• @bitjunkie
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    I know this is hard, but it’ll be the tumor one day! Hang in there!

  • @[email protected]
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    722 hours ago

    She forgot “from wearing my glasses.” You can get a headache from wearing your glasses or not wearing them. I would know…

  • @[email protected]
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    115 hours ago

    Headaches can have so many causes that I don’t really think about the reason unless it is unusually intense or prolonged

  • @[email protected]
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    81 day ago

    I have one to add… The water supply

    So I’m getting headaches, I’ve never had headaches except for caffeine headaches, which are (conveniently) only at night. I’m getting headaches after drinking caffeine, during the day, even after detoxing from caffeine. I’ve got filters, the area isn’t known for having bad water, but this started after I moved.

    It took me a while to see the connection, but eventually I decided fuck it, let’s try distilled water. No more headaches, less nausea. What the fuck is in the water…

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      Maybe you’ve developed an unusual allergy to some kind of mineral that’s in the water? I know some people can have allergic reactions to hard water which has high levels of calcium and magnesium.

      Might be worth looking into? Distilled water can effect your mineral levels after a long time so it’s not a great long term solution.

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      If you’re actually curious about what’s in the water you could try to test it, or have it tested.

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        13 hours ago

        I’ve thought about it, but ultimately I asked myself… What would change?

        I need to move, and I’m planning to. For the meantime, the water makes me feel sick, even the bottled stuff is only slightly better. The people I care about ignore my warnings…I don’t think any more detailed tests would change that

        And I have tested the water myself, I’m sure I could get a more detailed result, but would it change anything that matters? Even if it is in my head, my body knows the water to be bad…I didn’t have this issue before, and I can drink tap water elsewhere.

        I am curious, but getting the water tested is energy better spent elsewhere

  • @AFaithfulNihilist
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    131 day ago

    I’ll admit just one thing to that list, “dry air”. It makes my nose dry and increases pressure in my head though the lingering possibility that I have a brain tumor flying under the radar hiding behind sinus congestion is always a possibility.

    No way to know but I’d better eat an apple and pound a quart of water just to be sure. I’m sure I have some peanuts and raisins around here too and I should eat a whole head of broccoli just in case… If the head ache goes on past that I try a nap before I get fancy chemicals involved.

  • kersploosh
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    261 day ago

    Also possibly bad lighting, loud noise, or staring at a screen too long. Getting old is awesome!

  • @bored_boar_onboard
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    51 day ago

    Could be a subdural hematoma. I learned the hard way that those can cause headaches that only a CT scan can diagnose. 😕

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      21 day ago

      Yeah I’ve accidentally convinced myself I might have a brain tumor, a CT scan would be one of the only ways to convince myself otherwise. Problem is, they don’t just give those away for free.