Migraine or Headache? When Symptoms Need Medical Attention
Migraine can cause severe headache with nausea and sensitivity to light or sound, but not every headache is migraine. A new or unusual headache pattern deserves appropriate attention.
What can migraine feel like?
Migraine commonly causes a moderate or severe throbbing headache, often with nausea and sensitivity to light or sound. Some people experience aura, such as temporary visual or sensory symptoms.
What can help?
Resting in a dark quiet room, hydration and taking appropriate acute treatment early can help some people. Keeping a headache diary can identify patterns and triggers.
When should headaches be reviewed?
Seek medical advice for frequent or worsening headaches, a significant change in pattern, headaches that are difficult to control, or uncertainty about the diagnosis.
When is it an emergency?
Call 999 for a sudden extremely severe headache, or headache accompanied by new weakness, difficulty speaking, loss of consciousness, severe confusion or other signs of a medical emergency.
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General information only and not a diagnosis.
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