Anonymous asked: I hear that migraines affect one side of the head and regular headaches affect the entire head with dull pain. Now I have regular headaches/migraines that usually happen after I wake up late or not drink enough water or excercise too much. It only happens to the back left side of my head with a sharp pain and a throbbing in my left eye as if someone is hitting it from the inside with a hammer. They last the entire day. Could you please tell me what this is and how I could prevent/get rid of it?
I get the ones on my eye too, I always say it feels like a small person is sitting on my eye haha. In order to prevent it I would say drinking water and staying hydrated is key, especially with exercise. Also stay away from caffeine as often as possible, and try eating healthier. If that still isn’t helping just remember that the Internet is always full of helpful information.
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Anonymous asked: So migraines can give you stroke-like symptoms? Cuz I had my arm and hand and half my face go numb, which seemed kind of stroke like to me? Is it something to be worried about? I don't know, I'm not really sure about any of this- sorry if I'm wasting your time ^^;;
That’s not a waste of time! Yes it is serious, many migraine symptoms are. You should try and get that checked out to see if there is anything you can do about that.
I recommend seeing Dr. Aleksander Mauskop at the NY Headache Center. Google him. One of the top headache guys in the world. Some of my migraines used to simulate stroke symptoms. He advised me to take some OTC drugs and I went from 20 epic headaches a year to one or two very minor ones.
FH: Thank you for the submission! Anyone else in the NY area know about him? He seems pretty legitimate from his website.
clothingis-optional asked: i just wanted to say thanks for having a blog like this. i was diagnosed with chronic migraines in november, and have been looking for a blog like this. so again, thanks so much. (:
Thank you very much! :D
I’m just glad I could help!
This is the most COMMON type of headache, a mild to moderate pain that feels like a band around the head. If you ever get a “normal” headache, this is probably what you have.
According to the American Pain Foundation, 90% of headaches that aren’t caused by a disease are tension headaches.
