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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by akwunomy(m): 12:12am On Sep 13, 2019
If you will be able to get it...get “Hulda Clark Zapping”...use it regularly and you will be just fine...

Thank me later: Meanwhile Anxiety and stress over your health issue is a major problem...Starting a medication and stopping and starting again especially antibiotic is not good...so if you can afford to buy the zapper..it will surely help you...especially those pains
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by VajanahDischaj(f): 12:25am On Sep 13, 2019
ssgi4in1:
Good evening good people. I am hoping I will get some help here.
Pls this will be a bit a long. I beg you to read. So you can understand better.


My problem started last year April (2018). I was diagnosed with typhoid and malaria. I was started on a course of treatment that involves anti malaria and an antibiotics (azithromycin). I noticed the quality of my sleep was dropping after taking the antibiotic for 2 days. My instincts was that it was the medicine. I eventually stopped taking it but by then my sleep have become badly affected. I woke up a Sunday morning after taking some drinks the previous night at a wedding with one severe type of headache ( I started the antibiotics on Thursday, took on Friday and missed it that Saturday) I continued that Sunday morning. So I eventually stopped all medicine and consulted a doctor friend. By then I had gone two nights with little or no sleep. He prescribed some drugs that was meant to induce sleep and even increased the dosage yet I still couldn't sleep.

Meanwhile before then, I am someone who could be called a sleeper. I can sleep at anytime without stress. I even take naps here and there in my office. So it was strange.

I eventually went to some hospitals and their treatment involved giving me sleep medicines and sometimes it could help me get very little amount of sleep and then it will make me feel very groggy and heavily fatigued. By this time a weird sensation have developed in the left side of my back head (this pain doesn't come and go... It is permanent). After spending some huge amounts I wasn't getting relief until I went to a neurologist. He first suspended all the sleep medications and started giving me amitriptyline 5mg every night ( after few days I started feeling better and had some deep sleep) but still the problem wasn't gone ( head pain and stiff neck).

I was paying about 30k monthly at the neurologists. It wasn't sustainable and I eventually stopped and decided to take my fate in my own hands. I eventually stopped taking any medication for sleep last November.

Between then and now, I have had some good nights where I slept very deeply and nights when I struggled. I have gone like 2 weeks without sleep issues. But still the pain in the back of the head and neck still persist.

Just yesterday I went to consult another gp and his diagnosis was that it was the poor sleep that is causing the pain in the head and neck. But I still find it difficult to believe. I will be having a video session with an Indian neurologist tommorow and I hope he will make a different diagnosis.

My coming here is to know if anyone have had an experience with my case and I would like to know how they solved their problem.

I will appreciate any suggestion that will be of help.

Thank you.

just try and detoxify your system, take more water n try taking more rest. Forget all these visits to doctors, all they do is prescribe drugs. this thing is as a result of the medications you took over time.

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by bpalace(m): 12:31am On Sep 13, 2019
na mad u wan mad so, but I will notvtell u

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by GeeMeshin1(m): 12:32am On Sep 13, 2019
Certain headaches are actually pain radiating from the neck; cervicogenic headache. I suggest you see a physiotherapist.

If you're in Abuja, contact me.
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Whoeppme(m): 12:34am On Sep 13, 2019
ssgi4in1:
Good evening good people. I am hoping I will get some help here.
Pls this will be a bit a long. I beg you to read. So you can understand better.


My problem started last year April (2018). I was diagnosed with typhoid and malaria. I was started on a course of treatment that involves anti malaria and an antibiotics (azithromycin). I noticed the quality of my sleep was dropping after taking the antibiotic for 2 days. My instincts was that it was the medicine. I eventually stopped taking it but by then my sleep have become badly affected. I woke up a Sunday morning after taking some drinks the previous night at a wedding with one severe type of headache ( I started the antibiotics on Thursday, took on Friday and missed it that Saturday) I continued that Sunday morning. So I eventually stopped all medicine and consulted a doctor friend. By then I had gone two nights with little or no sleep. He prescribed some drugs that was meant to induce sleep and even increased the dosage yet I still couldn't sleep.

