Back neck pain with migraines and lightheaded

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im very desperate im not sure anymore if this meno or ansiety. i have been having pain in neck on the left side and i think is causing me bad headaches and i get dizzy and Im so over it . i had a MRI AND all these test all normal , Im in physical teraphy and i get better when they put heat and tge next day im in pain again . they took xray and i have mild spurs in the cervical . i hope im not alone in this.

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    I was having neck issues like that a few years back, before all the worse symptoms hit. I'd wake up every day with a headache and feel dizzy during the day with neck issues.

    It stopped when I changed my pillow. I use a gusseted cuddledown feather pillow, and only use one. Maybe its worth a try for you?

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    Me too. Neck pain and one-sided migraines. Getting better since being on my vitamins more strictly. Taking Vit D, Mg, Fish Oil + less caffeine is helping me. Oh and wearing my night guard. But for a while I too was very worried about my neck. Still get it from time to time but not like before- every morning! I think too, cutting down on taking advil and using volteran since I think you become dependent on these and they cause rebound pain.

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    hi CHER

    OMG!!!! Im supposed to wear a nightguard i wore it las night for the first time ever since SEPT and my left side of the mouth it felt better and the meds they gave me is fioricet and celebrex for joint pain i dont like take them I only take it at night. i do take vitamins and i bought omega supplements and it change the color of my bowels to red so i freak out and i stop. My migranes are in the face and back and i get dizzy my worse is the neck pain im going to PT 2x a week and is not working.

    THANKS so much sharing ! love this site I DONT want to anyone feel they are alone in this.

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    Me too!!! I woke up this morning with awful neck pain and a headache. I'm so tired of this, but I can't lay back down because it hurts. I get afraid of going to bed at night because of the pain. It doesn't last all month long, but it is monthly for at least a week. I hope it gets better for you Eliaimee. I hope it gets better for all of us.

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      Hi Kimberly

      i actually get them for at least 3 weeks but my job which i love is stressful and i just got tired of it and desperated so called a neuromuscular therapist that I used last january she is natural no meds and she was brutal but it took away the pain for 7 months and now i got it back it came back. IM 49 and im wondering if this part of meno

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      Hi Eliaimee,

      I'm going on a whole week now with this neck pain. I go to bed fearing waking up with the pain. Every night now around 3-4 am I wake up in complete discomfort and the only thing I can do is sit upright or stand. I use a hot water bottle and it helps a little. I really don't know what to do. I've put in a message with my Dr. It's just so frustrating along with everything else. I'm really just venting here. Thanks for understanding.

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    Yes absolutely, I have had terrible left sided neck pain for over a year now. It is so bad and is always there, just the intensity that changes. I have tried physio, chiro, osteo and have had MRIs which only showed a slight herniated disc. My pain is mainly at C2 which is up high on left side of my neck. I get pain achiness around my left eye and I feel dizzy and lightheaded everyday too. I've had every test possible and nothing has shown up so it has been put down to peri menopause. I definitely feel your pain.

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      hi Jen

      yes i had a xray and my c3, c4, c5, c7 c8 i have bone spurr and the C4 the disc came down or something like that i also i bought a neck pillow . i hope this pass is been 2 yrs off an on.

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    i have right sided pain high up near my ribs, shoulder pain , its been going on months and the only thing that helps is a hot water bottle . I was first fixated on the heart palpatations then the stomach ache , headaches now this . life really is hard but i just keep reasuring myself i will get there .... these posts also help .

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