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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 185952" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Get a referral to a pediatrician neurologist and start looking at the possibilility of migranes. </p><p> </p><p>I took my difficult child last winter to determine what his headaches were. He was getting a few bad ones. We also wanted to rule out epilepsy.</p><p> </p><p>Neurologist determined a migrane variant and while we are still on the look out for possible epilepsy, we are treating as migrane.</p><p> </p><p>Our preventive is plenty of fluids - water and gaterade - is allowed to have on his desk and with him at all times during school. difficult child dehydrates faster than most and doesn't know he is dehydrated until the headache starts.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child also get 50 mg of B2 vitamin twice a day (100 tabs split into two). There is something about B2 to help prevent migranes.</p><p> </p><p>Tell your difficult child that he can not wait until the headache is bad before taking medication. He needs to take it before it gets unbearable. That is why the medications do not seem to work (plus what Susiestar said about the amounts received each week). He needs to try to get control before they get that big. Think of the headache like a fire - if put out immeadiately, no problem, if not, it can take several days to get under control plus more to put out entirely. That is how headaches behave - they get bigger and bigger.</p><p> </p><p>Since the headaches are disabling, I would get them checked out by a neurologist just to make sure that they are only migranes and get a neurologist's input on treatment. The abouve has worked wonders for my difficult child but yours may need different.</p><p> </p><p>I have been a headache sufferer since very young. I know the pain your difficult child is in. I hope you are able to find an answer.</p><p> </p><p>A cool dark room - cold wash cloths on eyes.</p><p> </p><p>The shoulder and neck are sore because headaches often have you tensing those areas.</p><p> </p><p>Oh, I do hope you find an answer for your difficult child - major headaches are also scary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 185952, member: 5096"] Get a referral to a pediatrician neurologist and start looking at the possibilility of migranes. I took my difficult child last winter to determine what his headaches were. He was getting a few bad ones. We also wanted to rule out epilepsy. Neurologist determined a migrane variant and while we are still on the look out for possible epilepsy, we are treating as migrane. Our preventive is plenty of fluids - water and gaterade - is allowed to have on his desk and with him at all times during school. difficult child dehydrates faster than most and doesn't know he is dehydrated until the headache starts. difficult child also get 50 mg of B2 vitamin twice a day (100 tabs split into two). There is something about B2 to help prevent migranes. Tell your difficult child that he can not wait until the headache is bad before taking medication. He needs to take it before it gets unbearable. That is why the medications do not seem to work (plus what Susiestar said about the amounts received each week). He needs to try to get control before they get that big. Think of the headache like a fire - if put out immeadiately, no problem, if not, it can take several days to get under control plus more to put out entirely. That is how headaches behave - they get bigger and bigger. Since the headaches are disabling, I would get them checked out by a neurologist just to make sure that they are only migranes and get a neurologist's input on treatment. The abouve has worked wonders for my difficult child but yours may need different. I have been a headache sufferer since very young. I know the pain your difficult child is in. I hope you are able to find an answer. A cool dark room - cold wash cloths on eyes. The shoulder and neck are sore because headaches often have you tensing those areas. Oh, I do hope you find an answer for your difficult child - major headaches are also scary. [/QUOTE]
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