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Stress Headache

Tension-type headaches are otherwise known as stress headaches. It is a common type of headache, and it causes pain in the head, scalp, or neck with muscle tightness. It occurs in response to stress, injury, depression, and anxiety. The triggering agents of tension headaches are caffeine, alcohol, excessive eye strain, cold, and fatigue. It is treated by taking pain relievers and managing triggering agents by reducing them.

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I need help with headaches and excessive coughing that made me vomit.

Query: Hi doctor,I am a 24-year-old male with a weight of 70 kilograms and a height of five feet ten inches. I have a headache especially in the afternoon on my backside of the head. I also have a cough. Today, I had vomiting after excessive coughing. How to control it?  Read Full »


Dr. Mohammed Shah Alam

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you have persistent headaches on the backside of the head, then it can occur due to high blood pressure. Please mention your blood pressure and please say whether you are taking any medication for any illness. There are many reasons to have a headache and the mos...  Read Full »

I have frequent headaches and dizziness. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I have a headache and feel like my head is spinning about two to three times a day. I also feel weak. I have no gallbladder and have acidity. I am currently on homeopathy medication.  Read Full »


Dr. Anshul Varshney

Answer: Hi. Welcome to icliniq.com. To help you better I need to know the following, 1. Since when are you having these symptoms? 2. Is a headache continuous or intermittent? 3. How is your sleep? 4. Ever got your blood pressure checked recently? 5. Any visual issues?   Read Full »

Why are my headaches still persisting after taking painkillers?

Query: Hello doctor,I have had this headache that has been bothering me for three months now. Painkillers are no longer effective in relieving it. I have a medical history that led a neurologist to prescribe Amitriptyline, but it is not working to stop the headaches. I have been experiencing a convulsive d...  Read Full »


Dr. Vandana Andrews

Answer: Hi, I appreciate that you have chosen icliniq.com for your medical needs. I am here to give you the best care possible I am sorry to hear that you have been experiencing headaches for such a long period of time and that the painkillers and medication prescribed by your neurologist have not been ...  Read Full »

I have had a continuous headache for the past 3 months. Help.

Query: Hello doctor,I have had continuous headaches for the past three months. I underwent an MRI scan, and the reports were normal. The doctor told me it was a migraine, but tablets did not relieve the headache.Currently, I am on the following tablets,Amitone plus.Ciplar LA - 20.Sibelium - 5.Pantosec - 40...  Read Full »


Dr. Hitesh Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would like to know some further details about your headache: Since when did you start to have these headaches? Is it since three months only or they used to occur intermittently before also? In which part of the head do you feel headaches? (You can attach your p...  Read Full »

I feel pressure in my head with tightness, dizzy, sharp headache and brain fog sometimes. Is it due to the stress?

Query: Hello doctor, I am 19 years old and my height is 5'6 and weighs 311 lbs. I have weird head feelings as I feel fuzzy and tight like I am about to have a seizure with brain fog. I get dizzy sometimes. I do not have a history of seizures and I am anxious because I get headaches often that are sharp an...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashok Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. I am not sure whether you have seen a doctor or not but none of the symptoms mentioned above is pathognomonic of brain tumors. However, brain tumors rarely present with typical symptoms and if you have these symptoms ...  Read Full »

I am 24-year-old male suffering from chronic headaches for the past six years. Kindly help.

Query: Hello doctor, I am 24-year-old male suffering from chronic headaches for the past six years. I have undergone all kinds of treatment, but everything worked temporarily. Please suggest me an effective treatment to cure my headache. Kindly help.   Read Full »


Dr. Hitesh Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would like to know some details of your problem. Since when you started to have headaches? In which areas of your head is the headache present? Does this headache happen persistently or episodically? If episodically, how long time does one episode of it last (from o...  Read Full »

What is the reason for my chronic headaches?

Query: Hello doctor,I am a 28 year old male. I have been having headaches for more than nine years now. I am an internet entrepreneur. So, I use computers a lot, though the usage has reduced significantly since I hired people to help me. However, it is important to note that my headaches started way before...  Read Full »


Dr. Anshul Varshney

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The headache you are experiencing is a chronic daily headache of chronic tension-type headache. This happens due to being overworked and overstressed in life. Wearing even the best quality glasses are not going to help you. This is because your headache is due to exh...  Read Full »

What is the reason for severe chronic right-sided vibrating pain in my head?

Query: Hi doctor, I suffer from severe pain on the right side of my head from several years. The pain is especially in the area between the frontal lobe and parietal lobe, probably in the area of the motor strip and sensory strip. The pain is in the form of vibrations of low frequency. The painful vibratio...  Read Full »


Dr. Nene Devavrat Harihar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have unilateral discomfort over head and face, which is intermittent. It does not fit into migraine or trigeminal neuralgia. It looks likestress related probably. I would suggest tablet Amitriptyline 10 mg, once a day at night for a month. Meditation along with this ...  Read Full »

I have had intermittent headaches every morning for about six months now. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I have had intermittent headaches every morning for about six months now. They last for hours and feel like an inflating balloon in the center of my brain, behind my frontal lobe. I have had increased emotional swings and rising fatigue from day to day. At first, I thought I had the bipol...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashok Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. From the available description, there is a high possibility of migraine along with tension headaches. This is because the pattern is more suggestive of a tension-type headache, while the nature of the headache indicates toward migraine headac...  Read Full »

I have a burning ache, soreness, and pain in my scalp and on either side. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 27-year-old female. Over the past years, I have felt this burning ache, soreness, and pain in my scalp and on either side. Because of this, I cannot feel pleasure from sex, eating, or bathing. I cannot have a physical relationship with anyone due to the lack of pleasure or eating....  Read Full »


Dr. Seikhoo Bishnui

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Have you got any tests done? Headache or burning ache could occur in a deficiency of vitamin B12. This can worsen anxiety. The symptoms in your case can be due to underlying anxiety. Over thinking might result in anxiety. Lack of pleasure dur...  Read Full »

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