Make Yourself Smart: Headache Types
Back in 2007 we did a series in the free ezine HeadWay about various types of headache.
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That information is generally accurate 5 years later (although researchers and doctors continue to discuss how some of the categories could be changed).
So if you want to educate yourself and sound smart with all your friends, why not print out those issues (or stick them on your Kindle) and read them through?
Here they are, for your enjoyment:
- Which Headache is It? An introduction and description of migraine.
- Tension-type Headache (with a bonus discussion of Gabapentin/Neurontin)
- Cluster headache Otherwise known as cluster.
- The “other” headaches More primary headaches, such as cough headache, sex headache and thunderclap headache.
- Secondary Headaches With a special focus on head trauma.
- Secondary Headaches II Including headaches related to infection.
- The last three secondary headaches… Including headaches from eye disorders and homoeostasis.
- Headache classification finale Including primary facial pain.
25 October 2012 @ 9:52 am
Cluster headache… The worst of them all. That’s actually the worst pain that one can experience.
3 November 2012 @ 4:24 pm
I have a 15 year history of headaches, mainly cerviogenic type. During my child rearing years, I didn’t have time to research my medical condition and didn’t realize that some of my headaches were actually “migraines”. I thought migraine sufferers would retreat to dark rooms and had to vomit. I didn’t go through this, but wore my sunglasses in the house and was naucious off and on. I started using Imitrex a few years ago and it’s the best for getting rid of migraine headaches. I’m concerned about interactions with other meds. Drug interactions isn’t discussed very much between physicians & patients. So when I have time I research it on my own. Any info. you have to share will be much appreciated.