WHEN TO WORRY

Seek medical help if…

● Your headache occurs suddenly and you’re in blinding pain, unlike anything experienced before.

● You have a severe persistent headache that doesn’t go away and gets worse over time.

● A headache is triggered suddenly by coughing, laughing, sneezing, changes of posture, or physical exertion.

● You have other symptoms that suggest a problem with your brain or nervous system, including weakness, slurred speech, confusion, memory loss and drowsiness.

● It’s accompanied by a fever, stiff neck, a rash or vision problems.