More head pressure

[Rdiz777]

The head pressure is pretty bad today. Whole head feels like a contracted muscle. Tough living this way, going on five years...

[Likeabadstorm]

24/7 just had an eeg today and will have a three day one coming up in a couple weeks. MRI and Mra. I get faintness feeling with it. I am on an ice pack right now. No otc med works, fioricet didn’t work. Scared I may end up having to have lumbar puncture. I’ve never experienced this much pressure pain ever is nonstop. Scary. Hope you get answers. No fun living like you feel like your gonna die everyday from it

[Twenty2 in reply to Likeabadstorm]

I’ve had this for a year or more now, always feeling like I will faint because of the head pressure. I’ve got an MRI booked. At the Dr’s today and she’s given me a steroid nasal spray incase it’s a sinus problem

[Likeabadstorm in reply to Twenty2]

It’s going close to two years now for me. I got the steroid nasal spray (Flonase) two sprays each mare and I did it for two months even antibiotics and nothing. I hope it helps you and gives you relief. Hope all turns out good on the mri as well. It’s horrible and you get the faintness feeling too. So sorry. You should post and if it the steroid spray helps and how the mri results turn out. I hope we can get answers. Had the eeg today so waitng the results. And then in a couple of weeks will be the three day eeg.

[Rdiz777 in reply to Twenty2]

Mine is most likely tension headaches, though I have sinus issues as well

[Agora1]

Rdiz, I had head pressure for many years called Myofascial Pain Syndrome.

You called it right in that the whole head felt like a contracted muscle.

The are many reasons behind the pain from severe anxiety, poor posture,

heavy lifting, whiplash etc etc.

What happens is that trigger points develop in the upper shoulders and neck

area. Until these trigger points are released it doesn't allow the lymphatic fluid

to flow freely . The results can be that full headed pressure feeling. When I had

that my doctor ordered 6 weeks of physical therapy. The therapist used acupressure

at the base of the skull and I literally could hear and feel the fluid release.

Of course this is not always the case and should be checked out by your doctor.

The doctor who oversaw my condition at the time was a Rheumatologist. I hope

you find some relief. xx

[Likeabadstorm in reply to Agora1]

I think maybe I need to give this a try because nothing is relieving my pressure and pain and faintness feeling and some days are so bad. It’s very hard with whatever this is. But this may help. Acupuncture did not help me but acupressure and PT may. I should ask my doctors

[Rdiz777 in reply to Agora1]

Thank you. I sit at a desk and my posture may not always be the best. Also, it's terrible when it rains, so there may be something to that.