Suggest Treatment For Severe And Persistent Headaches

Posted on Mon, 3 Aug 2015

Question: My wife suffers from regular headaches, They are triggered by sunlight, irregular meals and irregular sleep. Should I visit a neurologist to get diagnosis? What all tests etc. need to be done to diagnose?

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possibility of migraine consult neurologist

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Your wife seems to be suffering from migraine headache.
please provide some more details.
1) Intensity of headache
2) Location of headache
3) Associated features like nausea and vomiting
4) Photophobia or phonophobia
5) Aggravating factors like missing meal, decreased sleep, sunlight.
6) Releiving factors like sleep and rest and medication.
7) Duration of headache.
8) stress.
For prevention you should avoid chocolate, coffee, sleep deprivation and taking meals on time.
Treatment may be taken as propranolol, calcium channel blockers, Topiramate, amitryptiline, Valproate.
You should consult a neurologist for proper examination and treatment.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar