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I've recently had a lot of headaches, and I'm not quite sure what has caused them. They seem like they're sinus-related, but not much helps relieve them. Sudafed is my usual go-to, combined with any sort of pan reliever, but that hasn't been very effective. Ibuprofen has worked better than Tylenol, and Benedryl seems to help some, but it knocks me out (which is useful when the headache is at night). Drinking a lot of water hasn't been very helpful with these, so I don't think it's a dehydration headache (which I've had a few times).
The only changes I've found that have any connection to the headaches are starting humira, a new air freshener in my computer room, and tapering off of prednisone (again).
I don't think it's the prednisone, as when I was tapering off before, I would get a different sort of headache, and within 24 hours of reducing my dose. I was tapering by 10mg increments then, this time I'm going by 5mg.
I'm not sure about the air freshener, because I closed it the other day, and still got a headache. I stayed out of the computer room after that, but the headache lasted for more than 12 hours anyway.
I kindof doubt it's the Humira, though, since the first headache was a few days after starting it, and and my second dose of it isn't until tomorrow.
From what I understand, it could just simply be connected to the Crohn's itself, or it might just be bad luck on my part with the headaches (I've had occasional sinus headaches for years, ranging from annoying to almost debilitating). I'm trying to rule things out if I can...I really hope it's not the Humira.
The only changes I've found that have any connection to the headaches are starting humira, a new air freshener in my computer room, and tapering off of prednisone (again).
I don't think it's the prednisone, as when I was tapering off before, I would get a different sort of headache, and within 24 hours of reducing my dose. I was tapering by 10mg increments then, this time I'm going by 5mg.
I'm not sure about the air freshener, because I closed it the other day, and still got a headache. I stayed out of the computer room after that, but the headache lasted for more than 12 hours anyway.
I kindof doubt it's the Humira, though, since the first headache was a few days after starting it, and and my second dose of it isn't until tomorrow.
From what I understand, it could just simply be connected to the Crohn's itself, or it might just be bad luck on my part with the headaches (I've had occasional sinus headaches for years, ranging from annoying to almost debilitating). I'm trying to rule things out if I can...I really hope it's not the Humira.
