Hello and thanks for posting on the forum,

I am sorry to hear about the worries that your headaches are causing you.

It does sound however that you were properly checked by the doctor. The doctor would have assessed whether you had any other symptoms along with your headaches to work out whether you needed to be investigated further. The optometrist can also tell quite a lot about a patient's health by looking at their eyes and the structures behind the eyes. 

There are different types of headaches which people complain of.  The NHS have written some information about headaches and the different types that you can get.  Have a look here

Sometimes there is a trigger that causes a headache such as tension, not drinking enough water, or an intolerance to certain food such as coffee or alcohol, or not getting enough sleep.  Also a worry about our health can cause headaches. 

If they don't get better then do go back and talk to your GP about it but in the first instant it might be a good idea to see if there are any triggers in your day to day life (by keeping a diary) that might be causing your headaches to happen.

Do stay away from Google as it is so general and you will not be able to diagnose yourself. Do try not to think the worst as often there may be a perfectly good explanation for what is causing your headaches.

I do hope you feel better soon. You are more then welcome to give us a ring to talk about any of this with one of the nurses on the helpline. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

All the Best,

Catherine

Thank you Catherine - I really appreciate your response.

You have made me feel a lot better.

I shall do exactly as you have recommended - as you say, my worrying might be at least contributing towards my headaches in a viscious cycle.

I will also try and stay away from anything to do with the media too - everything seems to be so gloomy at the moment, which doesn't help.

I think that Tom Parker story particularly got to me, in particular - it has really upset me, given that the poor chap has a young family and is barely into his 30s.

Thanks again for the advice.

I have been experiencing the same thing. 
 

I am 20years old and drink a lot of water, sleep well and do not often get headaches however for the past month it has been constant. Everyday. Sometimes dull sometimes sharp. I have been for an eye test which came back fine and completed neurology exercises at the GP in which the doctor said there was nothing to worry about. But nothing seems to work. Naproxen and OTC medicines do not help at all. I am becoming very very anxious as I can feel that something is not right however my GP is not taking my symptoms seriously to demand a brain scan 

help!!!

Hi there RayRay T - I completely relate to this.

As per my earlier post, I had a headache (every single day) for months.

In the end, I paid £300.00 for a private MRI Scan and was told that there was nothing wrong at all with me.  Within a day, the headaches completely stopped and I have not had one since.

I would never in a million years expected that my anxiety was actually causing the headaches.

The reason that your GP does not want you to have a regular scan at the hospital is that they do CT scans (rather than MRI), which do involve radiation (i.e. which does slightly increase cancer risk, which you really don't want on your mind).

If you have the money, a private MRI Scan might help.  However, it seems to be an expensive way of being told what your GP has already told you.

Are you the sort of person that can block things out for a week or so (I am not)?  If so, it might be a way of seeing whether you are getting anxiety headaches.

Thank you so much for replying. 
 

I am exactly like you, once something is in my head relating to my health I cannot block it out due to the severity of possible outcomes. Even when I try not to think about it I end up thinking about it more because a rare disease will always still affect someone. 
I am glad that your results came back clear. I had considered a private scan. The price is not ideal but I do not like the risk of taking a CT scan. May I ask how long the scan results took to get back to you?
I just know that once I rule out the possibility of a tumour i will be able to get back to my everyday life and focus on other important things. 

Thank you so much for replying. 
 

I am exactly like you, once something is in my head relating to my health I cannot block it out due to the severity of possible outcomes. Even when I try not to think about it I end up thinking about it more because a rare disease will always still affect someone. 
I am glad that your results came back clear. I had considered a private scan. The price is not ideal but I do not like the risk of taking a CT scan. May I ask how long the scan results took to get back to you?
I just know that once I rule out the possibility of a tumour i will be able to get back to my everyday life and focus on other important things. 

I know exactly how you feel - I have tried to read as many statistics as I can, to try and make myself feel better, but then I obsess about my being that tiny percentage that ends up being affected.

It is almost like I have a slightly negative spin on life at the moment.  If I were told there were a 1 in 1000 chance of getting something terrible, I would worry about it being me.

If, however, I was told that there was the same risk of winning the lottery, I would never give it another thought as I would think, well it will never be me.

My results were passed to my GP within 2 days (which I paid extra for), otherwise I think it is within a week.