hello everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this.

my head has started to hurt quite horribly in the last few days. i felt like i was coming down with a fever, but the fever symptoms haven't been 100% what they've usually been. instead, i'm feeling weakened and i've had an extremely strong headache.

i'm afraid that i have a head cold and will go through the horrible "head explosion scenario" when i have to fly tomorrow, wherein people describe such excruciating pain in their head as if it'll explode because of the pressure and altitude from the plain and the buildup in the head.

i've just started to get a lot of phlegm coming out, which i suppose is a good thing, if it starts to drain itself now.

the pain is quite intense near the temples and in the back of the head below the ears. when i swallow there is a slight pain in my throat for the last few days as well. i'm guessing this is all connected (ear-throat-nose)?

as i said, i've been quite weakened and cranky as a result of this. i'm not sure what to do. can anyone suggest anything please?

thanks very much

Pulsatilla can help with pain in the ears when flying.

Hi,
You've not mentioned whether you are sensitive to drafts, whether you feel thirsty or not, tongue coating, etc
What are the modalities eg. BEtter lying down, or pressure etc.
The possible causative factor for your headache. ( Diagnosis - Obviously Upper Respiratory Infection or Sinusitis).

For the moment, it looks to me that you culd do with a few of doses of Belladonna 200.

I could confirm this if you gave me more info above.

Regards,
doctorleela

[ 20 February 2002, 13:46: Message edited by: doctorleela ]

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thanks kirstyb and drleela for your help.

there isn't really pain in the ears so much as pain in the head, and the entire ear-nose-throat area that's all connected. mostly in the head.

drleela, yes, my body feels better when i lay down but my head doesn't really feel any better either way. in fact it might even feel worse when i lie down. hard to tell

in the past i've been very sensitive to drafts, yes, and i have felt quite thirsty. this might've all started because i've had a cold sore for the last few days, and i put some ointment on it to dry it up, so i've kept my mouth shut pretty much all day and all night (i'm self-employed) which has resulted in extremely dry lips and mouth and this is when my throat started to become sore one morning. there isn't really any tongue coating, just the familiar slight-pain when i swallow.

i've just been lying down for the last hour and think i had quite a fever -- hallucinations, paranoia, etc. so perhaps i'm on the road to recovery?

so the belladonna 200 i should take just like anything other homeopathic remedy? put 2 balls into a bottle of water, wait till it dissolves, shake it up and take one average gulp? and then only take more if it comes back?

thanks everyone!

Hi,
Yes still sounds like Bell. You may take it as you mentioned, but I should imagine you would require just a couple of doses. So give one dose at least 6 hours to work before you take another one.

I'd be interested in knowing your fever symptoms though, and the hallucinations etc. Maybe you could send that to me in a private message if you don't want to post all that!

Do you have these headaches as a chronic problem? In that case you need to have your entire history taken and a constitutional similimum found.

All the best,
Doctorleela

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thanks again drleela. i'll run out and get some bell.

as for the hallucinations, i don't really mind sharing as it wasn't anything particularly disturbing. i just felt myself getting really paranoid like i was losing control of my mind and body and it was acting/thinking on its own. when i had fevers in the past when i was younger, this would happen as well and i would feel claustrophobic and felt the ceiling getting taller and taller and experienced strange sensations where i was really heavy. as for the symptoms, i just get quite hot and if it's bad enough, like i described, i get delusional, paranoid, etc. but it seems like it's a mountain climb -- when i get start getting delusional is the peak of the climb, and then once i reach that peak, i start to feel better.

also, this time around, towards the end of the nap i was trying to take, i felt myself falling asleep yet i was clearly awake and my eyes were open. i tried to get up but my body wouldn't respond for about 5 seconds. it felt like i was falling asleep but yet still conscious and eyes open. a bit spooky, but an hour or so after i woke up, took some acetominophen, i've been feeling much better.

the headaches haven't been a problem in the past. it's just these last few days it's been quite harsh and strangely placed -- usually it's just the temples, but the last few days it's been below my right ear on the head.

thanks again for the advice and help, dr leela, i appreciate it greatly. hopefully my local health food store has belladonna 200. if they don't, do you recommend another doseage of the same? ie, 15, 30, etc? i'm not quite certain what the number correlates to.

[ 20 February 2002, 17:51: Message edited by: cscs ]

Is it important that the eruption (cold sore) was suppressed - and then the other symptoms came on?

Just trying to follow all the logic .

Hope you feel better soon CSCS.

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Dr. Leela usually gives good advice. I'll just relate an anecdote for what it's worth. A few days ago I felt a suspicious headache coming on, and I noticed I was feeling strange is if maybe this was a fever headache and not the usual headache from over-sleeping, missing meals, etc.
So, I took Oscillococcinum--the flu remedy, and darned if everything didn't just clear right up!
Everyday miracles.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is, sometimes the specific symptoms of the headache aren't as important as the state the headache is a part of: Grief? Anticipation? The flu? Sometimes, that might be the place to start. That being said, it's probably still best to follow Dr. Leela's advice.

Snoopy

Sorry--double post.

[ 20 February 2002, 23:21: Message edited by: Snoopy ]

hmm... there has been quite a bit of anxiousness and tension, which might be partially responsible?

i've taken the belladonna about 3-4 hours ago and am feeling more tired and the pain is coming back. i'm guessing the "ok" i was feeling was definetly the acetominophen, and i've decided to stay off of it for the rest of the day.

guess i'll just have to take another sip in a few hours if it doesn't get better?