u/DiscussionUnlikely72

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Looking for tips and tricks anyone may have.

I have been to a chiari specialist brain surgeon and have confirmed that I have a slight deviation, but he did not want to jump into surgery.

Wanted me to go to a neurologist first and get pain management. Well, my husband lost his job so we lost our health insurance and now none of that is an option.

Most of the time I can get by but once a month to every few months I get a splitting headache that neither Tylenol or ibuprofen can touch.

Is there anything else over the counter, alternative or tips you’ve gotten to deal with these types of headaches?

Normally id lock myself in a dark room, sleep and take ibuprofen for a few days until it went away but now with a toddler I’m just not able to do that.

I take magnesium and have been doing ibuprofen every few hours along with a heat pack on my neck but it’s still not enough today.

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u/DiscussionUnlikely72 — 18 days ago