Does Anybody Know

[DEN53]

if there is a virus or bug going around that would cause me to have a headache since last Wednesday.

[ttfn]

AB?
wish you better soon Den x

[ethandron]

happens that way sometimes doesn't it? i sometimes get one which hovers around fora couple of weeks, not severe but just there all the time on a low level. and then i suddenly realise it's gone.
can't help about a virus though.

[LoftyLottie]

Den, could it be because you are stressed. I think a virus could cause it though. Viruses of one type or another always seem to be going round. I had a headache, earache and dizziness a few weeks ago, which seemed never ending, but they have now gone.

Hope you feel better soon. Are you trying to keep going with it? - might be better if you took to your bed and had a good long sleep - animals do this when they are not well - we are not as sensible!!

Take care xx

[DEN53]

Thanks ttfn.

ethandron and Lottie - I thought about stress, but it does'nt seem like a stress headache and if it was painkillers would take it away. This just keeps on coming back - I have taken an array of painkillers, some just dull it, but it comes back. I did think it could be a virus. I also keep waking up in a pool of sweat.

[237SJ]

If you`re waking up in a pool of sweat the headache could be the dehydration associated with that.

[ttfn]

Any sinus problem Den? - Have you tried steaming? Fresh air and a good walk usually help my headaches

[redcrx]

just a headache?

dehydration? if youre sweating so much that could be a reason.

[DEN53]

Thats a good point about dehydration - during the summer I drinks loads of bottled water, but I have noticed lately I am not drinking that much.

ttfn - no I don't suffer with sinus problems.

[LoftyLottie]

If you are waking up hot and sweaty during the night, then I would think a virus might well be responsible. I was like that with my earache/headache/ dizzy thingy.

[redcrx]

have to add that a friend of mine finally went to GP after suffering a bad head all week as well as sweats and has been told she has the flu.

lots of it about

[Jemisa]

Awww! Den, wish you better soon. Trouble with headache's you're in a guessing game all the time aren't you?, In your 50s is a time for headache's anyway if I remember rightly (the Hormones) and you are stressed Den aren't you and now the night-sweats, I think its a combination of all 3. Perhaps a course of HRT will be able to put you right. It did wonders for me. -- Take care.

jem

[DEN53]

Red and Lottie - I think its a virusy thingy. I have just drank two big glass of water.

Hiya Jem - I had a hysterectomy 15 years ago, and have done the flushes and sweats bit - and even though I still get them from time to time, along with headaches etc., I have them under control. I won't take HRT Jem - I have coped o.k without it - I was only told to go on it because I have osteoporosis in my spine.

[LoftyLottie]

HRT proved a distaster for me. One month I took it and never again. I have osteoarthritis in my spine and border line osteoporosis. However, I would never resort to HRT. It may well suit some people but horrible things happened when I took it.

[DEN53]

I never tried it Lottie - but have been through the list of alternative remedies - none of them worked. I think with the flushes, its just something you get used to.

My osteoporosis was primarily caused by years of an over-active thyroid.

[Bobbisox]

it so awful weather wise DEN so I'm still here..;p0)
Could it be stress? due to the pressure you have been under?

[DEN53]

could be Joy, but that sort of headache (and I've had many) usually go with painkillers.

[HAVEY]

Yes there is - my friend thought she had a really bad hangover but the sore head turned into a really bad throat and general tiredness. Lots of bugs around because of the mild and odd weather.

[HAVEY]

yes there is - my friend had it and thought she was drinking too much. It turned into a sore throat and tiredness and a big of a cold. She is ok now but it is the strange mild and damp weather we are having.

[DEN53]

Thanks HAVEY.

[sherrardk]

There's loads of bugs going around here. I was told I had a bad virus (went to the doc's in tears because I felt so I'll). I have had an upset stomach for three weeks and hardly any appetite - I have been eating one bowl of cereal a day.