Posted by Michelle Carper on May 21, 1999 at 16:59:22:
I am a 24 year old female & have been suffering from severe, constant headaches for the last 2.5 months. I read the info regarding cluster headaches & the description is somewhat like what I have been experiencing. I have been going through the rounds with the doctors trying to find out what is going on. None have been able to give me any answers, so I am wondering if my symptoms sounds familiar to anyone: I woke up a few months ago and my R eye was solid red. A few days later I started to experience pain in my eye. A week later I started to get headaches "in my eye" and the surrounding area. The headaches have gotten worse since then. They are constant every waking moment, differing in severity. My head feels like it is heavy. The pain is usually centered in the middle of my head & eyes. At times I feel like I have something like a balloon expanding in my head. There is no pattern to the pain. They can be severe first thing in the morning or at 5pm. I have not had one day without a severe headache. By the middle of the day I am exhausted from the pain. I have not been awakened from a headache, but have one the minute I open my eyes. The doctors checked for pressure & all that good stuff. Got the CAT scan of the sinus area. They will be doing a MRI in a few weeks. I am still seeing a general doctor (originally an opthamologist). The other thing that has happening when all this began was my loss of vision. The doctor says they are not related, but it happened at the exact same time the eye redness and headaches came. I have lost -1.25 in my R eye & -.5 in the other since my exam 2 months prior. I guess all these things have really scared me. The doctors have been "less" than helpfull in helping me understand what is going on. My current doctor feels they are "A-typical" migranes. But in all I have read, my systems are nothing like them. From what I have read, my systems sound most like the cluster headaches. If anyone could give me some feedback on my symptoms, I would be appreciative. Thank you! Michelle