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Headaches at back of head
Headaches on the back of the head is a symptom in which a person has pain in the back of the head. Headaches in the back of the head can be muscle tension headaches. Severe headaches or headaches which are worsening each day over several days can be signs of a serious medical problem.
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A 53-year old female asked:
What causes headache at back of head?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Short but sudden intense headache at back of head. Went away after 2-3 min and no other symptoms?
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A 39-year old female asked:
What would cause headache at back of head near base and head to feel very heavy and be hard to hold up straight?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can severe stress/anxiety cause tension headache at back of head which is very mild and is intermittent?
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A 33-year old male asked:
58 year woman having headache at back of head. MRI shows age related cereberal atrophy and FAZEKA-I, microangiopathic ischemic changes. Doc gave Epival and other medicines. No relief yet. What are treatment options?
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A 34-year old female asked:
On period. Nausea & jittery. No appetite. Pain in lower right ab. No fever. Sweating palms and feeling warm. small headache at back of head.
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A 43-year old asked:
Teen boy keep getting headache starting at back of head....What does this come from?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have been doing pushups for about a year. (200 total reps a day) just recently as i went to do my set, i got a severe headache at back of my head.
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A 26-year old female asked:
What is a sinus headache? Can it cause headache at the back of head?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Would looking down at a tablet for a couple hours cause a throbbing painful headache at the back of head and neck the next day?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Hi doctor, i got a question to ask, for this few week i suffer from headache at back of my head it will come and go.Is it a sign of high blood pressure?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Lately Im having neck jerks.Headaches at back of my head get worse when I bend over.Nausea, tingling in feet n hands, have had nystagmus, swllen nodes
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A 36-year old female asked:
Headaches starting at back of head that goes down into neck. Neck stiffness and pain. Nausea, low appetite. CT w/diff was normal. Lab work normal. Migraines ruled out. Sufferend neck injury in 2002 when I was thrown onto floor and hit head/neck.
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have a headache at the back of the head?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I've suffered from bad headaches at the back of my head for a will what should I do ??
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A 43-year old female asked:
Every time i wake up i get a severe headache at the back of my head (bottom half) feels like i've been kicked really hard?
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A 54-year old male asked:
I have been experiencing a nagging type of headache at the back of my head for about three four days. it comes and goes, no other other symptoms. my BP is at Normal, only the this off and on headache. what could it be please?
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A 54-year old female asked about a 84-year old female:
Can a headache at the back of your head signal heart troublle in an 85 year old?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I woke up with a dull headache at the back of my head. i have sinusitis now is that normal? i am done with 10day atbx but secretions still yellow.
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have been having a dull headache at the back of my head for three years now that does not respond to NSAIDs. The pain is dull , and feels like pressure from the inside. I am 20, I have no other medical problems. What can be the cause?
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A 40-year old female asked:
After vigorous exercise, Crossfit, I develop a headache at the back of my head. The intensity of the pain varies from a 5 out of 10 to a 10 out. Irrespective of the intensity of the pain it affects my speech and I am unable to form full sentences. ?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I am experiencing constant headache at the back of my head and back pain on my spinal. what could be the cause?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Hi while exercising I got a sudden sharp headache at the back of my head. It's been a few days and also moved to the temples and above my eyes. Can you advise please.
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A 23-year old female asked:
Headache at the back of my head feels like pressure what could it possibly be ? Should i be concerned? I dont have high blood pressure
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A 43-year old male asked:
I am 43 years old, l, v a headache at the back of my head. I, v a pressure not less than 130/90 . I take lisinopril 5 mg +hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg?
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A 47-year old female asked:
I have a bad headache at the back of my head. Its throbbing. If I take a painkiller it only lasts for a short while - I wake up with throbbing pain?
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A member asked:
I get blurred vision and then severe headache at the back of my head and then vomiting.
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A 27-year old female asked:
Had what I think was a migraine but couple days, have slight throbbing headache at times in back of head and in forehead, neck still tight to turn ?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Hi I have an issue. And not sure I have had bad headaches at the back of my head all the way to the front to the back of my eyes...i was told its a migraine. But after taking ibupain I still have a dizzy and lightheaded feeling along with it?
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A 52-year old female asked:
I'v had sinus pressre for what seems to be forever. My doc put me on a zpack but i still have my sinus headache. Whats the difference btm sinus and a migrane. I also get headaches at the back of my head where the base and that bone meet.. Zpack doesn't
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