Meanwhile before then, I am someone who could be called a sleeper. I can sleep at anytime without stress. I even take naps here and there in my office. So it was strange.

I eventually went to some hospitals and their treatment involved giving me sleep medicines and sometimes it could help me get very little amount of sleep and then it will make me feel very groggy and heavily fatigued. By this time a weird sensation have developed in the left side of my back head (this pain doesn't come and go... It is permanent). After spending some huge amounts I wasn't getting relief until I went to a neurologist. He first suspended all the sleep medications and started giving me amitriptyline 5mg every night ( after few days I started feeling better and had some deep sleep) but still the problem wasn't gone ( head pain and stiff neck).

I was paying about 30k monthly at the neurologists. It wasn't sustainable and I eventually stopped and decided to take my fate in my own hands. I eventually stopped taking any medication for sleep last November.

Between then and now, I have had some good nights where I slept very deeply and nights when I struggled. I have gone like 2 weeks without sleep issues. But still the pain in the back of the head and neck still persist.

Just yesterday I went to consult another gp and his diagnosis was that it was the poor sleep that is causing the pain in the head and neck. But I still find it difficult to believe. I will be having a video session with an Indian neurologist tommorow and I hope he will make a different diagnosis.

My coming here is to know if anyone have had an experience with my case and I would like to know how they solved their problem.

I will appreciate any suggestion that will be of help.

Thank you.

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by thomas(m): 12:40am On Sep 13, 2019
Sounds like ur solutions is going to be with a psychiatrist, how anxious are u, do u get any other symptoms , sweaty, heat flushes? You should have stayed on the amitryptyline. Don't worry about getting the zzzzs for now just try and stay calm and stress less. I don't for see anything wrong with ur blood as it is.

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by bixton(m): 12:44am On Sep 13, 2019
ssgi4in1:
Good evening good people. I am hoping I will get some help here.
Pls this will be a bit a long. I beg you to read. So you can understand better.


My problem started last year April (2018). I was diagnosed with typhoid and malaria. I was started on a course of treatment that involves anti malaria and an antibiotics (azithromycin). I noticed the quality of my sleep was dropping after taking the antibiotic for 2 days. My instincts was that it was the medicine. I eventually stopped taking it but by then my sleep have become badly affected. I woke up a Sunday morning after taking some drinks the previous night at a wedding with one severe type of headache ( I started the antibiotics on Thursday, took on Friday and missed it that Saturday) I continued that Sunday morning. So I eventually stopped all medicine and consulted a doctor friend. By then I had gone two nights with little or no sleep. He prescribed some drugs that was meant to induce sleep and even increased the dosage yet I still couldn't sleep.

Meanwhile before then, I am someone who could be called a sleeper. I can sleep at anytime without stress. I even take naps here and there in my office. So it was strange.

I eventually went to some hospitals and their treatment involved giving me sleep medicines and sometimes it could help me get very little amount of sleep and then it will make me feel very groggy and heavily fatigued. By this time a weird sensation have developed in the left side of my back head (this pain doesn't come and go... It is permanent). After spending some huge amounts I wasn't getting relief until I went to a neurologist. He first suspended all the sleep medications and started giving me amitriptyline 5mg every night ( after few days I started feeling better and had some deep sleep) but still the problem wasn't gone ( head pain and stiff neck).

I was paying about 30k monthly at the neurologists. It wasn't sustainable and I eventually stopped and decided to take my fate in my own hands. I eventually stopped taking any medication for sleep last November.

Between then and now, I have had some good nights where I slept very deeply and nights when I struggled. I have gone like 2 weeks without sleep issues. But still the pain in the back of the head and neck still persist.

Just yesterday I went to consult another gp and his diagnosis was that it was the poor sleep that is causing the pain in the head and neck. But I still find it difficult to believe. I will be having a video session with an Indian neurologist tommorow and I hope he will make a different diagnosis.

My coming here is to know if anyone have had an experience with my case and I would like to know how they solved their problem.

