OCD and headaches

[christinecanada]

I find that the more people I talk to who have OCD have a lot of headaches. I usually get them after an episode, anyone with the same problem?

 

[dooby-duck]

I rarely ever get headaches anymore. I put it down to keeping hydrated. When I didn't drink as much as you are supposed to I frequently had them.

 

[christinecanada]

I also hear that it could be my medication causing this. I am taking 100mg of fluxotine.

 

[christinecanada]

lol, well me to!

 

[christinecanada]

I was told it could be the combo of all of these things.

 

[johnpreston]

I definitely share headaches with my ocd events. Usually it starts of little but the more I engage the ocd the headache builds up. The brain lock that occurs after looping like a broken record is not necessarily the only factor, but when I try to fight is when I have the biggest headaches.

 

[davidandme]

I find that the more people I talk to who have OCD have a lot of headaches. I usually get them after an episode, anyone with the same problem?

I have OCD and I was wondering the same thing. I think these headaches are tension headaches. I get them all the time. OCD creates a lot of tension headaches, at least to me.

 

[MaxineRyder]

I have OCD and definitely get headaches during episodes. I swaet too. I think it's all the overthinking and stress that causes the physical symptoms.
I hope you feel better.
Maxine xxx

 

[jrm]

yeah i get headaches from severe episodes too. I find i have to take a large does of pills and sleep it off.

My theory is that the headaches are caused by an imbalance of brain chemicals that spikes when a bad episode occurs - ocd is after all physiological as well as psychological

 

[fudgy]

what he/she said ^^^^^^^

 

[mummylala]

I also hear that it could be my medication causing this. I am taking 100mg of fluxotine.

i used to take these, had doc take me off them though because i couldnt cope with the severe head aches

 

[christinecanada]

Certain Meds. will give you worse headaches. I would rather have the headaches than be living with the crazy thoughts of OCD.

 

[-overwhelminglyconfused-]

I'm new to communicating with people that have ocd, so I never heard about ocd causing head aches. I get lots of head aches. I never thought before that the cause could be my ocd.

 

[dooby-duck]

I'l tell you what I have noticed. When I'm stuck with a lot of thoughts I tend to get this tension and weighty feeling in my head. It's a bit like I'm wearing a helmet. It spreads down my neck as well.