and vague. Especially considering I have no allergies or any other medical condition whatsoever (same for family members). (Yes perhaps ADHD but even I doubt that to some extend.) So perhaps best to ignore this last paragraph, because I don't know what to make of it, except being just sensitive.
I'm living in west europe. These blood pressure machines are actually not that expensive. God, I feel stupid to not have searched for this sooner. I even see the Omron devices for ~70 euros. I'm in great student loan debt but I'll gladly make room for this device
Yes. Don't drink alcohol. I have had many long periods when I don't drink any caffeine at all. No difference in experience/headaches
I tried this as well. I bought a (DIY) mouth guard. Did not do much if anything, unfortunately.
This was at the same time I heard about injecting botox in your head skin and jaw to relax muscles. Sounds weird but worth a try
I'm on boost so perhaps im not seeing something, but what does "/s" to do with a spoiler tag? Aren't they two completely different things? If you're being sarcastic, you just put /s, right? That's what I've always done...