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Headache, made worse by emotional stress
Headache, made worse by emotional stress
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can you get a headache from emotional stress?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am experiencing emotional problems, memory problems (quality: difficulty remember distant past events, difficulty remembering recent events) , headache (occurred: 1 - 3 hours) (side: back, front, right) (better by: rest, stress management) (quality: st
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A 19-year old male asked:
This is my third day of having a mild headache in the front. It is there in the morning too. It sometimes responds to pain meds. Stress or worse?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have a lot of stress headaches. They seem to be spreading into my lower jaw, and gets worse with chewing. Is it stress? And how do I manage it?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Distant and weak pulse with headaches and full deep seperate breaths. Been for almost 8 months and feels like it's getting worse everyday. Feels like cardiac tamponade symptoms. Got s nuclear stress and a holter ekg ?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Headache (upper neck and temple area) but it get worse when lying down, I took Tylenol (acetaminophen) but isnt helping much. I think the headache is from stress?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing severe headache of sudden onset, lasting > 3 hours, on the back side, that gets worse with bending forward, changes in sleep pattern, sneeze or cough, being tired, that is unaffected by psychological stress, exercise, being at high altit
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A 27-year old male asked:
M/27. Been having tension headaches for a week or so. Just moved and been really stressed and anxious. They go away when I exercise and dont get worse with movement. Just feeling generally unwell. Is this likely to be brain cancer? Scared. Thanks.
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am experiencing slow thinking, moderate headache of gradual onset, lasting > 3 hours, on the front side, that gets worse with psychological stress, being tired, that is unaffected by bending forward, changes in sleep pattern, sneeze or cough, exercise,
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A 21-year old male asked:
Daily headaches that usually last two weeks before subsiding. Stressing over a brain tumor makes them worse and longer. Clear CT scan in dec. Cause?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I am experiencing neck pain, moderate headache of gradual onset, lasting < 1 hour, on both sides, that gets worse with psychological stress, exercise, being tired, skipping meals, that is unaffected by sneeze or cough, and with dull or aching sensation, w
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A 23-year old female asked:
Prolonged emotional stress makes my PVCs worse and stronger and also pain in my left lower jaw near chin, arm. 3 years heart FULLY tests and fine. Why?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have eye floaters and high myopia. Due to some emotional issues in family I get stress and anxiety often. And I have heard that it make eye floaters worse or any other eye related problems. Is that true?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Headaches, neck pain, tinnitus and fatigue for a week. Can't seem to think straight. The neck tightness & tinnitus starts first. Then the Headaches. It gets worse with movement and fatigue. Heat helps a bit. Not stressed. What could it be?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Hi, I have been feeling a lot stress at work recently and haven't been sleeping well. I have had a sore throat thats been getting worse over 3 days. Other symptoms include fatigue, head ache, and sneezing. Should I go for a civid test?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Can past Bells palsy reoccur or cause headaches when stressed ?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Best way to deal with stress and headaches?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can there be any medication for constant stress headaches?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can stress cause really bad headaches?
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A 42-year old asked:
I get really bad headaches while i'm at work. Am I just stressed?
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A 45-year old asked:
What causes rid of a stress headache?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is there a good way to get rid of stress headaches?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is a pain on one side of my head a characteristic of a stress headache?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Whats the best way to manage stress at work. Left today with a bad headache.
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A 30-year old male asked:
Just had a nuclear stress test done and I have a headache now is that normal?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I kept having headache.. Is it because of too much thinking?Stress?Or migraine?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Why would i get a horrible headache and dizziness when i need to eat or are tooo stressed?
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A 35-year old male asked:
How do you know if reacurring headache and constant stomachache is caused by stress or illness?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I get a headache about everyday, I have been stressed and have gained some weight, could that be the reason for my headaches?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can stress and anxiety cause new onset headaches? I never got headaches until i became very stressed and started to have anxiety.
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