achy breaky head

[mere_bagatelle]

Anyone know the deal with headaches? I got an absolutely splitting one a few weeks ago. This one is not as bad but my head hurts and I can't really focus on anything. Could it be from not having caffeine today? Or what?

Comments

[sabra_n]

Caffeine definitely helps headaches, and I know that headaches can be a symptom of caffeine withdrawal. But the withdrawal shouldn't be that bad after just one day.

In my experience? I get headaches from stress, computer screen eye strain/glare, bright lights/sunshine, prolonged loud music/noises, fatigue...yeah, I get them a lot.

[followbliss]

I had a splitting headache for most of today (including the three hours I was being the pilot study participant in someone's psycholinguistics experiment, wherein there were electrodes stuck to my head and I had to read sentences without blinking, one word at a time). I just had some chicken for dinner and it finally went away.

I don't think these things are related.

I get headaches mostly from looking too long at computers and being around fluorescent lights and also from rapid changes in the weather. And sinuses/stuffiness (which is, unfortunately, every day). And if I don't have enough caffeine.

I hope you feel better!

[nora_the_great]

I get headaches when I don't drink enough water.

[irrationale]

yes, could be caffiene.

Also, if you're under a lot of stress, it could be a migraine. I'd never had one before and started getting them last summer. Take breaks for your eyes (move them around, look at things in a different field of depth), drink lots of water, try to cut down on caffiene, and eat well, and you should be cool.

[candrabindu]

My roommate used to get headaches from caffeine withdrawal sometimes, so I'd say it's certainly a possibility. Do you feel the headache more on one side of your head than the other? Any light sensitivity? Nausea? If "yes" to any of those, it might be a migraine. I don't have a lot of personal experiences with migraines, thankfully, but I hear that lying completely still in a dark room can help. (It also can help with regular headaches.) There's also expensive-but-effective medications (Imitrex is one) that could help if it really is a migraine.