Headache Center
How do headaches affect the lives of people who suffer from frequent or chronic attacks?
The most obvious consequence is having to endure pain; depending on the type of headache, the severity of pain can be merely annoying or utterly debilitating. People find headache pain to be disruptive to most aspects of their lives, such as professional, social, and emotional aspects.
Headaches cause workers to use sick days, come to work late, or leave work early. On-the-job productivity may decline during headache attacks.
Headache pain also has an impact on a person's social life. During moderate-to-severe episodes, headache sufferers may need to be alone, lie down, and keep still until the pain subsides, isolating them from family, social, and recreational activities.
Individuals who suffer from chronic headaches may find that headaches begin to define their lives. Feelings of anxiety, irritability, depression, and loss of control—emotions focused on headache pain—may become as chronic and painful as the actual headaches.
The RealAge Headache Center contains a great deal of useful information. There are many places that you can explore to learn more about headaches, their causes, and how to treat them.
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To evaluate the intensity of your headache pain complete the How Bad is My Headache assessment.
To rate the impact headaches have on your life complete the What Causes My Headache assessment.
