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Severe scalp pain
I am begging for help. I am a 30 year old female who has been having severe scalp pain for the past 9 months. It feels like someone is pulling out my hair or acid was poured on it. A few days ago, I went to get my hair cut to lessen the weight on my head and the barber caught her comb in a snarl and pulled a section of my hair very hard. It feels like I was cut with a razor right where she pulled. I can feel EXACTLY where she pulled out the few hairs. It is severe and I don't know what is wrong. This was 5 days ago and it hurts very bad.
I have seen several doctors for the scalp pain and they are still not sure what caused this or how to treat it. The pain is enough to make me physically ill and not want to eat. It brings me to tears every day. Could she have damaged the nerves or follicles? She said she didn't pull out any hair, but I think she did. I have never felt this much pain before. Please help me! I am terrified and in SO much pain.
I have seen several doctors for the scalp pain and they are still not sure what caused this or how to treat it. The pain is enough to make me physically ill and not want to eat. It brings me to tears every day. Could she have damaged the nerves or follicles? She said she didn't pull out any hair, but I think she did. I have never felt this much pain before. Please help me! I am terrified and in SO much pain.
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Welcome to the medhelp neurology forum. Thanks for writing in. I can understand the agony that you are going through. Excessively sensitive scalp could be due to scalp inflammation caused due to diet, stress, internal hormonal imbalances or a bacterial/ fungal infection. The symptoms could be severe itching,redness,pimples, oily scalp, flaking, crusting causing bleeding. It could be something more serious like temporal arteritis. This is the inflammation and damage to the large blood vessels that supply the head, usually branching in the neck from carotid artery, usually the temporal artery. Along with scalp sensitivity and tenderness other symptoms are excessive sweating,jaw pains intermittently, muscle aches, throbbing headache on one side or back of head, visual disturbances. Hemoglobin may be low, serum alkaline phosphatase is increased, sedimentation rate and C reactive protein are raised. Corticosteroids and immunosuppresants are prescribed. Please consult your neurologist at the earliest for quisk intervention. I hope this helps you.
Also, this shampoo will help with the hair loss, well it helped my anyway and I have been dealing with this for over 5 years.
.... PLEASE USE THIS SHAMPOO : REDKIN, SCALP RELIEF - IN THE WHITE BOTTLE
I have the same issues that you all have but using this shampoo makes it better
Common denominators: Occurred after camping trip (possible lyme disease, coloring my hair, and muscle issues in the neck)
I have the same issues that you all have but using this shampoo makes it better
Common denominators: Occurred after camping trip (possible lyme disease, coloring my hair, and muscle issues in the neck)
"Get treated for the cause, and this will all go away." If I knew the cause I would. I've been taking Magnesium for about 2 years now. And I don't take acid reducers but drink Aloe Vera juice for my stomach. To my knowledge I haven't been bitten by a tick in 10 or 15 years or more. With the 28 day cycle are you suggesting hormones? I'm 3 years into Menopause.
You seriously need to get tested for Lyme disease at this lab
www.igenex.com
There are zillions of reasons why the mainstream testing for Lyme and tick borne infections are inaccurate, and why you need to see a Lyme Literal Medical Specialist (LLMD), but I won't go into it here.
I will say this:
The burning ears - magnesium deficiency has caused a muscle spazm someplace on the back of your skull. It's disrupting blood flow - I used to call it 'crunchy ear'.
If you are taking acid reducers for your GERD, this will contribute significantly to magnesium deficiency, which causes muscle spazms.
The fatigue, migraines, vision issues (and related neurological issues), will continue on, and develop into fun new symptoms. If you keep a symptom log, you will probably find that your symptoms cycle on a 28 day cycle.
Get treated for the cause, and this will all go away.
www.igenex.com
There are zillions of reasons why the mainstream testing for Lyme and tick borne infections are inaccurate, and why you need to see a Lyme Literal Medical Specialist (LLMD), but I won't go into it here.
I will say this:
The burning ears - magnesium deficiency has caused a muscle spazm someplace on the back of your skull. It's disrupting blood flow - I used to call it 'crunchy ear'.
If you are taking acid reducers for your GERD, this will contribute significantly to magnesium deficiency, which causes muscle spazms.
The fatigue, migraines, vision issues (and related neurological issues), will continue on, and develop into fun new symptoms. If you keep a symptom log, you will probably find that your symptoms cycle on a 28 day cycle.
Get treated for the cause, and this will all go away.
Thanks for your information! I am on Gabapentin right now. I actually was prescribed it for Chronic Migraines. It doesn't help with the scalp pain though. I encourage you to read my other posts if you haven't already. I have tried everything short of shaving my head. Nothing works. I can't go in the sun or wind because my scalp will be on fire within 5 minutes. I use dandruff shampoos about 1 time a week. I just use Suave Daily Clarifying on the other days. I try to take a day or two a week and don't wash my scalp. Too much washing can also irritate it. I have been on ALL the prescription shampoos the doctors gave me with no luck. Some made the issue worse. I also have Seborrheic Dermatitis on my scalp that started about 2 weeks after I got the pain. This pain came on over night and I was scared. I woke up and couldn't touch my scalp because it felt like my head was in acid. It's so strange the doctors have no clue how this starts or how to treat it. Hang in there and keep us posted!
I to have given up finding a answer, but then I find myself looking to see if any one else has had any luck. For me its when my blood sugar goes up that it burns the worst. Don't understand that but oh well. I'm in the process of hunting a new shampoo. The least ingredients the better for me. I've started pouring aloe vera juice on my head after I wash it and just massage it in. I don't rinse it either. I'll try anything. Neurontin made me loose my memory also. I used the generic Gabapentin. It wasn't as bad and didn't make me as tired. God Bless.
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