I will appreciate any suggestion that will be of help.

Thank you.

I'll advice you look for person(s) who are into massaging, the native method.
It's the best method to solve your issue if only you can get in touch with someone who knows it.

I don't know where you are resident but I believe you can get a good one within your location.

What's your most likely sleeping position?
Do you use a pillow while sleeping?

Hope you don't have high blood/low blood issues?
But if you do have high blood pressure, I'll recommend simple herbs/fruits you can take for such.
If its low blood pressure, I'll recommend certain fruits to be prepared by you to take.
All available at your reach.
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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by jaxxy(m): 12:51am On Sep 13, 2019
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I have encountered a similar experience bt it didn’t affect my sleep tho. Had sm headaches and neck pains which where mostly due to my pillows and sleeping positions bt then it grew worse when I went on a prescribed antibiotic combination which gave me a terrible stiff neck in just 3days, I stopped it immediately and took basic pain releaver paracetamol about 3ce daily, sm massage later on and I was almost good as new. I finished my treatment on another antibiotic that was mild. There are many that can be used and will work for u better.

Luckily I have folks in the medical field so I rarely go to the hospital to meet random doctors hurriedly prescribing any manner of drugs with out knowing ur history or taking into account of any side effects or reactions. U need to be sensitive to what medications u use especially strong drugs always crosscheck ur prescriptions with 1 or 2 other practitioners b4 following it. I’m sorry to say bt am doctors are quacks and Sm are careless or carefree or unnecessarily confident even when wrong.

Doctors with patience are the best most times cos they do better research, work with feedback and get better results.

For a basic malaria typhoid treatment I think it took too many unnecessary antibiotics and expensive treatments and yet no solution till u stopped them. An expensive treatment may not always be the accurate remedy sm even create more complications.
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Kennedyiheme: 12:56am On Sep 13, 2019
See a chiropractor.. this is a problem that has to do with your joints and bones... trust me this is the solution..
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Drmberede(m): 12:57am On Sep 13, 2019
mistacoco2:
Am having the same issue right now.. but will advice you to check your blood pressure.


Go back to your/a neurologist, a specialist one
He should run some clinical assessment and tests and explore on the pain. He might recommend a rheumatologist and a cardiologist as well.
There is no clinical points you stated here that might help. You may need a pain killer, muscle relaxant, steroids,physiotherapy, which is dependent on other background symptoms. Some may recommend soft cervical collar if necessary.
I sympathize with you
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by IGBOSON1: 1:00am On Sep 13, 2019
zuchyblink:
Check ur blood pressure

Was about to suggest the same thing!

I hope the doctor or nurse took his blood pressure during the visit! This is basic stuff and the first thing that's meant to be done! But i know how useless some so called professionals can be...no to mention the fact there are quacks out there!

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by c2far: 1:16am On Sep 13, 2019
Is there one in Lagos?

Kennedyiheme:
See a chiropractor.. this is a problem that has to do with your joints and bones... trust me this is the solution..
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by EmpressT(f): 1:23am On Sep 13, 2019
By not sticking to a well convincing antibiotic could result to a serious health problem now or at old age. I really want to help you stay alive and stand fit. Maybe if you don't mind, we can hook up, discuss and recommend a fast remedy to your health issue. What do you think?

ssgi4in1:
Good evening good people. I am hoping I will get some help here.
Pls this will be a bit a long. I beg you to read. So you can understand better.


My problem started last year April (2018). I was diagnosed with typhoid and malaria. I was started on a course of treatment that involves anti malaria and an antibiotics (azithromycin). I noticed the quality of my sleep was dropping after taking the antibiotic for 2 days. My instincts was that it was the medicine. I eventually stopped taking it but by then my sleep have become badly affected. I woke up a Sunday morning after taking some drinks the previous night at a wedding with one severe type of headache ( I started the antibiotics on Thursday, took on Friday and missed it that Saturday) I continued that Sunday morning. So I eventually stopped all medicine and consulted a doctor friend. By then I had gone two nights with little or no sleep. He prescribed some drugs that was meant to induce sleep and even increased the dosage yet I still couldn't sleep.

