Common symptoms
- Recurring headaches, with or without nausea
- Sensitivity to light or sound, or visual aura
- Headaches that are new, changing or getting worse
These symptoms have many possible causes. If you are worried, speak to your doctor or get in touch.
How it's diagnosed
Mainly made from the history and examination. A scan is arranged where needed to rule out other causes.
What treatment looks like
01
Acute treatment
Medicines to stop a headache or migraine once it starts.
02
Prevention
Daily treatments to reduce how often headaches happen.
03
Lifestyle
Identifying triggers and avoiding medication-overuse headache.
Your plan depends on your diagnosis, scans and circumstances, and is agreed with you.
How Dr Rees can help
Finding the cause of recurring headaches and building a treatment plan that fits daily life.