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Should I Be Worried About My Intense Headache Lasting For 3-5 Mins?

Hello, My name is Amanda, I am 20 year's old and im from New York.I have came hear today to ask a question. Over the past maybe years I have had really bad headaches, they would be really intence, lasting for about 3 to 5 minutes, so bad I would double over and have to wait till it stopped to continue what I was doing. I have been looking online for some answers and all I can find is "Ice pick headaches the symptom's are all mine but not in the right spot there saying everyone on the sights say its in there eyes of in the temple, but my pain is right behind my right ear and up alittle. Can anyone give me some answers before I go running to the doctors thinking I have a tumor or something.
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Hello,
As you have written about your symptom pattern more indicating towards Tension headache than Migraine.
1. Tension headache is either episodic and chronic in nature, may last from minute to days. there are many precipitating factors such as stress, sleep deprivation, irregular meal time, bad posture.
2. Migraine is chronic neurological disorder with many associated autonomic nervous system symptoms. Are pulsating in nature and last from 2-72 hours. Associated symptoms are nausea, vomiting, sensitivity of light, sound, smell. Many patient perceive an aura. The causative factors are environmental, genetic and hormonal.
other differentials which can cause such headache are temporal arteritis, cluster headache, acute glaucoma, meningitis.
Consult a neuro physician for proper diagnosis and treatment. avoid the situations that may aggravate the symptoms. some medications like tab. paracetamol 500mg tds.
Take care, bye.
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Should I Be Worried About My Intense Headache Lasting For 3-5 Mins?

Hello, As you have written about your symptom pattern more indicating towards Tension headache than Migraine. 1. Tension headache is either episodic and chronic in nature, may last from minute to days. there are many precipitating factors such as stress, sleep deprivation, irregular meal time, bad posture. 2. Migraine is chronic neurological disorder with many associated autonomic nervous system symptoms. Are pulsating in nature and last from 2-72 hours. Associated symptoms are nausea, vomiting, sensitivity of light, sound, smell. Many patient perceive an aura. The causative factors are environmental, genetic and hormonal. other differentials which can cause such headache are temporal arteritis, cluster headache, acute glaucoma, meningitis. Consult a neuro physician for proper diagnosis and treatment. avoid the situations that may aggravate the symptoms. some medications like tab. paracetamol 500mg tds. Take care, bye.