Headache, made worse by high altitudes
Headache, made worse by high altitudes
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing moderate headache of sudden onset, lasting < 1 hour, on front, left, right, that gets worse with bending forward, changes in sleep pattern, sneeze or cough, being tired, being at high altitude, skipping meals, and with a stinging or burn
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A 17-year old female asked:
I am experiencing jaw pain, sore throat, moderate headache of sudden onset, lasting < 1 hour, on both sides, that gets worse with sneeze or cough, that is unaffected by psychological stress, being at high altitude, menstruation, and that gets better with
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A 50-year old male asked:
Lightheadedness and tingling in the face in addition to dull headache at high altitude. Acute mountain sickness? Very uncomfortable. Treatment?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I am experiencing headache (side: front, left) (worsened by: routine activity, psychological stress, after exercise, being at high altitude) (occurred: > 3 hours) (quality: sensation of pressure or fullness, feels sharp or stabbing, throbbing sensation,
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A 43-year old female asked:
On plane& when at high altitude had rt side severe headache w/half of my lips and teeth numb 2hr& when plane went down it went away. What could it be?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I am experiencing headache (occurred: 1 - 3 hours) (side: all sides) (worsened by: altered sleep pattern, psychological stress, after exercise, when i'm tired, being at high altitude, during menstruation, skipping meals) (quality: sensation of pressure o
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A 24-year old male asked:
I had a headache after flying for 5 hours. Ios this due to altitude or pressure changes?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I am experiencing shortness of breath (severity: mild) (time frame: sudden) (worsened by: lying down) (unaffected by: psychological stress, exercise or physical activity) (better by: sitting upright) (unaffected by: rest), cough (worsened by: lying flat) (unaffected by: exposure to secondhand smoke, night time) (associated with: barky, hoarse, or hacking sound, whooping sound upon breathing in, phlegm or mucus) (not associated with: blood in phlegm, chronic, persistent in winter), fever (severity: mild), dizziness (worsened by: hot weather, lying flat, sitting upright) (unaffected by: changing head position, exercise, prolonged standing) (unaffected by: with fluids, rest), headache (severity: moderate) (time frame: sudden) (occurred: 1 - 3 hours) (side: front, left, right) (worsened by: sneeze or cough, being tired) (unaffected by: bending forward, changes in sleep pattern, psychological stress, exercise, being at high altitude, menstruation, skipping meals) (better by: rest) (unaffected by: stress management) (associated with: dull or aching sensation, sensation of pressure or fullness) (not associated with: occurring at the same time of day, sharp or stabbing feeling, throbbing sensation, wake you from sleep), aching muscles, generalized weakness, chills, body aches, chest congestion, difficulty breathing through nose, runny nose, sore throat, and nasal congestion. I have the following risk factor(s): living in or recent travel to high risk covid-19 region.
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am currently at an altitude of just under 1km I have a headache, difficult to breathe, dizzy and sleepy. On quatiapine sertraline and loratadine?
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A female asked:
Why am i always so dizzy? I'm always dizzy. It doesn't go away, no matter what i do. It's been getting worse since it started three weeks ago. I get so dizzy, i almost fall over. It's almost like being high. I can't concentrate, i'm numb, i get headaches,
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing severe headache of sudden onset, lasting > 3 hours, on the back side, that gets worse with bending forward, changes in sleep pattern, sneeze or cough, being tired, that is unaffected by psychological stress, exercise, being at high altit
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A 24-year old male asked:
I am experiencing bladder pain, neck pain, high blood pressure (hypertension), headache (side: back) (better by: rest) (time frame: gradual) (worse...
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A 43-year old male asked:
Hi. High risk exposure on 7/19, on pep at 48 hours. 4th gen negative at base, 1 day post pep & 20 days post pep. Follow up next week. Red throat with grey spot 2 weeks in and still there, getting worse. Recent headaches Possible delayed symptoms?
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A 26-year old female asked:
High fever (102-103), swollen tonsils/lymph nodes, headache, hard to swallow, fast heartbeat, shivering. 26, female. Getting worse over 3 day period.
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A 29-year old female asked:
Shortness of breath, elevated heartrate, anxiety, head ache, trouble sleeping. been a few days and seems worse. What could this be?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Diabetic, sugar 540, extreamly high keatones, headache, feel sick.
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A 58-year old male asked:
Could too high a dose of lexapro (escitalopram) for G A D cause Headaches.Thanks?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Could high interocular pressure (25-27) cause headaches? Or the other way around?
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A 66-year old female asked:
67 yr old fem. Relatively good health. On meds for high choiesterol. No migraines for 20+ yrs, but freq headaches & shooting pains 1-2x per wk. ?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Take 8mg perindopril, bp was controlled. home readings now as high as 151/98 for the last two weeks.have been having a lot of headaches. see dr??
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A 39-year old female asked:
I have a constant headache. it will last a few days and then go away. but will constantly return. I have high blood and am taking meds Pearinda plus daily. who can I go see to assist?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I've had this buzzing/high pitched ringing sound that happens randomly for a couple years now. My vision blurs sometimes only for a few seconds. I've had headaches too, most are moderate though & sometimes I can't hear anything it's kinda muffled.
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A 50-year old male asked:
High BP shooting headache?
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A 47-year old asked:
7 year old with high temp and headache, no other symptoms, what could be wrong?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I have serious headache when I sing very hard and pitch high. I haven't sang in a while. Please could you help.
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A 43-year old male asked:
Hi liam here, im getting headaches for a while and lastnight i woke to find my pillow was soking wet. Could they be related , i also have high b p.
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A 41-year old male asked:
Can high cholesterol give headache?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it possible for high blood sugar to cause headaches?
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A female asked:
Can a headache cause a high intraocular pressure reading?
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A 39-year old female asked:
How high can heart rates go with pheochromocytomas. Also,do they cause headaches?
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