What Do You Know About Headaches?

Call your provider if you have any of the following:

• You need to take a pain reliever every day or almost every day
• You need to take more than the advised doses of over-the-counter medicine to relieve headache symptoms
• You have a stiff neck, fever, or both along with the headache
• You have a headache plus shortness of breath, fever, or unexpected symptoms that affect your eyes, ears, nose, or throat
• You have dizziness, unsteadiness, slurred speech, weakness, or changes in sensation (numbness or tingling) in addition to a headache
• You feel confused or drowsy with a headache
• Your headaches begin after a minor injury, exercise or head injury
• Your headaches change in character
• You have lasting or severe vomiting with a headache
• Your headaches began after you became pregnant
• Your headaches began after age 40
• You have the worst headache of your life or a headache that comes on very quickly