When A Headache Is A Medical Emergency
While we often joke that the treatment of headache is "take two aspirin
and call me in the morning", sometimes a severe headache is actually a medical
emergency. How do you know when a headache means you're "just" stressed out
and need a nap or when it means call your doctor right away? These tips should
help. Consult your physician immediately if you would check off any of the
following:
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Your headache is the worst headache of your life.
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Your headache is accompanied by fever and a stiff neck.
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Your headaches begin after or are caused by head injury, exertion, coughing
or bending.
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You experience your first severe headache after the age of 50.
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You have visual changes/disturbances immediately before the headache or
along with it.
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You have numbness or tingling along one side of the body.
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Created: 1/29/2004 - Donnica Moore, M.D.
