lunarDISCObanquet
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- Oct 27, 2004
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early in december, i had some kind of upper respiratory infection, which was treated successfully within a week with a z-pack, but something to keep in mind.
the 25th - 30th, i had an annoying ingrown hair on the side of my mouth. i was opening my mouth very wide to fuck with it with my tongue all week. i was opening my jaw much wider and didn't even notice myself doing this.
the night of the 30th, i noticed a weird sensation in my temple, and woke up with a headache in both temples.
an advil helped treat the headache.
the night of the 31st, i went out, took some mild uppers, and its possible i was clenching my jaw for part of the night.
since the 30th, i have had consistent headaches in my temples on and off. i never experienced these kind of headaches in the past.
to add to this shitstorm, i have terrible anxiety, usually about health. i keep imagining the worst case scenario, which is probably feeding the stress more.
late last february, i had a cat scan which came back all good (this was for a drunken fall. again, my health anxiety helped me convince myself a hang over was a full blown concussion)
the headaches are in my temples. unlike other headaches with light and sound sensitivity and a general shitty feeling, it seems to be more the muscle. if i rub the area of my temple and upper jaw, it definitely reacts with a slight swell of pain. i noticed a bit of neck pain as well, which may be power of suggestion after reading about it.
advil also helps a little. hopefully this suggests its not internal, but muscle.
being a broke college student, it is in my best interest to get this handled on my own without visiting a bunch of doctors to get some reassurance.
i visited my school's health center, but they are very unprofessional there. she just told me to get an eye exam and take advil.
tomorrow i plan to meet with the school psych, and see if my anxiety is a factor, and what i can do.
its unfortunate i have to come to a message board for reassurance, but has anyone had any experience with this? should i be concerned?
http://www.enhancedental.com/Prevention_htm/Headaches_JawJointPain.htm
a lot of this makes sense, but i don't know if a week of weird jaw extension and a night of jaw clenching would lead to a full week of horrible headaches.
the 25th - 30th, i had an annoying ingrown hair on the side of my mouth. i was opening my mouth very wide to fuck with it with my tongue all week. i was opening my jaw much wider and didn't even notice myself doing this.
the night of the 30th, i noticed a weird sensation in my temple, and woke up with a headache in both temples.
an advil helped treat the headache.
the night of the 31st, i went out, took some mild uppers, and its possible i was clenching my jaw for part of the night.
since the 30th, i have had consistent headaches in my temples on and off. i never experienced these kind of headaches in the past.
to add to this shitstorm, i have terrible anxiety, usually about health. i keep imagining the worst case scenario, which is probably feeding the stress more.
late last february, i had a cat scan which came back all good (this was for a drunken fall. again, my health anxiety helped me convince myself a hang over was a full blown concussion)
the headaches are in my temples. unlike other headaches with light and sound sensitivity and a general shitty feeling, it seems to be more the muscle. if i rub the area of my temple and upper jaw, it definitely reacts with a slight swell of pain. i noticed a bit of neck pain as well, which may be power of suggestion after reading about it.
advil also helps a little. hopefully this suggests its not internal, but muscle.
being a broke college student, it is in my best interest to get this handled on my own without visiting a bunch of doctors to get some reassurance.
i visited my school's health center, but they are very unprofessional there. she just told me to get an eye exam and take advil.
tomorrow i plan to meet with the school psych, and see if my anxiety is a factor, and what i can do.
its unfortunate i have to come to a message board for reassurance, but has anyone had any experience with this? should i be concerned?
http://www.enhancedental.com/Prevention_htm/Headaches_JawJointPain.htm
a lot of this makes sense, but i don't know if a week of weird jaw extension and a night of jaw clenching would lead to a full week of horrible headaches.
