Looking for Patterns
To help you in future visits with your healthcare provider, keep a headache calendar for 3 months. Use a regular wall or desk calendar. This helps you see patterns that you might not notice otherwise.
On the calendar, note:
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- When your headaches occur, including the date, and the time the headache begins and ends.
- What you were doing during the previous few hours.
- Factors that might have triggered the headache, such as stress, food and drink, activities, or your menstrual
cycle
- Amounts and times of medication taken.
- Things that relieve the headache, such as medication, ice, relaxation, or avoiding light.
- Things that worsen the headache, such as noise, smells, or certain types of activity.
- Severity of the headache pain, from 1 (least severe) to 10 (most severe).
- Type of pain (throbbing, dull, pressing).
- Other symptoms, such as nausea or neck or shoulder pain.
This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care.
Only your doctor can diagnose and treat a medical problem.
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