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19 years
If i have long naps or short night sleeps i wake up with a headache, a massive one which accompanies me for the rest of the day. Painkillers arent working. Migrains and pain next to my eyes as well.
Jun 13, 2013
2nd opinion

Dr. Zakia Dimassi Pediatrics
The description you're providing is most consistent with migraine headache, especially if other family members have migraine headaches. It's composed of 4 phases: 1-Prodrome, occurs a couple of days before the attack, you may notice minor changes like constipation, irritability...; 2-Aura: not very common but may occur before or during migraine headaches. Auras are usually visual disturbances, such as flashes of light, sometimes auras can touching sensations (sensory), movement (motor) or speech (verbal) disturbances. Usually lasts for ~60 min. 3-Attack: may last up to 72 hrs, &you get pain on one side or both sides of your head, pulsating, throbbing, quality, u become averse to light, sounds and sometimes smells (u seek a dark quiet room), nausea &vomiting, blurred vision, light-headedness; 5-Postdrome: may feel drained out, though some people report feeling mildly euphoric.
Triggers:
*Foods (Aged cheeses, salty foods and processed foods. Skipping meals or fasting. Food additives like sweetener aspartame and the preservative monosodium glutamate MSG)
*Drinks. Alcohol, especially wine, and highly caffeinated beverages
*Stress
*Sensory stimuli. Bright lights and sun, also loud sounds. Strong smells
*Changes in wake-sleep pattern (YOUR CASE). Missing sleep or getting too much sleep, jet lag.
*Intense physical exertion, including sexual activity
*Weather changes or barometric pressure variation

Since pain meds, which are the 1st line of therapy for migraine, are useless, I strongly recommend that you see a neurologist to give you the proper treatment which consists of:
• Acute or abortive treatment: pain meds that you take these during migraine attacks to stop symptoms.
• Preventive medications. taken regularly to reduce the severity or frequency of migraines.
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