Many patients report a delay of 1 - 6 years in the diagnosis of their cluster headaches. Migraine-like symptoms (light and sound sensitivity, aura, nausea, vomiting) are major reasons for the frequent misdiagnosis by primary care doctors. In some cases, patients are inappropriately treated for other types of headaches or health conditions (including having sinus surgery).
Cluster headache is diagnosed by medical history, including the pattern of recurrent...
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Migraine with aura is experienced in about 20-30% of people who have Migraine disease. People who have cluster headache rarely have visual... Read more »
Full Question: For about 18 hours now I've been getting stabbing sharp shooting pains on the left side of my head. It isn't constant but... Read more »
Sometimes telling the difference between a Migraine attack and a headache can be difficult. Migraines can come on suddenly, or have... Read more »
Full Question: I am a 73 year old female. I get an excruciatingly painful stab in my right temple from time to time. If it lasted for more... Read more »
These startling, sometimes frightening head pains have been described in various ways: In the beginning, when I began having migraines, I suffered... Read more »
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Pain - head; Rebound headaches; Medication overuse headachesHome CareKeep a headache diary to help find the source or trigger of your symptoms. Then... Read more »
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Muscle contraction headache; Headache - benign; Headache - tension; Chronic headaches - tension; Rebound headaches - tension Treatment ... Read more »
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Cluster HeadachesCluster headaches are among the most painful, and least common, of all headaches. The pain can be so excruciating that they are... Read more »
The first time I remember having a Migraine attack was when I was six-years-old. At the time, I didn’t realize what it was. There were these... Read more »