By Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please say something about migraine headaches. I think that’s what I have. They come on fast, and the pain feels like something is pulsating in my head. I throw up with every headache. Bright lights make things worse.

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For a person with cluster headaches, seasonal changes may bring on severe, intense attacks of headaches. The attacks can come on suddenly and usually last from 30 to 90 minutes. They strike in cycles (or cluster periods) lasting a week to a year. During this time several headaches a day occur.

Minutes seem like hours if you’re having a cluster headache. Learn how to recognize cluster headaches and how they’re diagnosed and treated.

It can be easy to slide into damaging self-treatment habits in a desperate effort to stay functional. Got a headache? If so, Consumer Reports dares to ask whether you’re accidentally causing yourself more pain by over-treating your symptoms with common pain relievers.

Got a headache? If so, Consumer Reports dares to ask whether you’re accidentally causing yourself more pain by over-treating your symptoms with common pain relievers.

For anyone who has had a migraine, it can be hard to describe the pain and other effects of this troublesome headache. For centuries, artists afflicted with migraines have created works to convey the unbearable pain, chaos and suffering many people with migraines endure.

Don’t just seek shelter from a migraine attack. Learn how to avoid them - by avoiding triggers - and get the facts about treatment.

Got a headache? If so, Consumer Reports dares to ask whether you’re accidentally causing yourself more pain by over-treating your symptoms with common pain relievers. It also recommends patients and their doctors consider the generic prescription-drug sumatriptan for those suffering from moderate to severe migraines, because studies show it’s cheaper than the alternatives in its drug class and …

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