why is naproxen not working for my headache
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hi doctor I am suffering from unilateral headache for the last two months I had an eye examination and that was fine my blood tests were all normal I have seen three doctors my go and two hospital doctors who all say it is likely a benign headache or tension type headache of some description I have no other symptoms other than the pain I was prescribed naproxen 500 my twice daily which helped for two weeks pain came back a week after stopping naproxen but more mild than before then went away for five days and returned now naproxen does not seem to help at all doctors have not been concerned enough to give me a scan because I have no other symptoms and just the pain again this has been going on for two months now and even on pain free days while on naproxen I have still had brief one second flashes of pain at least a couple of times a day I have no sickness or nausea or dizziness I do not have a history of migraine there is no pain behind my eye or tearing I also have no anxiety or tension issues in my personal life to attribute to a headache the pain is in my left temporal area I feel some pressure pinching pain and tightness sometimes it is in the inner ear and sometimes I have pain on the top left of my head before I started the naproxen it was at its worst at bedtime when I laid down but I slept pain free for a month while on the naproxen the pain is quite mild but persistent so it is very annoying and always on my mind now that the naproxen does not seem to work at all and I cannot rely on it for relief why would naproxen suddenly stop working should I be concerned that I have a sinister condition