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Tightness on top of head

A 67-year-old female asked:
Dr. Scott Keith
Podiatry 46 years experience
And much more.: Whiplash injuries have been known to cause an unbelievable assortment of symptoms. I'm sure that yours can be found to be one of them. It is obviously... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Philip Miller
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Family Medicine 49 years experience
Yes: involuntary spasm of the muscles of the back and side of the neck can be caused by stress. Progressive relaxation/meditation. gentle aromatherapy masa... Read More
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Dr. Crystal Twynham
General surgery, Breast Surgery, Cancer Surgery, Bariatric (weight loss) surgery, Endocrine surgery, Minimally invasive surgery 35 years experience
Sounds like it...: Tightness, especially at the top of the head is usually your scalp muscles (yes, you DO have muscles in your scalp) spasming. The question is why? N... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bernard Seif
Clinical Psychology 42 years experience
Head pressure: Could be anything from a migraine or tension headache or something more. Please see your doc to rule out major physical causes and then perhaps a cli... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rausch
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: I am concerned for these symptoms. Please call your family doctor for an evaluation or go the your local emergency department.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Ali
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Dogmatil: Is an antipsychotic used in europe & japan. Having been on it for that long, it is possible that symptoms are related to withdrawal. Advise talking to... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig MacArthur
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 36 years experience
See neurosurgeon: You need to contact your neurosurgeon. This is likely something related to you recent surgery. Your neurosurgeon is best able to assess possibilities ... Read More
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A 73-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rebecca Gliksman
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Headache /eye: Go to doctor /ER/urgent care today. Could be glaucoma, tumor, vascular from carotid stenosis or aneurysm, HTN, DM. Can also be infections like herpe... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lali Sekhon
Neurosurgery 34 years experience
Prob ok: It's probably nothing and as long as wound is ok it will rob probably be ok. Check with your surgeon.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julie Abbott
Preventive Medicine 47 years experience
Probably not life-: threatening, but all headaches are serious because they impact your functioning so much. 90% of all headaches are tension headaches brought on by stre... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner
Cardiology 46 years experience
All over: It's all over but you can't diagnose ich by the location of a headache since it's non-specific and much more common causes produce headaches in the sa... Read More
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