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i have been having mild-severe headaches, only when i work out. the pain comes from my upper neck muscle/skull area its a throbbing sharp pain?

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Dr. Michael Sparacino
Dr. Michael Sparacino answered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
See your doctor: Pain that severe needs to be worked up by your doctor in person. He/she will listen to you, perform an examination and possibly order some tests to see what's wrong with you.
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