Many people think that if you have a headache, then one tablet is enough to solve this problem. But in reality, a headache is the body’s reaction to a number of diseases that you may not even be aware of.
Headaches can be primary and secondary. Primary occur when the body is struggling with diseases such as flu, migraine or stomach ulcers. Secondary pains result from head injuries, high blood pressure, spinal diseases, and so on.
Therefore, if you constantly have a headache, you should first determine the type of pain, and then swallow the tablets.
How to determine the type of headache?
In fact, sometimes it’s very difficult to understand why the head hurts. It is even more difficult to determine the cause of the pain yourself, without the help of a specialist. However, this is very important, because improper treatment can be much more dangerous than the headache itself .
We suggest you familiarize yourself with some types of headaches in order to understand which one is more similar to your case. However, self-medication is not worth it, because you may well be mistaken in the diagnosis.
Migraine , or how long will it last?
If your headache is characterized by moderate or severe intensity and is concentrated on one side of the head (for example, in one temple, in the crown of the head, in the forehead on the right or left), then you can assume that you have a migraine. The characteristic signs of this ailment are the accompanying headache with nausea and vomiting. Also during such pain it is difficult to tolerate bright light, loud sounds or smells. You just want to sit or lie down alone in complete silence and darkness.
In addition, to say that this is a migraine, you can rely on the fact that the head constantly hurts. Such pain may not stop up to three days. All this time, a person’s working capacity is reduced, and he feels weakness.
Headache as an infection partner
If you constantly have a headache and at the same time the temperature is at a level of 37.5 or higher, then we can conclude that such a headache is caused by an infection.
Among these infections can be a common cold or flu. In this case, the pain is not too strong and focuses most often in the temples or on the forehead between the eyes.
Also, headache can accompany meningitis. In this case, it will be accompanied by vomiting, tension of the muscles of the neck, as well as a general deterioration of the patient's condition. If there is even the slightest suspicion of meningitis, you must immediately call an ambulance or go to the hospital in any way!
What is a cluster headache?
With this disease, the headache is severe and sharp, concentrated on one side in the eye and forehead. In parallel with a headache, the patient's face becomes red and swollen, and tears may also run from the eye (on the sore side). The pains are usually so severe that a person simply cannot tolerate them, becomes aggressive and cannot find a place.
Pressing headaches: what are they talking about?
There is also such pain when it seems as if someone’s head was squeezed or tightly squeezed. It can spread both throughout the head and in a certain part (forehead, crown, nape). Typically, such pain is not strong, however, when the head is constantly sore, from the fact that it hurts medium or slightly, for some reason it does not become easier. And at the same time the head can hurt even up to seven days.
What to do when headache?
Before starting treatment with medications, try more gentle methods for dealing with headaches:
- sit for a while in solitude and silence;
- try to protect yourself from unnecessary sounds, smells, as well as temperature differences;
- pay attention to physical activity. So, sometimes even after the pool headache. The activity seems to be relaxing, but the load on the body is on.
- ventilate the room - fresh air is useful for headaches;
- adjust your sleep (perhaps you have slept poorly or little recently);
- use folk methods of dealing with headaches (attach cabbage leaves to your head or sleep on a pillow made of buckwheat husk).
If all of the above does not help, then you can drink a pill for a headache. For example, analgin, citramone, solpadein, paracetamol or the like. But do not take medication often. If the pain persists, then it's time to look for their cause. Be sure to find time to visit a doctor!