I have anxiety that is slowly going away, but I still have tension headaches. It feels like I have a very tight cap over my head. I often feel tightness in my chest during these times too. I've seen a doctor about the chest tightness and he said that I'm perfectly healthy, just stressed.

I feel nervous all the time, I get irritated easily, and sometimes even the smallest things will make me angry. I've noticed all of those things are what set my headaches off. I'll get headaches every day for 2 weeks and then I'll be fine for a while before it starts again. It's been like this for 3 months. I also have a knot on the back of my head that will have a dull ache along with my headache. The knot has been there for probably 4 years. I haven't been to a doctor to know, but obviously something isn't right. I do now have an appointment later this week.

I clench my teeth when I sleep, suffer from depression, anxiety and anger that I keep inside. My tension headaches are at the back of my head, sides too sometimes and I do have some sensitivity to light and sound. I usually try and stretch my mouth wide open and lay down in bed with the blinds closed and tv sound down or off. The pain is quite severe and usually keeps me in the house. I may get them every day for 2 weeks, sometimes more and sometimes less and sometimes I don't have them for a couple of months. I take prozac and xanax for my depression and anxiety.

My headaches normally start from stress-related situations. After that, it will gradually start to elevate, my neck will stiffen, one side will start to hurt then switch to the other side, and sometimes -- depending on the amount of stress that I'm going through -- it will switch to the top of the head. By then I have to lie down and squeeze my head for relief. The best medication that helps me from the start of the headaches is Fioricet. If I let the pain get too far along, not even that medicine will help.

My headaches usually start in the upper part of my neck and shoot through to my face, causing the back of my jaw to ache. The back of my eyes and nose have stabbing pains, and usually one or the other temple (or sometimes like today, both) to throb. I also, like today sometimes, get very nauseous. Usually, it's treated with muscle relaxants and vicodin, but sometimes even that does nothing.

I have pain mostly on the top of my head, constant drowsiness, and balance issues.

I have been suffering from these terrible headaches for years now. As I am writing these lines, I'm trying to keep myself from keeling over due to the pain. My pain is usually in the lower nape area and shoots up straight to the back of my eye, usually on the right side of my head. Stabbing pains in the temple area and top of head also occur. Nausea and queeziness often follow.

I had trouble walking, dizziness, irritated by noises and just wanted to be alone in the dark.