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Marcie
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Headaches from epidural

Did anyone get headaches from a side effect of an epidural?

Posted 3/1/06 9:53 AM
 
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Re: Headaches from epidural

Nope.

Posted 3/1/06 9:57 AM
 

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Nope.

Posted 3/1/06 10:01 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

No and 7 of my friends have recently had babies and an epidural and no one had any side effects at all.

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Posted 3/1/06 10:17 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

No

Posted 3/1/06 10:19 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

I just had to ask, I have heard it does happen, I am very prone to headaches, so I wanted to see what the consensus was. Thanks Chat Icon

Posted 3/1/06 10:19 AM
 

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No, thank goodness.
I had heard about getting a bad headache as a possible side effect of the epi, but I luckily didn't get one- I am also prone to headaches.
Apparently there is something they can do if you DO get a severe headache after it is administered. I believe they inject some of your blood into the epidural space & it apparently gets rid of it.

Message edited 3/1/2006 12:10:24 PM.

Posted 3/1/06 10:36 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

Yes- it lasted for a day or two... just took tylenol for it every 4 hours

Posted 3/1/06 10:37 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

nope...I was fine unless being VERY hungry after labor/delivering is a side effect of the epi.

Posted 3/1/06 10:50 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

Posted by AndreaLMT

No, thanks goodness.
I had heard about getting a bad headache as a possible side effect of the epi, but I luckily didn't get one- I am also prone to headaches.
Apparently there is something they can do if you DO get a severe headache after it is administered. I believe they inject some of your blood into the epidural space & it apparently gets rid of it.



YES! It made my whole experience a nightmare and really contributed to my baby blues. It's called a spinal headache but the funny thing is it's not in your head it's in your neck and spine. I could not sit up or walk and had to lay down flat. I got talked out of getting the blood patch before leaving the hospital so I went home with my baby in this condition. Needless to say three days later I went to the ER and had it done. I felt so much better immediately and was upset I didn't have it done before leaving the hospital so I wouldn't have missed out on taking care of Roman. My Dr. said they see it maybe once a week. I was the lucky one that weekChat Icon

Posted 3/1/06 10:52 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

I didn't, but they kept telling me not to lift my head after I gave birth, because I kept trying to peek at her while they stitched me up..

Posted 3/1/06 10:54 AM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

Message edited 12/21/2011 11:46:21 AM.

Posted 3/1/06 12:23 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

when I had my son I had a migraine everyday for a week , with no relief I cried and cried the doctor toild me it was from my epidural

Posted 3/1/06 12:25 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

Posted by AndreaLMT

No, thank goodness.
I had heard about getting a bad headache as a possible side effect of the epi, but I luckily didn't get one- I am also prone to headaches.
Apparently there is something they can do if you DO get a severe headache after it is administered. I believe they inject some of your blood into the epidural space & it apparently gets rid of it.



This happened to me-I guess I was a "lucky" one. I had SEVERE head and neck pains and I was vomiting every time I stood up. I had to go back to the ER 4 days postpartum and had a blood patch and my headaches went away instantly. They took 20cc;s of blood from my arm and injected it into where my epidural was. I went home soon after but ended up getting an infection and spiked a fever of 105 that night and was RE-admitted to the hospital for another week of IV antibiotics. It was so tough on me to be away from my baby at that time.
BUT-I would still definately get an epidural with my nextChat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 3/1/06 12:54 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

No

Posted 3/1/06 12:55 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

No headaches for me.
I did get a wierd pain at the site, kind of like a twinge, for awhile after. It was not bad to make the epi not worth it though.

Posted 3/1/06 12:55 PM
 

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No

Posted 3/1/06 2:16 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

I didn't have the epidural but have a few friends that did and had headaches. I thought it had something to do with where the epidural was put in??

Message edited 3/1/2006 2:25:57 PM.

Posted 3/1/06 2:25 PM
 

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thankfully- NO! The epi was my best friend! Chat Icon

Posted 3/1/06 2:42 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

I had a spinal, so it is a bit different. But this can be serious so you need to alert your doctor.

Posted 3/1/06 3:21 PM
 

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Yes, they were horrible. I opted for the blood patch 2 days after giving birth to my son and within an hour or so, it was totally gone.

Posted 3/1/06 7:57 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

Nope

Posted 3/1/06 9:08 PM
 

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Re: Headaches from epidural

I got them from the spinal from my c-section. I had chronic headaches for about 2 months. Now I am back to getting them as much as I did pre pregnancy which is still often enough Chat Icon

Posted 3/1/06 9:48 PM
 
 

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