I am quite healthy

[dot.hawkes]

and ordinarily would not be worried about things, but my headache of the last few days will not go, I have tried paracetamol, drinking lots of water and wearing my glasses more, i am at work all day tomorrow but i wish I could clear this head! Any suggestions?

[enigma]

I prefer co-codamol for headaches than paracetamol to be honest. They kick in quicker and the effects seem to last longer. Have you maybe been burning the candle at both ends ? When I sit up too late and have to get up early I get thumping sore heads. Maybe a good night's sleep is what you need.

[dot.hawkes]

well i don't seem to be having a problem sleeping, i have always managed with 7 or so hours a night, i tend to need sleepy sleep rather that tiredness sleep and i do get a deep sleep for about 3 hours a nite.

[enigma]

I just wondered because I know that i'm my own worst enemy. I sit on here way too late knowing that I have to be up early in the mornings and I suffer for it. I always have been a night owl though. Hard habit to break. I don't rate paracetamol much though. Especially when it comes to pounding headaches. I swear by co-codamol. You'll just have to lock yourself away at work tomorrow then and pretend that you've got some really big important job to do that you can't be disturbed and then get some dishy guy to massage your temples and feed you grapes while you flick through your favourite magazine. Do you think you could get away with that ?

[curlyfilm]

too much AB dot.........it has the same effect on me

[dot.hawkes]

lol enigma i couldn't get away with that but it sounds like a plan,
curly not been on tonight as i had other stuff to do, i would be a bit of a feeble soul if i couldn't cope with an hour or so on here, it isn't tough like a job or anything.

[curlyfilm]

good one dot
like me dad used to say

"don't let the bas***ds grind you down"

[enigma]

Oh well , we can but dream Dot. What I want to know is , how come when I suck on a packet of Halls Soothers , I don't get the handsome guy kissing my neck ? All I get is three little squaky voices arguing over who gets the toy in the cereal packet , who put weetabix in the goldfish tank and a faint shout from upstairs to tell me that we'd run out of loo roll and could I oblige by bringing some up. Grr , who'd be a woman ! I was really disappointed in that advert , I can tell you.

[dot.hawkes]

actually a masage may be an idea, i tend to get stressed in my neck when i am busy and not able to relax.

[enigma]

There you go then , that's where the dishy bloke comes in. You could always charge it to the company account claiming that the therapeutic benefits will make you perform at optimum level and therefore it's in the best interests of the company to have you at your best so that it reflects better on the company as you are the first point of contact for their customers and the image you present is what they'll base their opinion of the company on. Do you think that that would do the trick ?

[dot.hawkes]

lol enigma i think you should write the bloody training manual lol

nite i am away xxxx

[honky-tonk]

dont no if this is an old wifes tale but vinegar soaked in a cloth applied on the forehead helps has always worked for me

[enigma]

You know what they say Dot , God loves a trier. You don't ask you don't get. Unfortunately I try and I ask but I don't get. Still , I keep trying ! Anyway , i'm off to bed too. Hope your headache shifts tomorrow x

[wild-bill]

retirement

[wild-bill]

ah' she's gone to bed
bless

[Scarlett]

It could be the start of some sort of flu- I get headaches that won't go just as I am going down with something else. It could also be stress. Why not take the day off tomorrow and ask the Doc advice? Have you had any other symptoms at all? Ask him to maybe sign yourself off for a week and see if having a stress free few days helps.

[idalovett]

I think the weather has a lot to do with headaches. Also have you been sitting at the computer screen too long at work? Have you had your eyes checked recently? Are you on wifi and have you moved the wireless? After considering all that I am sure you are fine (no brain tumour and all that) but one neurofen tablet works when I get a bad headache and that is rare for me to suffer them, but I think Paracetamol is a bit dangerous. Try neurofen Dot and I hope you are feeling tons better soon.

[smudge]

I get a lot of headaches - mine are usually due to the bouts of chronic sinusitis I get, but I take medication from the doc's for that.

I have found that 'Syndol' are quite good for tension headaches.

If I feel a migraine coming on & get all the weird side effects like seeing zig-zags, etc., I take a couple of pink Migraleve, which more often than not, prevent it from progressing into a real humdinger!

I wish you well Dot.

[smudge]

I also agree with idalovett - the weather can play havoc with my head!

[aurelia]

Co-codamol is a lot stronger than paracetamol - so that's why it works better and two medicines together help each other too. I used to get Migraines and I was given Migrve and the yellow tablets of that are co-codamol.

there is a new tablet out called paramol - there have been adverts for it - it is paracetamol and dihydrocodeine - which is even stronger again. my dad was given paracetamol and dihydrocodeine togther from hospital after his heart bypass for the pain from been cut open.

He now takes cocodamol for hip pain as he needs a hi replacement abd he says another benfit is it helps him sleep better at night