headaches

[stef11]

I have been getting headaches for the past three days every afternoon, it feels like there is pressure behind my eye and all down one side of my head and I feel sick, is this just a migraine?

[alijangra]

It certainly sounds like a migraine but I am assuming that if you need to ask then you dont usually get them? Because of the sudden onset and frequency of attacks, you should go to your GP and get checked over. Do you do something different in the afternoons? Do you use a pc at work for instance? Have you started eating anything different recently or drinking lots of coffee (my main trigger which is a total bummer as I love coffee) or are you under a lot of stress at present?

[stef11]

my mum has had migrains all her life. I used to get alot of tension headaches when I was younger. These came in the afternoons but I did different stuff each day?

[ALLO5775]

try excedrin migrain. it helps me.

[KARL]

If you have not recenty had your eyesight tested I suggest you try that first (including checking the suitability of any glasses/lenses you wear). The symtoms can be the result of tiredness and may be related to the sort of work/activity you engage in (close-up, concentrated attention ?). Migraine is often used as a catch-all diagnosis and the starting point for lots of medication - it is possible there is some very simple explanation. Three days is a very short time - observe for weeks at least, recording activity together with timing and severity of the symptoms. Are you better at weekends ?

[vanderblack]

im with karl on this i had been having headaches etc the same as you and when i got my eyes tested they had changed and i needed new glasses!!
its worth a try also if you are at work and using the computer try looking some where else every 10 mins or so this helps me.
good luck