Is there a link Headaches and Stress?

Frequent complaints of headaches is experienced by almost everyone. Headache is pain that occurs in the head, either in the area above the eyes or the ears, back of the head, or on the back of the upper neck. The causes are very diverse, such as high blood pressure, the heat, menstruation, disorder in the brain, and stress.

Stress is often associated with the cause of headaches and each person must have a level of stress that is different. One study found that the higher the level of stress that you experience the pain in the head will be increasingly felt.
Headaches due to stress can appear periodically and episodic. If you experience headaches that occur less than 15 days of each month it is considered episodic. And, if you have a headache more than 15 days in a month then it is considered as a chronic or periodic headaches. Both types of headache is often felt in the forehead or the back of the neck and head.

Headaches due to stress this episodic usually begins gradually until peaking at noon and lasted for 30 minutes each session. As for chronic or periodic headaches will increase every time you have a headache. This chronic headaches occur in a long time with the throbbing pain at the front of the head, top, or right side / left. This type of headache will not affect your vision or balance, but you will feel anxious and irritable.

Headaches due to stress is more often strike women than men, the cause is also very diverse. Among them because:

• Posture disproportionate
• Stress, emotional, or mental depression
• Fatigue
• Hunger
• The work is too hard
• Anxiety

In addition, stress headaches can be triggered by several factors such as environment or internal trauma. However, the most common trigger is a factor family, social relationships, friends, school, and work. Other triggers that cause headaches due to stress are:

• Problems in the household
• The stress of having a new baby
• There are no close friends to share a story or a problem
• Prepare for school exams
• Facing a new job
• Being overweight
• Deadline jobs
• Competition with friends or colleagues
• Trying to be a perfectionist
• Also involved in too many activities outside or organization

Symptoms of stress headaches

• Headache pain ranging from mild, moderate, or severe
• Headache routine
• Difficulty sleeping or difficulty sleeping soundly
• Chronic Fatigue
• Nature irritability
• Difficult to concentrate
• Sensitive to light or sound noisy
• sore in muscles

 

To overcome a headache that appears continuously You can start by avoiding originators beforehand. And, if it does not succeed, it is better to immediately consulted the doctor. In addition, you can try to do therapy or relaxation to simply relax and reduce the level of stress that you experience. (AM)