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What Causes Constant Severe Headaches?

I have been suffering from a terrible headache for a few months now it seems to become worse when i cough or sneeze, it is so painful, it is not constant but i have it everyday, taking paracetamol does not work, when i lay down to sleep it also causes my head to hurt, it is on the right side lower part of the back of my head
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HI

THanks for posting your query.

There are many causes of headache from Simple to serious causes . You need to get tested to know what is causing you the headache .

I would recommend you to get your vision tested and if it is normal get MRI Brain scan done and revert back .

Your condition seems to be due to a condition called Migraine . This is a condition where headache occurs on one side of the head, usually triggered by stress , lack of sleep or starvation.

There are specific medications which used will reduce the frequency and intensity of headache drastically. But before putting you on Migraine medicines I would recommend you to get the scan done to rule out other possible cause .

Kindly revert back to me once scan is done .





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What Causes Constant Severe Headaches?

HI THanks for posting your query. There are many causes of headache from Simple to serious causes . You need to get tested to know what is causing you the headache . I would recommend you to get your vision tested and if it is normal get MRI Brain scan done and revert back . Your condition seems to be due to a condition called Migraine . This is a condition where headache occurs on one side of the head, usually triggered by stress , lack of sleep or starvation. There are specific medications which used will reduce the frequency and intensity of headache drastically. But before putting you on Migraine medicines I would recommend you to get the scan done to rule out other possible cause . Kindly revert back to me once scan is done .