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how many types of headache - #12704

Aasha

I am really confused about headache types. Like, a few weeks ago I started experiencing these weird pains in my head and at first, I thought it was just a regular headache. But then, it was soooo intense, and I couldn’t focus on work. I went to a doc, and he mentioned there are like, how many types of headache? I thought there was just one kind, you know? Then I looked it up and it says there’s tension headaches, migraines, cluster headaches, and probably more. Ugh, I don’t even know how many types of headache are there! Is there a way to tell which kind I have? Sometimes the pain is on one side of my head, and other times it feels like my whole head is pounding. It’s kinda freaky. My friend said stress could be causing it, and I admit I've been ultra-stressed lately, but do all types of headache come from stress? Also, why do some times I get nausea, and sometimes it’s just light sensitivity? If you guys could help explain how many types of headache really exist and maybe how to distinguish between them, that would be AMAZING! I don’t want to keep guessing and suffering here!

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