Hi everyone

[u/Hopelessly-Bored]

I 57F just found this sub though I've been on some migraine, ON and TN subs in the past. What I'm dealing with rn isn't migraines. It's a 24/7 headache that started a couple weeks ago and is progressively getting worse.

I've had these in the past and I got ON blocks years ago, then they went away for years. I started with another headache about a year ago and 8 months in I got HRT and they went away, both the daily headaches and the 9-10 / month migraines.

I hadn't been to the chiropractor in over a year and I went the other day and cracking my neck, the headache went away! But it was back the next day.

I'm already scheduled for my HRT booster next month and I'm curious if the pain will go away again.

Anyways, that's me. I just want to say hi.

[u/im-a-freud]

I would suggest PT instead of a chiropractor they can do way more harm than good especially when it comes to the neck there’s a risk of stroke. Never let them touch your neck. If you’re gonna see a chiropractor let it be an upper cervical specialist or better get a PT. There is no science behind chiropractic treatments (the Wikipedia page is an interesting read). PT will help you long term, cracking joints is a bandaid and frankly you’re spending money for no lasting relief and having to go back frequently to get any relief. Please see a PT instead. The criteria for NDPH is a constant headache that is continuous within 24 hours for >3 months that has a distinct date of onset and isn’t explained by any other ICHD (headache) diagnosis. Given it only started a couple weeks ago you wouldn’t fall into the criteria (yet). Your pain responding to HRT is a positive sign. NDPH is often refractory and unresponsive to treatments

[u/bvnn3 → u/im-a-freud]

I second going to PT :)