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Headaches
Learn about headaches

Does your head hurt? Most people get headaches at least once in awhile, but not all headaches are the same. How you treat a headache depends on the type of headache you have. Our topics will tell you what you need to know about the different kinds of headaches and give you tips on how to treat and prevent them.
For more information, browse our headache topics or start with these:
Health Topics
- Antianxiety Medicines for Tension Headaches
- Antidepressants for Migraine Headaches
- Antidepressants for Tension Headaches
- Aspirin
- Butterbur for Migraines
- Carole's Story: Taking Medicine Right Away to Stop a Migraine
- Cluster Headaches
- Cluster Headaches: Conditions With Similar Symptoms
- Corticosteroids for Cluster Headaches
- Encephalitis: Mosquitoes and Ticks
- Feverfew for Migraines
- Headache Prevention: Posture and Body Mechanics
- Headaches
- Headaches in Children
- Jerry's Story: Reducing Stress to Stop Tension Headaches
- Lidocaine for Cluster Headaches
- Medicines for Cluster Headaches
- Midrin for Migraines
- Migraine Headache Triggers
- Migraine Headaches
- Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
- Office Ergonomics
- Physical Exam for Headaches
- Pregnancy: Headaches and Preeclampsia
- Preventive Headache Medicines
- Seizure Medicines for Tension Headaches
- Serotonin Syndrome
- Symptoms Before a Migraine
- Symptoms of Lyme Disease
- Tension Headache Classifications
- Tension Headache Triggers
- Tension Headaches
- Types of Cluster Headaches
- Types of Headache
- Types of Migraine Headaches
Medications
- Beta-Blockers for Migraine Headaches
- Calcium Channel Blockers for Cluster Headaches
- Calcium Channel Blockers for Migraine Headaches
- Ergotamines for Cluster Headaches
- Ergotamines for Migraine Headaches
- High-Flow Oxygen Inhalation Therapy for Cluster Headaches
- Lithium for Cluster Headaches
- Seizure Medicine to Prevent Migraine Headaches
- Triptans (Serotonin Receptor Agonists) for Migraine Headaches
- Triptans for Cluster Headaches
Last Revised: September 27, 2011
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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