Re: Headache at base of skull?

[Guest guest]

I get them constantly

[ ] Headache at base of skull?

> Anyone get these? I 've had increased symptoms the past few weeks and

> started getting these headaches at the base of my skull...wondering

> if it's cervical spine related.

[Guest guest]

I get these, although I had been relating them to the neck PA.

When I was first diagnoised with PA, this area was my worse, by far.

My Rhumy told me that it could be tension caused by the neck PA.

Subject: [ ] Headache at base of skull?

[Guest guest]

I get them all the time but not sure they are the same. The muscles

at the base of my skull have turned into knots which cause pain and

lose of movement in turning my head. The only things that seem to

helps are the hot tub and I bought a TENS unit from my physical

therapist that seems to relive the pain for a short time.

Dick

> Anyone get these? I 've had increased symptoms the past few weeks

and

> started getting these headaches at the base of my

skull...wondering

> if it's cervical spine related.

[Guest guest]

> started getting these headaches at the base of my skull..

Hi there,

I have had a couple of flares where I get a terrible headache that

seems to come from the base of my skull. I mentioned it to my

Rheumy and he told me that there are tendons in the neck that can get

inflamed (just like other joints), the inflammation causing

headaches. The headaches do not respond to the typical pain

relievers like Tylenol, but my Rheumy gave me a prescription for

Diflonac(?) that does help and after 2-3 doses the headaches disipate.

Stay Well,

[Guest guest]

It could be. It's definitely worth investigating.

Short-term recommendation: see the doc and get one of

those new memory foam pillows for support.

My current flare manifested with intense headaches,

facial numbness, and shooting pains in my arm.

After nearly six months of treating or ruling out the

other possibilities (heart attack, stroke, sinus

infection, toothache, tooth grinding, migraines,

whiplash, etc.) we discovered a spot in my cervical

spine that resembled the swelling in my finger joints.

The muscles in my neck, shoulders and skull were

spasming, and the nearby nerves were sending out mixed

signals (thus, the shooting pains and facial

numbness).

The doc prescribed a -2 inhibitor and physical

therapy. A few weeks later I discovered my new rheumy,

who started me on the current MTX regime + Vioxx.

Makes a world of difference, except on rainy days. (!)

Good luck. Take care, and feel better.

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