rone | kephalalgia

I get headaches often, of all sorts: sinus headaches, tension headaches, hunger headaches, dehydration headaches, allergic headaches, throbbing headaches, even the rare full-blown migraine. They occur on the temples, at the forehead, up top, behind the ears, or any combination. They are sometimes photophobic, phonophobic, rarely both. Sometimes i'll get a headache if i need to go take a dump. I don't get caffeine withdrawal headaches anymore, now that i've cut back, but those were insidious. I've had headaches for as long as i can remember, and Excedrin (or its generic analogue) has been my constant companion (Bufferin when i was a kid; Mom and Dad didn't want me on caffeine); as a result, i'm intimately acquainted with the anti-headache pressure points along the neck, face, and hands. I hate headaches because they're, at best, distracting, and, at worst, utterly debilitating. If i had a magical wish, i think i'd definintely banish my headaches.