Meanwhile before then, I am someone who could be called a sleeper. I can sleep at anytime without stress. I even take naps here and there in my office. So it was strange.

I eventually went to some hospitals and their treatment involved giving me sleep medicines and sometimes it could help me get very little amount of sleep and then it will make me feel very groggy and heavily fatigued. By this time a weird sensation have developed in the left side of my back head (this pain doesn't come and go... It is permanent). After spending some huge amounts I wasn't getting relief until I went to a neurologist. He first suspended all the sleep medications and started giving me amitriptyline 5mg every night ( after few days I started feeling better and had some deep sleep) but still the problem wasn't gone ( head pain and stiff neck).

I was paying about 30k monthly at the neurologists. It wasn't sustainable and I eventually stopped and decided to take my fate in my own hands. I eventually stopped taking any medication for sleep last November.

Between then and now, I have had some good nights where I slept very deeply and nights when I struggled. I have gone like 2 weeks without sleep issues. But still the pain in the back of the head and neck still persist.

Just yesterday I went to consult another gp and his diagnosis was that it was the poor sleep that is causing the pain in the head and neck. But I still find it difficult to believe. I will be having a video session with an Indian neurologist tommorow and I hope he will make a different diagnosis.

My coming here is to know if anyone have had an experience with my case and I would like to know how they solved their problem.

I will appreciate any suggestion that will be of help.

Thank you.
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by seguno2: 1:34am On Sep 13, 2019
Have you seen:

A doctor?
A psychotherapist?
A physiotherapist?
A massage specialist?

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Kennedyiheme: 1:38am On Sep 13, 2019
c2far:
Is there one in Lagos?

yeah search google.. chiropractors in lags... google maps should suggest some.. go for the ones with high ratings... here is a video of someone getting an adjust for something similar to your case


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZT0QPuCmGE
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by enemyofprogress: 2:07am On Sep 13, 2019
I hope not what I am thinking.
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Nobody: 2:25am On Sep 13, 2019
Yeah.. My mum is having similar one to this. Except for the stifness in the neck but with madass chronic heheadache and insomnia.. I think she get her stiffness in her legs, she does tell how she can't move her toes sometimes..


But all in all.. It ended being that high blood pressure was the culprit.. I'd advise you go check yours.


I really hate doctors and guess work, they'll let you spend load shit of money for nothing..


I'd rather help with the internet to know what's wrong with.

Be. Remember try checking you no.
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Nobody: 2:40am On Sep 13, 2019
I don't know anyy you but I told my mum to always try this remedy for sleep a friend told about one time and it sort of worked.

Simple drink garri, then after drinking consume alot of water and thank me later..

It also works for me like hell.. The sleep comes like someone that has been shot with an elephant tranquilizer..

Although she does Really need it because she sleeps well if she's not stressed and doesn't do alot of thinking
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by blowjohn(m): 3:09am On Sep 13, 2019
Effico5real:
What kind of supplements please


had gentamycin injection recently and immediately started having issues with sleep.
I must say though that worrying about it also complicates the sleeplessness.
Try sleeping in the morning after waking up to relieve urself of the headache.
Then get horlicks someone mentioned above to help sleep at nite.
By the way has ur bp been normal?
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Price042: 3:32am On Sep 13, 2019
I'm having the same issue... Mine is ulcer, I have been having this pain in my left abdominal side for 3 years,I went to hospital to diagnose the result should that I'm suffering ulcer.the doctor recommended antacid drugs which I bought dofferent types yet I'm still feeling the pain.I have socked unriped plantains several times to drink,still yet no improvement. Please I need a solutions from some one that have treated his own.
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by googi: 3:48am On Sep 13, 2019
A killer, that is what you are

pornmaniac22:
Hmmmmmm
its well my sister
though my elder broda had
similar issue even worse than ur own,we spent close to 1m going to one hospital to anoda wit all manner of test even video test too
his head started swollen nd eyes gettin affected cos of sleplessness.ur own beta seff cos u slept smtme but he didnt sleep for almost three mnths.drugs,test failed but God showd up after all effort wea lost.we had to sign an undertaking at national hospital abuja and took him to dunamis intl gospel centre(glory dome)at airport road and wen d pastor paul enenche laid hands on him and prayed for him dat night my bro slept for d first time all pains gone,his head,face and eyes returnd to normal,am not here to advertise church or religion jst telling u how God used the man to save him.dnt overlook it cos na spirirual attack only God can do it nd he will do it for u

