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Suggest Treatment For Throbbing Pain In Head
Question: I have been having throbbing pain in the crown of my head about twice a day for almost a week now.
Brief Answer:
I need further details.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
Throbbing headache has many causes. Most commonly migraine, but all vascular headaches needs to be evaluated.
I need following details:
1. Since when are you having headache? Is this for the first time?
2. Any vomitings associated?
3. Headache is on one side of head or on both sides?
4. Any history of diabetes?
5. What are your blood pressure readings?
6. How is your sleep?
7. Any visual disturbances?
Revert with these details for a better help.
Stay Healthy.
I need further details.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
Throbbing headache has many causes. Most commonly migraine, but all vascular headaches needs to be evaluated.
I need following details:
1. Since when are you having headache? Is this for the first time?
2. Any vomitings associated?
3. Headache is on one side of head or on both sides?
4. Any history of diabetes?
5. What are your blood pressure readings?
6. How is your sleep?
7. Any visual disturbances?
Revert with these details for a better help.
Stay Healthy.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
1. Since when are you having headache? Is this for the first time? I have been having these headaches about twice a day since Saturday. I usually get them during my menstral cycle but I have been off that for about a week.
2. Any vomitings associated? No Vomiting
3. Headache is on one side of head or on both sides? Just on the back (crown of my head)
4. Any history of diabetes? No diabetes
5. What are your blood pressure readings? I don't know
6. How is your sleep? I sleep fine until I am woken up in the early morning hours with the headaches.
7. Any visual disturbances? No visual disturbances
2. Any vomitings associated? No Vomiting
3. Headache is on one side of head or on both sides? Just on the back (crown of my head)
4. Any history of diabetes? No diabetes
5. What are your blood pressure readings? I don't know
6. How is your sleep? I sleep fine until I am woken up in the early morning hours with the headaches.
7. Any visual disturbances? No visual disturbances
Brief Answer:
Get investigated.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Your headache seems more likely to be a migraine headache but it is not a classical migraine.
I advise following in such scenario:
1. To get MRI Brain to be sure that there is no other cause of headache.
2. Get Blood pressure checked.
If MRI and BP are normal I start my patient on Sibellium 10 mg a day for migraine prophylaxis.
For acute pain ergotamine or Naproxen can be used.
If you have any further query please ask me.
Stay Healthy
Get investigated.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Your headache seems more likely to be a migraine headache but it is not a classical migraine.
I advise following in such scenario:
1. To get MRI Brain to be sure that there is no other cause of headache.
2. Get Blood pressure checked.
If MRI and BP are normal I start my patient on Sibellium 10 mg a day for migraine prophylaxis.
For acute pain ergotamine or Naproxen can be used.
If you have any further query please ask me.
Stay Healthy
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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