Reason for encounter: More frequent severe headaches
How can I help you today? – I have been having these bad headaches over the last few months. I do not
have one now and have not had one in about a week, but I thought I would have it checked out anyway.
Do you have any other symptoms or concerns we should discuss? – Just the symptoms that I always
have had with these headaches, like nausea and vomiting
What symptom is the most distressing for you? – Well, I cannot work or study when I have one of my
bad headaches, and I usually have to sleep the headache. It is really messing with both my school and
work responsible. In addition, I know this might sound crazy, but I am afraid it might be something
serious, you know. Like a slowly growing brain tumor
Dose anything make your HA beer or worse? - It helps if I lie down in a dark room and try to sleep it o.
In addition, daintily light and noise make the pain worse
Do any food seem to bring the HA on? – Well, I seem to get them more when vie been eating junk food
What does the pain in your head feel like? – throbbing
When more precisely is the pain in your head? – When I get a HA, its prey much on the left behind my
eye
Does the pain in your head radiate somewhere else? Where? – No it does not move anywhere else
How severe (1-10) is you are HA? – Oh its prey unbearable. When my HA starts, it is a two or a three
and it becomes an 8 or even 10 when it really get going. I just cannot do anything when I have one of my
bad HA. They can last up to 15 hours which means the erne day is shot
No HA at night
Sleep helps
How quickly dose your HA come on? – Once it is triggered, it steadily increases. It is not like a whack of
the head or anything.
Is there any pattern to when you are HA occurs? – They usually happen when I have not been sleeping
enough. I have been having trouble with sleep and drinking more red wine recently given all my stress
Do you have any awareness or warning symptoms that occurs before the HA begins? – One my vision
in both eyes get blurry at the edges before the HA actually comes on. I can sell see; it is kind of like a
thin veil. My eyes otherwise okay; it is not as they are swollen or watering or anything. My vision is just
blurred. But that’s prey much it
, What treatments have you had for you HA? - Well, I have not really been seen by a doctor for this. I
use acetaminophen but by the me, I take it. I cannot keep it down because I am so nauseated. Same
with ibuprofen. Acetaminophen and ibuprofen used to work but now they really do not help
Can you tell me about any current or past medical problem you had? – Not much to tell. The usually
childhood stud
Do you experience chest pain discomfort or pressure; pain with extern or gang angry palpation?
– No
Do you have any allergies? – No
Are your immunizing up to date? – I think they had to be in order to start graduate school. I also got my
covid-19 vaccine series and annual u shot
Have you had any Signiant trauma injuries or accidents? – No I have not... never been knocked out or
anything like that
Are you taking any prescrip on medians? – No
Are you taking any OTC or herbal median? – Sometimes Benadryl for sleep around nails me. I take
acetaminophen or ibuprofen sometimes for some of my HA
Do you drink capitated beverages or eat chocolate? – I like chocolate. I guess my only real vice.
Maybe I overdo it a bit
Do you drink alcohol? If so, what do you drink and how much drink per day? – Every now and then I
have a glass of red wine at the end of my waitressing shy. Working pare and being graduate student can
so memes be stressful. I usually have 2-3 glasses of wine a week; they may be about 6 oz. each
Do you use any recreaonal drugs? If so what? – Maybe a like marijuana in the past, that is all. Nothing
lately
Do you have new HA that you have not experienced previously? – Not really. I have been having HA
every 1-2 months for the past 10 years, but the past few months there happening more frequently. Like
every 1-2 weeks, which is why I am here. The pain is also worse
Do you feel confused at mess? – like, with my bad HA, not really
Do your HA occur when your canine intake change? – I do not know. I do not have that much canine on
a daily basis
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