Please go to a Teaching Hospital if you are close to any.
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by DrDax: 3:53am On Sep 13, 2019
ssgi4in1:
Good evening good people. I am hoping I will get some help here.
Pls this will be a bit a long. I beg you to read. So you can understand better.


My problem started last year April (2018). I was diagnosed with typhoid and malaria. I was started on a course of treatment that involves anti malaria and an antibiotics (azithromycin). I noticed the quality of my sleep was dropping after taking the antibiotic for 2 days. My instincts was that it was the medicine. I eventually stopped taking it but by then my sleep have become badly affected. I woke up a Sunday morning after taking some drinks the previous night at a wedding with one severe type of headache ( I started the antibiotics on Thursday, took on Friday and missed it that Saturday) I continued that Sunday morning. So I eventually stopped all medicine and consulted a doctor friend. By then I had gone two nights with little or no sleep. He prescribed some drugs that was meant to induce sleep and even increased the dosage yet I still couldn't sleep.

Meanwhile before then, I am someone who could be called a sleeper. I can sleep at anytime without stress. I even take naps here and there in my office. So it was strange.

I eventually went to some hospitals and their treatment involved giving me sleep medicines and sometimes it could help me get very little amount of sleep and then it will make me feel very groggy and heavily fatigued. By this time a weird sensation have developed in the left side of my back head (this pain doesn't come and go... It is permanent). After spending some huge amounts I wasn't getting relief until I went to a neurologist. He first suspended all the sleep medications and started giving me amitriptyline 5mg every night ( after few days I started feeling better and had some deep sleep) but still the problem wasn't gone ( head pain and stiff neck).

I was paying about 30k monthly at the neurologists. It wasn't sustainable and I eventually stopped and decided to take my fate in my own hands. I eventually stopped taking any medication for sleep last November.

Between then and now, I have had some good nights where I slept very deeply and nights when I struggled. I have gone like 2 weeks without sleep issues. But still the pain in the back of the head and neck still persist.

Just yesterday I went to consult another gp and his diagnosis was that it was the poor sleep that is causing the pain in the head and neck. But I still find it difficult to believe. I will be having a video session with an Indian neurologist tommorow and I hope he will make a different diagnosis.

My coming here is to know if anyone have had an experience with my case and I would like to know how they solved their problem.

I will appreciate any suggestion that will be of help.

Thank you.

My Brother, I think its just high blood pressure causing your stiff neck and headaches.

I'm surprised they did not see this straight up.

Go to the hospital again and ask the doctor for advise on a 30-day combined dose of Amplodipine and Hydrex.

And most importantly, kill that sedentary lifestyle and get a regular dose of heart-pumping exercise!

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by anonimi: 3:57am On Sep 13, 2019
seguno2:
Have you seen:

A doctor?
A psychotherapist?
A physiotherapist?

A massage specialist?

Great advice.

DrDax:


My Brother, I think its just high blood pressure causing your stiff neck and headaches.

I'm surprised they did not see this straight up.

Go to the hospital again and ask the doctor for advise on a 30-day combined dose of Amplodipine and Hydrex.

And most importantly, kill that sedentary lifestyle and get a regular dose of heart-pumping exercise!

