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Suggest Treatment For Headache At Night

I have been having headaches at night .......,on left side top of head ,feels like something crawling under the skin. happens once or twice a day. earlier I had a sudden squeezing from shoulder to head, heat ,vision changed , pain in top head, a pressure. ,not constant like a headache. are these signs Serious
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Judging from your description the most likely nature of those headaches is tension type headache. It is the most common type of primary headaches and it is benign, it shouldn't be something serious. They are more common at the and of the day due to the stress accumulated during the day. Usually over the counter medications like Ibuprofen alleviates symptoms. If they are persistent over time and measures like relaxation exercises in the evening do not help, then regular preventive medication with Amitriptyline may be considered.

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Suggest Treatment For Headache At Night

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Judging from your description the most likely nature of those headaches is tension type headache. It is the most common type of primary headaches and it is benign, it shouldn t be something serious. They are more common at the and of the day due to the stress accumulated during the day. Usually over the counter medications like Ibuprofen alleviates symptoms. If they are persistent over time and measures like relaxation exercises in the evening do not help, then regular preventive medication with Amitriptyline may be considered. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.