Headaches that occur multiple times a week, prevent you from working, and make light and sound unbearable are not something to push through. Chronic headaches have identifiable causes and effective treatments.
Accurate diagnosis of the headache type is essential for effective treatment.
Recurrent moderate-to-severe headaches, often one-sided and pulsating, with nausea, light sensitivity, and sound sensitivity. Visual aura precedes some migraines. A neurological condition — not just a bad headache.
Band-like pressure or tightening around the head. Associated with stress, muscle tension, poor posture, and disrupted sleep. The most common headache type.
Taking pain medication (including paracetamol, NSAIDs, and triptans) too frequently paradoxically causes more headaches. A recognised condition requiring specific management.
Severe one-sided headaches occurring in clusters — multiple times per day for weeks, then disappearing for months. Less common but highly debilitating.
Headaches directly driven by anxiety, depression, or somatisation. Treating the underlying condition often significantly reduces headache frequency.
Treatment is tailored to the headache type, frequency, and associated factors.
The type, frequency, pattern, triggers, and associated symptoms of your headaches are assessed carefully before any treatment is planned. The wrong treatment for the wrong headache type does not work.
Specific medications for stopping a migraine or severe headache episode in its tracks — including triptans for migraine, which are far more effective than standard painkillers.
For headaches occurring more than 4 times per month, preventive medication significantly reduces frequency. Dr. Sobti selects the most appropriate preventive based on your complete profile.
Identifying and managing individual triggers — sleep disruption, dietary factors, stress, hormonal changes — is a core part of treatment.
Where anxiety, depression, or poor sleep are driving headaches, treating these produces significant headache improvement alongside targeted headache treatment.
Medication Overuse Headache: If you are taking pain relief more than 10–15 days per month, you may have medication overuse headache. Stopping the overuse (with proper guidance) resolves the rebound headaches — but requires support during the transition.
Book a consultation with Dr. Neha Dua Sobti. Effective headache management is possible.
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