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Sep. 07, 2010

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I’m 11 years old. Almost every night I go to bed with a headache and I wake with a headache. I’ve been to the doctors and they have given me medications, but they really don’t work. What is causing me to have these headaches?

For a week or so I have had this sleeping problem. I feel very tired, get into bed, fall asleep, but then I wake up with a fright. I feel anxious. It's like when someone scares you. I wake up with a jerky movement. Then I get these terrible headaches and sometimes I feel light headed. What could it be?

I'm a 14-year-old girl. I have mild asthma and occasionally use an inhaler. Some days, I get an ache in my sinuses. Most every day, I get dizzy when I stand up from a sitting or laying position; sometimes everything goes black for a few seconds. What is this? It's really annoying, and I don't want it to interfere with sports.

I am 14 years old and lately I have been experiencing head rushes. It happens anytime - - when I get up slowly, when I get up quickly, etc. The other day I had like a black out period for about 10 seconds. My hands and thumbs have also been numb. Last year I my iron count was low. Could this be part of my problem?

I've been on the pill for approximately 5 months. Recently, I have been getting headaches, stomach pains and chest pains. Is this serious? Could it be related to the birth control pills?

I spend hours at a time in front of my computer. I know some of the side effects of this can be squinting, blurred vision and headaches, but are these long-term effects or will they go away when the habit stops? Are there any other serious long-term effects from staring at a computer screen too long?

I'm 16 years old and have been diagnosed with migraine headaches. I read that migraine sufferers are more likely to have a stroke later in life. Is this true?

I am 17 years old and have had two blackouts in the past three months. They do not last long. Tests and CT scans come back normal. What else should be done to find out what is causing this?

I'm a 17-year-old female and I just had a CT scan to try to find the cause of my headaches. It was discovered that I have an enlarged blood vessel going to my brain. What is this and what can be done to cure it?

I am a 14-year-old female. I swim 4-5 hours a day. I've had hypoglycemia for about three months. It’s hard for me to eat every two to three hours. I sometimes get dizzy during my afternoon swim practice. How important is it to control my hypoglycemia? How serious could it be?

What is West Nile virus? Does everyone die if you catch it? I have a friend who has a weak immune system. How will it affect her?

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I'm 17 and sometimes I get this scratch like thing in my right eye, and it causes blurred vision. Then I get a huge headache. What is happening and what can I do to prevent this?

Ever since I started using a cell phone I get the same headache, in the same spot. Could there be any relation between my headaches and the cell phone?

I get headaches about five times a week. I play sports and I’m normally a rough type of guy. I had a CT scan and they said I had problems with my sinuses. These headaches are really bad. What can I do?

I have short spells where I black out and cannot see. I also have had terrible pains in my shoulder, especially when I get out in the rain and cold. Does this shoulder pain have anything to do with my blackouts? No one will take me seriously.

I used to have this headache problem, it would come at any time and be so painful that I couldn't do anything else but grip my head. The odd thing was, the pain would usually disappear as fast as it had come. It would happen in one of two spots, either a little to the left of the base of my skull or about four inches above my right ear. What was this, and what can I do about them if they come back?

I'm 17 years old and really active. However, for the past two or three weeks I’ve had splitting headaches, so bad that I lose my balance and get extremely nauseous. I also have been tripping a lot and when I get up from sitting, I often get head rushes. Why is this? I've told my parents and they think I'm faking, but my pain is real and I am tired of it. Please give advice for me with my parents and what this may be.

I get migraines, and I can't sleep well. I've been to the doctor's and have even taken medicine so I can sleep. Nothing has helped. I have stopped drinking soda and taking so much sugar, but I still can't sleep. What can I do?

I am 15 and sometimes when I stand or look at the light I get dizzy. My sight is blurred and my head hurts. This has happened to me for about three years. I have seen the eye doctor and she said I had better than perfect vision. What could be the cause of this?

I go to sleep with a headache only to get up in the morning and the headache gets worse. I cannot bend my head down because I get dizzy from the pain. The muscles in my neck and spine ache. Do you think it’s due to a sickness or to the way I sleep?

Sometimes when I turn my head really quick to the right or left I get a burning feeling on the right side of my head at the back. It only lasts a few seconds, but I have to stop whatever I'm doing. What could it be?

I play in my school band and there is one piccolo. For about 3 months I have shared this instrument with another girl. She recently got Mono. I've been scared that I could have it. The teacher sterilized the piccolo, but lately I've had two separate incidents of diarrhea and I constantly have bad stomachaches and cramps.

I get really bad headaches and they feel like my head is splitting in half. I feel sick when I get them. It always hurts in one place. Is there something wrong with me? I don't want to see a doctor because doctors freak me out.

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