Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about headaches.

Ignore: Bring in a calendar showing when and how long and the toll it is taking on your life.

Ignore: Do I have a tension headache or a sinus headache? The treatments differ.

Ignore: A fever and Neck stiffness with headaches could be a sign of meningitis or inflammation of neninges.

Ignore: Be specific about where headache is, what it feels like, how often you get it and other symptoms.

Ignore: Having frequent headaches which interfere with your daily activity deserves an evaluation, ask MD.

Ignore: Talk about the pattern and pain levels, as well as visual or auditory problems.

Ignore: When asking about headaches, inform your doctor of the timing, quality, and changes in your diet.

Ignore: Make a headache diary. Include sleep, foods, caffeine, stress.

Ignore: Keep a headache dairy with timing, quality, relation to meals/activity, severity, etc & bring to doc.