re migraine and exercise jl from jlecher pbs org jl i would not classify a mild headache that was continuous for weeks jl as migraine even if the other typical features were there e g jl unilateral nausea and vomiting photophobia migraines are by jl common agreement episodic rather than constant jl jl well i m glad that you aren t my doctor then or i d still be suffering jl remember i was tested for any other cause and there was nothing i m jl otherwise very healthy jl the nagging pain has all of the qualifications it s on one side and jl frequently included my entire right side right arm right leg right eye jl even the right side of my tongue hurt or tingled noise hurt light hurt jl thinking hurt when it got bad i would lose my ability to read the differential diagnosis between migraine and non migranous pain is not always important because some therapies are effective in both e g tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen other therapies may be more specific beta blockers such as propranolol work better in migraine than tension type headache the most important thing from your perspective is that you got relief also please understand that a diagnosis other than migraine does not necessarily mean psychogenic i suspect that organic factors play as large a role in tension type headache as in migraine slmr e mail jim zisfein factory com jim zisfein
