How long until you should see a doctor from a headache?
I have had a headache, or just some sharp shooting pains in one part of my head rather, and I was wondering: after how many days should you see a doctor? I’ve had it for 3 days now. Thank-you if you answer !
There are losts of good answers, but the best answer:
Answer by bill g
sooner rather than later — good luck
Give your answer to this question below!
I would wait 5 days e.g monday to friday then go
Headaches can be caused by allsorts of things – constipation, stress, bad diet, lack of fluids, too much alcohol, eyestrain etc. Try addressing the potential cause rather than relying on Big Pharma for answers. Your doctor will only ever treat your symptoms – addressing the cause will help prevent future problems.
You should be able to get rid of it yourself without seeing a dr. Headaches are caused by tight neck muscles. The muscles go to the top of your head where they connect to muscles going around your head. When the neck muscles are tight they pull the head muscles into pain and that’s your headache. To get rid of the pain you have to free up your neck muscles to release the pull on the muscles causing the pain and here’s how to free them up:
Neck:
Place your hands behind your head so your fingers meet in the middle of your neck. Press into the neck with a moderate pressure and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your head as far as you can, then remove the pressure from the muscles but continue holding your head down for another 30 seconds.
For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.
I dunno? GTood question. Read this:
It’s probably stress related.
Plagued with headaches from childhood to middle age I have had many different types: Migraines, Cluster, Allergic, Visual and mild. The following has helped me and others, I AM NOT A DOCTOR and I recommend that you make an appointment to see one and possibly consider counseling if these headaches are persistent.
This is not a substitute for seeing a Doctor or any health-care provider. However, if you read this and follow the recommendations at the END you may be headache free before the appointment date(s).
What your DDS, ER, MD, chiropractor, therapist or health-care provider may not tell you are; that most if not all headaches are STRESS related and they can be and usually are triggered by conditioning. If you can identify the conditioned triggers of your headaches you can break the cycle of stress aggravating a headache and the headache aggravating the stress. This fuels a very disabling negative feedback cycle. Break the cycle by:
Reducing headache symptoms such as, nausea, vomiting and vertigo.
Try inducing relaxation.
Teach your body to be more tolerant towards headache triggers.
Try improving blood-circulation to your brain.
Start a routine that controls or rids you of headaches (see my routine below).
Here are a few common types of headaches:
SUBDURAL Hematoma headaches are caused by trauma. If you have suffered a HEAD INJURY please stop reading this and go to the nearest hospital Emergency Room NOW.
MIGRAINE headaches are usually one sided, more common in females and characterized by at least one of the following; sensitivity to light, pain behind one eye, throbbing brought on by bright lights, chocolate, cheese, red wine or menstrual cycle. You can also have a visual aura around lights and things may taste odd.
HYPERTENSION headaches are at the top and back of your head and throb. You usually wake up with this headache and after about 3 to 4 hours it subsides and may be caused by high blood pressure. You may need medicines to reduce your high blood pressure.
CLUSTER headaches can be seen in an adolescent to adult, more common in males, one sided, usually over temple or eye area, may have a blood shot eye(s), and may wake you up at night, runny nose, sweating, tearing of the eyes, usually worse in Spring or Fall (allergy season) and lasts 15 min. to 12 hrs.
MUSCULAR TENSION headaches feels: band-like distribution around head – like wearing a very tight head band and is brought on by stress, tension, fatigue and work.
CERVICOGENIC (neck caused) headaches – characterized by possible sharp pain behind your ear at the base of the skull along with correlated shoulder pain which can last for days and weeks at a time until misalignment is corrected. Medications provide only short term relief when taken.
SINUS headaches are localized in nature; certain positions are worse like the nose area, steady throb, and worse in the morning and may be seasonal.
Rounding it out are Temporal, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Brain Tumor headaches.
With the exception of the last three types of headache and SUBDURAL Hematoma trauma headaches there are SIX home remedies that I use and that may work for you as they do/did for me. This is a routine;
(1) Drink 16 to 24 ounces of water as dehydration may cause headaches. Dehydration is stress. If you are fasting this can fill an empty stomach and allows you to continue your fast.
(2) Eat a banana! My MOST skeptical of friends was SO DESPERATE he eventually tried it and claims that it cures 40% of his headaches/migraines and gives some relief of the other 60%! Bananas are loaded with potassium which helps alleviate all headaches. In addition it is very filling and an empty stomach is stress.
(3) Take your chosen OTC meds, if any.
(4) Take a pleasant shower.
(5) De-stress by; turning off the phone, TV, the computer, the clock and don’t watch the news!
(6) Lay down for a nap. To unplug the brain you are only going to think about what else you can do to de-stress.
This is my routine I use to break the headache cycle. You could do the same or add other stress reducers, such as: cold compresses, ear plugs, sleep visors, herbal teas, etc. It’s important to have a routine so that you can get CONTROL of the headaches and not vice-a-versa.
Knowledge is power. Learn more about headaches and get more control and empowerment over them. Start at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headache Also try: http://www.headache-treatment-options.com/
Hope this helps!