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I have a throbbing pain in the top of my head as well as my head feeling "fuzzy" today. it is not a typical migraine. what could this be?

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Dr. James Rotchford answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Hard to say: Most likely, given that it sounds like you have had migraines in the past it is either related to muscle tension in your neck or is a migraine variant. In Chinese Medicine or other models there are other likely explanations. If symptoms persisted even for just 24 hours I would suggest a formal office visit. If you have migraine medicine available it is rather safe to see if it helps.

Answered 7/10/2015

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