nanette Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My 11 y.o. dd has had a headache for 3 days in a row. They start about an hour or so after she gets up. The first day I gave her an advil and it went away quickly. Yesterday the advil didn't work and she had the headache for about 3-4 hours then she was fine. Today I gave her an advil and she still has the headache 2 hours later. She does suffer from seasonal allergies which have been acting up for about a month or more now. She is still a little congested. Yesterday she was sneezing like crazy and she has a slight cough. She has never gotten a headache with her allergies before. I did call her pediatrician yesterday to ask their opinion because she did happen to hit her head 5 days ago. They didn't think that was an issue because she did respond to the advil the 1st day, and she has no other symptoms of a concussion or anything. So what do you think? Should I be too concerned? Should I try allergy meds or something? I have also heard of luck with Quercetin for allergies. Does anyone know anything about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in TX Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I think I'd try allergy meds. If that didn't help within a couple of days, I'd take her to the ped. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Quercetin is an anti-inflammatory. If her sinuses are swollen, it would help with that. I'd try children's claritin and see if that helps. (She can take it and the Quercetin at the same time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanette Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Update- same as yesterday. Her headache went away after about 3-4 hours. Does anyone else have any ideas what this might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Could she be dehydrated? Does she drink soon after she gets up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Low blood sugar maybe?? If you give her protein with breakfast and it goes away that is a sure sign. I have low blood sugar and I always woke up with headaches and they started right about the same age as your dd is now. It's a possibility anyway. Hope she feels better. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfamilygal Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I wake up with a headache every morning during allergy season. I have a nice cocktail of Motrin/Tylenol/Zyrtec and caffeine and it goes away by lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I'd try a decent pinch of sea salt with good water. I haven't had a serious headache since I did that..... I had to do it for a few days... I did it in the morning and at night... and now just do it maybe once a week. (Like when I have a "feeling" that it's not a headache... but just needing to be more hydrated) Allergies are bad, too... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Could she be dehydrated? Does she drink soon after she gets up? That is what I was wondering, especially adding in allergy meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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