Headache Help

[ssmjlm]

I've had a raging one since 1am when it woke me up.

I've taken tylenol and had a coke. I can take 2 more tylenol around 5.

I have almost another hour at work and I'm dying. :-(

[panicked]

If it woke you up, it's probably not just a normal headache. I have cluster headaches that wake me up, but there is no way I could be at work with one. Do you have any other symptoms (sensitivity to light/sound, nausea, etc...)? Have you had migraines in the past? Have you been drinking enough water lately? My suggestion is to take ibuprofen or motrin (if you have it), drink a large glass of water, and try to rest as soon as you can.

[GailGoldie]

my ob let me take motrin/advil until 26w... it's not really dangerous until the 3rd tri. I get horrible migraines so being able to take advil was very helpful to me for that.

ice pack to the head... dark room.... call your doc to find out about meds - some will Rx a few different things (i tried them all, none really worked great on migraines, but helped much better than tylenol!)