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How to keep a headache diary

October 03, 2008
Compiling your headache history is an important step in getting the right headache treatment. To help you do this, the National Headache Foundation has compiled this list of questions about your headaches for you to answer and share with your doctor. The list ends with a table that you can print out and use as a way to keep track of your headaches, their symptoms, and the treatments you used to ease your pain. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Headaches and Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Headaches are one of the physical symptoms of anxiety. For some, the chronic headaches can... Read more »

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Headaches and Sleep
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Headaches come in all shapes and sizes, from tension headaches caused by excessive stress or even... Read more »

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Preparing for a Doctor's Visit: Know Your Migraines
By Dr. Seth Haplea , Health Expert

...share with your doctor. To help categorize your headaches as migrainous or non-migrainous, you... Read more »

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Getting Your Headache Diagnosis Straight
By National Headache Foundation , Health Expert

...Suzanne Simons, NHF Executive Director The term "headache" is often overused. "Headache" means... Read more »

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National Headache Awareness Week - June 1-7!
By National Headache Foundation , Health Expert

...to be blogging with you today about the National Headache Foundation (NHF) and National Headache... Read more »

Health Guide

Headache and Migraine More Common Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and headache disorders is not well understood, and studies exploring that relationship have produced conflicting results. A new study reported in... Read more »
Tension Headaches
...there are a number of physical symptoms caused by anxiety. Anxiety sufferers frequently complain of headaches, caused by constant worrying and muscle tension. What are Tension Headaches? ... Read more »
New Daily Persistent Headache
In the last few years, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH) has been recognized as a distinct primary headache syndrome. Primary headache disorders are those for which there is no underlying... Read more »
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Review – “Headache Through the Ages” by Seymour Diamond, MD, and Mary A. Franklin Ranking 4.5 stars out of 5   There are many books... Read more »
Does Harry Potter Have Migraines?
...problems of sufferers. I recently spoke with Dr. Fred Sheftell, one of the authors of an article in Headache, “Harry Potter and the Curse of Headache:” "I've always been a big fan of JK... Read more »

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Medications

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...This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Codeine is a narcotic pain... Read more »

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...This medication is also used to prevent migraine headaches and reduce how often you may get... Read more »

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...This medication is also used to prevent migraine headaches and reduce how often you may get... Read more »

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...if you use it only when chest pain or a migraine headache occurs. It is very important to take... Read more »

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...or if it occurs with a fever, rash, or persistent headache. These may be symptoms of a serious... Read more »

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Taming tension headaches
October 03, 2008

Tension headaches are often triggered by stress or anxiety. But experts say there are ways to reduce stress and the factors related to it that can... Read summary »

Effective--but unproven--migraine treatments
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Dr. Mark Kestner offers this list of effective--but unproven--migraine treatments. Though he stresses that it's vital for headache sufferers to... Read summary »

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One way to prevent migraines is to remove all of the medications and foods that trigger the severe headaches. Many people try to do this one trigger... Read summary »