I have been having some problems for about a year and a half now, and I would like to know more about how to go about "solving" them. I'm 20 years old, and started out experiencing something that feels like a tension headache on both sides of the back of my head. This has progressed to upper neck pain that feels as though it's spilling down my back and into my shoulders. I usually take 3 tablets of 200 mg ibuprofen, but recently that has not worked. Today I woke up with this pain at the back of my head. More disturbingly, pressing this one little depression on the left side give me an acute pain! Ouch! I also notice that the back of my right ear feels higher (and warmer) than my left one. I assumed it was just nerve pain. Last summer I had an MRI done for my neck, and a slight disc bulge was detected around the upper disks (I think C4 and C5 or C3 and C4; can't remember). I experienced (and still do) some dizziness when standing up or after bending to pick something up, also usually have low energy levels, but I assumed that this was due to the fact that I've gained a good deal of weight since entering college. I took it easy, and the pain went away when I went back to school. Also read that disc herniation goes away after a while, so I figured mine was about the same. At school, I still get tension headaches and I still have my 'soft spot' (if I press hard), but that's about it. I initially attributed the tension headaches to personal stress I experience; I've had a hard time keeping myself motivated and adjusted to college work, and I am due for a screening for ADD in the fall. I was curious about my head pains, so I participated in a study w/ the neuroscience department, so I could get some MRI images of my head when the study was over. They look fairly normal, though, so I am still confused. Apart from the disc herniation(s), I had scoliosis as a teenager, but the curves weren't really close to my neck. I am very exasperated, because I'm not sure where to start. I've been having some trouble with impulsivity and controlling my temper that started about two years ago, and I've had ADD like learning patterns for most of my life, though until university I was always fairly good at coping by myself. I also have sporatic energy levels, and have always been somewhat lethargic, even as an infant. I would like to know if the problems I'm having are related to some untreated learning / behavioral problems that are partially expressing themselves as psychosomatic symptoms, or if I actually have a neurological problem that is causing my inattentiveness, 'mental mess', and increased problems with impulsivity, especially since I know that adults are supposed to become less impulsive (even those with AD/HD) as they get older. Help and advice as to where to start would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!