Suekie

Every single day since my sobriety date, I have had headaches. I thought they would have gone away by now but they seem to be getting worse. They aren't horribly painful but they are nagging and lingering and making me feel crappy. I think this may be the only physically symptom I have left, besides eating like a horse. I've been taking Advil every single day and now I'm worried I'm getting addicted to that!?

PurpleKnight

Make sure your not dehydrated, plenty of fluids . . . water, water and more water!! . . . the headaches will go away in time!!

Skye2

It might be an idea to have a chat with your Doctor if they've been going on that long

Lenina

Yes, make sure you're getting enough fluids. See about adding some vitamin and mineral supplements to your diet. Ask your doctor to check your blood work and see what's if anything is lacking.

hope you feel better soon!

Love from Lenina

Olive1

Hi Suekie,
I hope you feel better soon.
I had a perpetual headache for a few months after I stopped drinking. Constant and annoying, not quite debilitating, but I almost gave in a couple of times. The only thing I did....besides checking with my doctor, was stay sober.
It eventually went away.
Hang in there!

kate1724

Me too! They're making me cranky. I'm just thinking that it's part of recovery. Good luck!

ReadyAtLast

It's normal to have headaches. I had them for about a month.You're right though,you can get addicted to painkillers and they can even cause headaches if used too much. Maybe see your doc?

Suekie

Thank you all!

ReadyAtLast.. pain killers (and benzos) were actually part of my addiction, that might be why, too.

I will give it another week or so, if they continue to persist I will make a Dr. appointment.

foolsgold66

You mean some peoples heads don't ache all the time? I didn't have this one enough to recall it, not persistent, had more when I WAS drinking. Looks like good advice given here, give it a bit more sober time then head for the Doc.

lovingit

I'm experiencing the same headaches at about a month now of sobriety. I'm going to chalk it up to getting beat out of a gang.

ilaria

I'm on day 8 since quitting. I was fine for the first 6, but for the last two days I've had a really bad headache from waking up. I've been taking paracetamol but they aren't really working, so if it's the same the next few days then it's off to Doctors I think!

chaili05

Telling a doctor never hurts... I'm on day 32 and I still get headaches frequently in the afternoon. I've just chalked it up to my body regulating itself.

jaynie04

Benzo withdrawal can be very protracted. I still get headaches. Your body is still waiting for the benzo delivery guy to show up and it is going to take a while for it to figure out that that isn't happening. Slowly your body will begin to rewire, but it can take a while.

I still lose words, it drives me crazy, I guess I won't be blowing Alec Trebec's socks off on Jeopardy anytime soon…….

Bird800

If you're not already taking a good magnesium supplement, you might try adding one as that can help with reducing headaches. Although if you're suffering PAWS, that may not help. Still wouldn't hurt to try and head massages (especially if you can use some peppermint oil) should help too.

Mountainmanbob

been getting headaches more lately
went to our chiropractor two weeks ago with a lingering headache
one adjustment and my headache was
80 % removed
next adjustment prox one week later
yet another great improvement
no headache today
but
still some stiffness in neck
going to get back in there for one more adjustment

you might consider

MM

Dee74

With all due respect, throwing supplements at something when we're not sure what the cause is can be dangerous.

Suekie, I still recommend you see a Dr instead

D

EndGameNYC

It seemed like everything ached for a time when I first got sober. And then it stopped.

I started going for regular checkups, blood work, and the rest of it since I've been sober. I think it's a mistake not to see your doctor after first getting sober, and then to go regularly afterwards.

Bird800

I agree about seeing your doctor. That is definitely the first priority.

lovingit

Update...I went and got Centrum Specialist (Energy) multi-vitamins a few hours ago, and for the first time in about five days, the headache has subsided.

This has hopefully worked for me.

The past month I have been a bit abusive with caffeine, cigarettes, and junk food, in order to get clean. Headaches were inevitable.

Now I will try to work on nutrition.

Just thought I would share that in my case I knew that a multi-vitamin couldn't hurt.