hello, im a female 17 y/o who suffers occasionally of these headaches i experience. it really hurts particularly on my parietal to occipital area / lobe that it seems like i need to squeeze my head to at least relieve the pain. from these experiences i felt these days, i started to research on what is migraine. then there i start to wonder if it is really migraine what im experiencing of. and i think it triggers really bec. of weather changes, from cool day to hot afternoon. i almost experience it during approx. 2:00 in the afternoon ---almost always. it lasts for at least 5 hours. i tried to take in pain reliever and i tried to take sleep but i cannot. i just cry this pain out while i lie on bed. are there diff't kinds of migraine ? what temporary treatment should i do to ease the pain at least? can i do a cold compress? thank you and sorry for the long introduction.
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Q: hello im a F 17y/o, suffers frqntly fr. headaches it really hurts esp. on my parietal-occipital lobe
Hi ash,
You can absolutely use a cold compress to help relieve your head pain. But here's the thing - it is important to get an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan from a doctor. We are unable to diagnose you online because we are not medical professionals, but can give you information to share with you and the doctor.
Getting an accurate diagnosis simplifies matters and makes it easier for people to get information and treatment, doctors usually go by the gold standard for diagnosis, the International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd Edition (ICHD-II). Under ICHD-II. This article has good information about various types of Migraines; don't let the title put you off: Ocular, Optical, and Opthalmic Migraines and The Type of Migraine Does Matter.
I know you're going through a rough time. If you'd like some additional support, come join our discussion forum. You'll need to register again once there because it's a separate membership database, but you can use the same member name, email address, and password that you used here. You can find our forum at http://forums.healthcentral.com/discussion/migraine/forums.
I hope this helps,
Nancy
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