Is your headache serious?

Analyze your headache

To do this simple test, you just have to count the times you say yes to the questions we ask you. And then you will have the results and other aspects that you should take into account when you have a headache.

Intensity

Do you have a sudden and very bad headache?

Insomnia

Does your headache wake you up at night or does it not allow you to sleep well?

Fainting

Have you ever passed out after having a headache?

Location

When you have it, do you feel a lot of pain from your chin to your chest?

Visual disturbances

During your headaches, are your eyes red and do you see halos when looking at the lights?

Drowsiness

Are you suddenly sleepy when your head hurts?

Movement difficulties

Is it difficult for you to move one side of your body well?

Instability

Do you notice instability or pressure when you bend down and lift your head?

Convulsions

Have you had seizures while having a headache?

Analysis of results

If you have answered yes to any of the questions (except those about visual disturbances and drowsiness if you suffer from migraines regularly), it would not hurt if you went to the emergency room or the hospital to rule out any serious problems. Experts say that a red flag is enough.
If, on the other hand, you have told everyone no, your headache may be tension or due to less serious causes that must be treated, such as hypertension, hypoglycemia or thyroid. Consult it to clear up doubts.

Here are other things to keep in mind when you have a headache and all the information you need about it.

As you have seen, there are various factors and situations that make it advisable to see a doctor immediately when you have a headache. But there are other circumstances that may indicate that you should consult a professional.

Aspects to consider

Explosive pain. Having a very, very sudden or explosive onset headache after exerting yourself can be a sign that something is wrong.
More and worse. Suffering from headaches recently but increasingly intense and frequent is also indicative.
With vomiting. Except in the case of migraines (which can cause nausea in people who suffer from it), the fact that the headache includes vomiting without apparent causes may be another reason for consultation.
Loss of consciousness. Let the headache alter your level of consciousness.
Without focus. A headache with fever and without any focus: that there is no respiratory or urinary infection.
Seizures A headache with a seizure.

And if you want to know what ailments that headache can hide and what to do in each circumstance, don't miss all the signs that indicate that your headache is something more serious.