Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Re: [epilepsy] Headache Post Seizure

 

My point is that nothing else does work for me to kill the headache. Believe me, I have had a vomiting phobia my whole life because of my underlying condition, hydrocephalus. Vomiting is a classic sign of shunt failure, especially with severe headache, and every time I had a post-ictal headache, poor Mom was utterly terrified that I was in shunt failure. I know now that I'm not (and have known for about 25 years) when this happens, because I recover quickly. If I were in shunt failure, I would decline very quickly after that. If a pain med worked on my headache, or if I could sleep it off, I would definitely do that, but it's never worked for me. This is the only way to make it--and the szs--stop.
 
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--- On Tue, 4/27/10, Christine Pickett <cnpickett76@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Christine Pickett <cnpickett76@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Headache Post Seizure
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 5:32 PM

 

I hate throwing up so I don't think I would personally will try that one unless nothing else worked for me.  Thankfully I haven't had a seizure since January but I do frequently get migranes and horrible muscle pain post seizure. 

For me the only thing that really seemed to help is sleep.  If I can take even a short nap it would get rid of the headache.  I know my doctor said dehydration can cause or worsen headaches but I don't think that was my problem.  I drink plenty of water. 

Christine

--- On Tue, 4/27/10, Liz Welker <lizard110366@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Liz Welker <lizard110366@ yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Headache Post Seizure
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 4:34 PM

Well, thank God it's been awhile, but my szs are generally from illness or air pressure change, and no pain med helps me. As bad as this sounds, the only thing that seems to help is throwing up. Once I do, I start to feel better fairly quickly. It may not be what you wanted to hear, LOL, but it works for me. I have even been known to shock my system with ice cold water to make it happen, and it moves the process along quickly.
 
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