Migraine

Neurological

A neurological condition causing intense, throbbing headache usually on one side, often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light.

Common Symptoms:

headache nausea vomiting blurred vision dizziness fatigue +1 more

Risk Factors:

  • Family history
  • Stress
  • Hormonal changes

Seek care: If headache is sudden and severe (thunderclap), accompanied by fever, stiff neck, confusion, or neurological symptoms.

Tension Headache

Neurological

The most common type of headache, typically causing a dull, aching pain on both sides of the head.

Common Symptoms:

headache fatigue muscle aches insomnia anxiety

Risk Factors:

  • Stress
  • Poor posture
  • Eyestrain

Seek care: If headaches are frequent (more than 15 days per month), increasingly severe, or accompanied by neurological symptoms.