Feel like I'm becoming depressed
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I've had headaches/pressure for close to 3 months. Have went to two doctors who both think they're stress/tension related headaches and nothing serious. I felt pretty ok for a week or so and even had two days with no headache. This week has been kind of bad and I feel like I'm losing hope. I'm afraid if I don't get an MRI I won't have the reassurance that it isn't a tumor. It's been 2 weeks since my last doctors appt and he prescribed muscle relaxers and physical therapy 6 appts. The co pay is too much each time so I went once and I can't afford to keep going. I want to go back to the doctor and ask him to send me for an MRI but not sure if he will. I feel so sad today I feel like I could become depressed cause I'm so tired of hurting and I want to feel normal again.
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jamie_54777 lori04925
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Maybe try asking if he / she will have x-rays done of the area that is bothering you. If you're denied, well then...
Go for 2nd opinion
jenni101183 lori04925
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Hey Lori I feel the same I'm so tired of feeling like this its getting me down and I'm so.afraid of taking the meds because I don't want to become worse than I already am , I had a MRI but I was t another one ! I really feel like something is wrong , these is really making feel depressed and sad and down
lori04925 jenni101183
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I think you're lucky you got an MRI done. Thanks for understanding tho I'm sick of crying and feeling hopeless I wanna enjoy my life and it's so hard
jenni101183 lori04925
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Yes trust me if no one else understands you I do 100% , I have headaches just about daily , weird ones not the normal headaches . and even after having the.MRI I'm still convinced something is wrong or.they missed something , don't get me wrong , I don't want something to be seriously wrong but I just can't fix myself to.understand these feelings in my head are normal or anxiety they are.super scary
g.90572 lori04925
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kimberly59704 lori04925
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This sounds so familiar. Two weeks away from my fortieth birthday I woke up with this awful pressure in my head and pain on the left side. I thought what is this. I thought my head would burst from the fullness. I have suffered with migraines my whole life,and this was not a migraine. Well it hurts me to say that I had this for 8 long and dreadful years. I went to 2 Neuros,and had every test, and they had me on muscle relaxers,and blood pressure pills,and topamax,and other meds, which nothing worked. The 2nd one did tell me that this was tension headache. I have had the annoying stress headache, but this was 10 times worse I swear. So yes 8 years,24 hours a day, 7days a week. I really wanted the lord to take me,I was at my wits end,and was not doing well. I do want to mention that I suffer with anxiety also, and was on I think lexapro for that, and was feeling good. My family doc felt so bad that she didn't know what to do for me. I made appt with her, and told her to change my med. She put me on amitriptyline for tension headache and Cynbalti for anxiety,and my god it worked. Honest to god,I was so happy and thankful. I have been on that combo for 9 years. I am 57 now and still doing well. So I say to you,don;t waste your money on the meds that your Neuro gave you, cause they don't work. I am going to assume you suffer from anxiety also, hence the tension headache. You need a antidepressant,and amitriptyline. The amitriptyline is to treat headaches,migrains,tension headaches, and also anxiety. I only take 20 mg at night. I don't recomend a lg dose,but I recomend that with a antidepressant,and I will say it worked for me and I hope it would work for you. Please make the call to you doc and feel better. I feel your pain.
lori04925 kimberly59704
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Thank you I can't afford to go back into the doctor again just yet bc I've already got about $200 in bills piling up and I need to wait to pay some of them off
elizabeth2244 lori04925
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joe_04369 lori04925
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I would bet 100% you don't have a brain tumor, what you have is a bad case of Anxiety and depression, I know, I have been where you are at right now and I will give you some advice. Go see a psychiatrist and have them evaluate you and get you on some Meds to control the anxiety and depression. I tried everything without taking Meds and it just got worse. Long story I have but I finally gave in and now I take Effexor for depression and benzodiazepines for the anxiety(Small dose, this drug is very addictive) It will take some time for the antidepressents to work so be patient. Good luck and you will feel better I promise.
lori04925 joe_04369
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I've been on anti depressants before. I know I have anxiety but I'm definitely not depressed so I won't go on anti depressants. I rly want to try and wait before I do all of that bc my dr very well thinks heir tension headaches.
joe_04369 lori04925
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I don't understand your post then "Feel like I'm becoming depressed" Anxiety and Depression usally go hand in hand, it's not that you feel like your becoming depressed you are depressed i think.
lori04925 joe_04369
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calab22270 lori04925
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Hi the same thing was happening to me recently and my doctor told me to take 2 paracetamol every 4 hours till it want away. I was skeptical but after 4 days sure enough it was better. I'm single dosage it's not that effective but over time it works for the headaches
lori04925 calab22270
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lori04925
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