Anonymous

3 years

Frequent having headache

I’m 24 yrs old, female. Lately i’ve been having headache that took 3-4 days for it to go away. I took medication such as panadol/ uphamol but none of it works. The pain really sting alot. Before this, 2-3 yrs ago, the back of head had bang on the pointy part of the wall and i fainted. But at that time i didnt go to the clinic to get a check. Since from that incident, i kept having headache every month. Before this i shrugged it off, just plainly thought i’m having headache due to hot weather or stress.

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There are 2 main types of headaches which are primary headache and secondary headache. Primary headache is only due to the headache itself without other causes. Examples are tension headache, cluster headache and migraine. Secondary headache is due to underlying health conditions, such as sinusitis, meningitis, trauma, tumor, bleeding and medications. Some of these conditions are life-threatening and needed to be treated seriously.

It is helpful for your to keep a headache diary which keep tracks on the onset, duration, timing and progression of the headache. This helps the doctor greatly to establish a diagnosis. Doctor may also need to know any associated symptoms such as fever, weight loss or history of cancer. This is important to rule out the secondary headaches. For a primary headache, the headache is normally predictable tiggers, stable pattern and individual is feeling fine in between headaches.

If you experience vomiting, nausea and headache is quite classical presentation of migraine if there is no underlying health conditions. No fever may suggests meningitis unlikely in your case. Migraine is more common among females and can be associated with menstrual period. The headache is commonly described as throbbing, on one side of the head, becomes extremely sensitive to light and sound. If the conditions still persist without any improvement, please seek your healthcare providers to get appropriate treatment.

From your complaints, I suggest you to see a doctor for physical examination/ examination for identifying the exact reason of your headache. Your trauma history of your head bang on the wall is the important reason for you to do so. Imaging studies may be needed before a prompt treatment given to you.

In order for us to provide you with an accurate choice of treatment and management, we need additional details to explore further into your current complaints. Therefore, we greatly suggest that you refer this to your nearest medical doctor for full examination with imaging studies. You may also click on this link (DoctorOnCall) to speak with our doctors online. We assure you that our conversations are kept in confidentiality unless additional consultation needed with other medical parties. Thank you.

Get a neurologist to weigh in on your symptom of headache.

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