Beautiful last point.
The penultimate advise about drugs no be am sha o. undecided

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Correctdude1234: 4:13am On Sep 13, 2019
Did u notice any lump in your neck?
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by AnanseK(m): 4:34am On Sep 13, 2019
Go and see a Doctor. Nairaland is not Hospital

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Subonbon(m): 4:48am On Sep 13, 2019
Lonewolf98:

I guess you must be joking...
come my area rich man disease na helele even with money brekete dem no fit sleep.... Remember pregnant woman no fit pass under bench...
Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by Came4amod: 5:08am On Sep 13, 2019
ssgi4in1:
Good evening good people. I am hoping I will get some help here.
Pls this will be a bit a long. I beg you to read. So you can understand better.


My problem started last year April (2018). I was diagnosed with typhoid and malaria. I was started on a course of treatment that involves anti malaria and an antibiotics (azithromycin). I noticed the quality of my sleep was dropping after taking the antibiotic for 2 days. My instincts was that it was the medicine. I eventually stopped taking it but by then my sleep have become badly affected. I woke up a Sunday morning after taking some drinks the previous night at a wedding with one severe type of headache ( I started the antibiotics on Thursday, took on Friday and missed it that Saturday) I continued that Sunday morning. So I eventually stopped all medicine and consulted a doctor friend. By then I had gone two nights with little or no sleep. He prescribed some drugs that was meant to induce sleep and even increased the dosage yet I still couldn't sleep.

Meanwhile before then, I am someone who could be called a sleeper. I can sleep at anytime without stress. I even take naps here and there in my office. So it was strange.

I eventually went to some hospitals and their treatment involved giving me sleep medicines and sometimes it could help me get very little amount of sleep and then it will make me feel very groggy and heavily fatigued. By this time a weird sensation have developed in the left side of my back head (this pain doesn't come and go... It is permanent). After spending some huge amounts I wasn't getting relief until I went to a neurologist. He first suspended all the sleep medications and started giving me amitriptyline 5mg every night ( after few days I started feeling better and had some deep sleep) but still the problem wasn't gone ( head pain and stiff neck).

I was paying about 30k monthly at the neurologists. It wasn't sustainable and I eventually stopped and decided to take my fate in my own hands. I eventually stopped taking any medication for sleep last November.

Between then and now, I have had some good nights where I slept very deeply and nights when I struggled. I have gone like 2 weeks without sleep issues. But still the pain in the back of the head and neck still persist.

Just yesterday I went to consult another gp and his diagnosis was that it was the poor sleep that is causing the pain in the head and neck. But I still find it difficult to believe. I will be having a video session with an Indian neurologist tommorow and I hope he will make a different diagnosis.

My coming here is to know if anyone have had an experience with my case and I would like to know how they solved their problem.

I will appreciate any suggestion that will be of help.

Thank you.

Hello, having pains in the neck is not new to me .. But what I did to reduce it .. I force myself to sleep in the afternoon .. I wasn't getting much sleep at night .. And still work myself during the day... So what I do is that .. For atleast 2 days in a week I avoid alcohol and force myself to sleep during the day .. I did this for about 3 weeks ..and now the pains in the neck is almost gone .. Sleep can cure most neural mishaps . I wish you quick recovery ..have a great day

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by manontree: 5:22am On Sep 13, 2019
Sadly you didnt provide your age. However with the numerous doctors you have seen I would assume your vitals were taken and High blood pressure was ruled out. I am a bit surprised with the quick fix prescription of Amitriptyline. It's quite strange you should be prescribed this. This is a psychiatric medication for mental and mood problems and basically a tricyclic antidepressant. The costs outweigh the benefits. There should be better treatment options for something this minor. These medications are highly addictive and extremely hard to get off from once addicted to.

I have noticed a rush to prescribe these and it's like, Xanax, by Nigerian doctors. This is extremely dangerous

I think you have occipital neuralgia which is quite different from migraine and this contributes massively to your insomnia. The inflammation of the occipital nerves causes poor sleep. Since I do not have your medical history, I would suggest you return to your doctor and ask him or her to investigate a possible case of occipital neuralgia for you and recommend appropriate treatment that suits you

I wish you speedy recovery

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Re: Help Needed: Sleeplessness, Persistent Pain In The Head And Neck by marshmonii: 5:23am On Sep 13, 2019
Clear signs of high blood pressure

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