Crazy Headaches

thebeadinglady · February 2012

Everyday for the past week I have been getting the most insane headaches. They come and go through out the day, but are at their worst in the evening. I am not sure if this is pregnancy related or not, but not being able to take Aspirin is becoming a real problem. I have never been one to get a lot of headaches, so this is really throwing me off my game.

So far I have no symptoms other than feeling tired all the time, and if they are pregnancy related, these headaches. Anyone else have early pregnancy headaches like this?

Mayan2011 · February 2012

Congrats again on your BFP!!

Yes, I have been getting awful headaches. Prior to pregnancy I suffered from headaches, but with pregnancy they seem to be more frequent and stronger. I am 12 weeks today and they don't seem to be fading at all. My family Dr. said they should start to subside in the next couple of weeks. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

MoFree · February 2012

So happy to see you on here. I also had god awful headaches which have abated but not gone completely. The only thing that helped were weekly acu sessions, which gave me some relief for a few days.

07may07 · February 2012

I had terrible headaches for the beginning of my pregnancy. Generally I had a headache every day. I also had migraines too. Tylenol was a constant staple for me, but many times did not help. I saw an acupuncturist and it helped with the headache/migraine I had that day, but it always returned. I was actually considering seeing a chiropractor to see if it gave me any relief.

Finally around week 20-22 the headaches went away.

I hope yours go away soon. My only suggestions are lots and lots of water, tylenol, maybe a little caffeine, and sitting in a dark room with an ice pack. Feel better soon!

labbylover03 · February 2012

I started having terrible headaches about 10 weeks and am still having them. Mine start late afternoon and last overnight. I am very prone to migraines pre-pregnancy and finally asked my dr last week about them. She told me to try taking a shot of coffee to see if a little caffeine would help. She said if they got really bad she could prescribe something, but of course I'm avoiding that if at all possible. At this point, I try to not even take Tylenol since it barely takes the edge off anyways. Hope you feel better! But it's totally worth it, huh??

thebeadinglady · February 2012

labbylover03:
I started having terrible headaches about 10 weeks and am still having them. Mine start late afternoon and last overnight. I am very prone to migraines pre-pregnancy and finally asked my dr last week about them. She told me to try taking a shot of coffee to see if a little caffeine would help. She said if they got really bad she could prescribe something, but of course I'm avoiding that if at all possible. At this point, I try to not even take Tylenol since it barely takes the edge off anyways. Hope you feel better! But it's totally worth it, huh??

It is totally worth it. I just keep trying to remind myself it will be worth it in the end. And you are right with the Tylenol, it barely touches the pain.

DeputiesWife · February 2012

yes. i get them everyday about lunch time. its not awesome at all.

I take tylenol. just one.

tarajayne · February 2012

I suffered from frequent migraines pre-pregnancy and have had some of my worst ones while pregnant. To me that haven't gone away yet... I have had 2 in the last week. They even gave me tylenol 3 but that doesn't help either... all that really does sometimes is knock me out so I can sleep, but the morning comes and headache is still there. I do think going to the chiropractor helps, but I go weekly and still get some doozies. I love being pregnant but imitrex is the one thing I really miss!

blueberries8 · February 2012

Sometimes I get relief by having a cold Coke with tylenol - it doesn't always work, but it's worth a try. I don't know if you are taking an anti-nausea medication, but headaches are a common side effect of Zofran, and I think the Zofran definitely exacerbated if not caused mine. A head/neck massage can also really help. I hope you start feeling better soon - headaches suck!

naybird · February 2012

When I asked my Drs about constant headaches they told me it's a normal side effect of pregnancy. They told me I can take Tylenol, which doesn't always help. They have gotten better and less frequent when I reached 2nd trimester!

koyn · February 2012

So sorry you are going through this. I had really bad headaches til about 12 weeks. Try drinking a lot of water and maybe a little coffee. It seemed to work for me.

So excited to see you here!....and yesterday.

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