marianll, please do as everyone has suggested, go see your GP. If these are migraines, there are a variety of tablet you can take that will prevent them from coming on so often and others that will reduce the severity and make life far easier. It is best to aim for prevention rather than symptomatic treatment and you need help to identify what triggers them. So ... again, go to your GP. I have suffered from severe migraines for many, many years and only a few months ago, in preparation for a total knee replacement, I was put on a drug called Propranolol. This is actually a heart medicine. GPs sometimes give it to severe migraine sufferers as it can also reduce and sometimes prevent the onset of migraines. It is working brilliantly for me! I haven't had a single migraine in months! As RATTER said, mine are caused by stress and weather pressure changes, so are very hard to handle normally. It is important though that your GP identify whether or not yours are actually migraines, or whether they might be cluster headaches or something else. I hope your GP finds the answers for you soon and wish you all the best. :o)