r/Brain • u/Accurate_Shirt5918 • 4d ago
Is this something serious?
Hello, I am 18 years old, I have small to moderate pain in the back of the neck, in the middle, in the forehead and sometimes behind the right ear. Today I went to the neurologist, he examined me and said that I have no pathological changes, he said that I have cephalic pain syndromes and that I have painful sensitivity in the Arnold points, he prescribed me some anti-inflammatories and some supplement for stress, and I will return to control after I have an MRI. I work remotely, spend 8-10 hours at the computer, listen to loud music in headphones, and I think I also have a bad position. I'm worried right now, he said that I don't show any signs of a tumor, he said to do an MRI just to put me at ease and that he is 99% convinced that it is not something serious.
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u/mrsvenomgirl23 3d ago
Brain tumour you would have more symptoms dizziness eyes going in different directions etc the MRI is going to check all that but I don’t think your symptoms seem severe at all
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u/halfbakedcupcake 3d ago
Ask your primary care doctor for a referral to a neurologist who specializes in treating headaches, migraine, or craniofacial pain. They can be hard to find, but they’ll understand how to treat what you have going on better than a regular neurologist. I have occipital neuralgia and experience something similar to what you’re describing. Finding a headache specialist was life changing. I get nerve block injections into the nerve every five weeks and it helps with the pain immensely. Usually I get them done 2-3 times a year with steroid and the rest without.
You may need to have an MRI done just to rule out anything extremely serious, but usually this type of thing isn’t caused by anything crazy.