Most headaches are stressful headaches. These headaches tend to occur more than once, especially, if you are stressed. It is not usually a sign of some serious things. However, it is very painful and difficult to live with it.

If you have a headache for about 15 day continuously or many days each month in a period of 3 months, you may have chronic stressful headaches. This type of headache can lead to stress and depression, which can make patient feel worse.

Symptoms of stressful headaches can begin in the childhood, but it more likely to occur in middle age.

2. What are the causes of stressful headaches?

The doctors do not sure about the causes of stressful headaches. Experts have said that: tension or spasm of neck, face and head is one of the reasons. Now, they claim that a chemical change in the brain can also be a cause.

Stressful headache is one of the most common types of headache. They can be brought on or activated by things such as stress, depression, hunger, and muscle tension. Stressful headaches can come suddenly or gradually.

3. What are the headache’s symptoms?

The symptoms of stressful headaches including:

- Pain or pressure on both sides of your head.

- Aching temples, or the back of your head and neck.

This is different from a migraine, which often cause pain on the one side of your head.

Stressful headaches tend to come back, especially when you are under stress.

Stressful headaches are not usually serious and do not affect too much on your work and life. However, the pain is very bad and lasts for a long time with some people.

4. How can you diagnose the stressful headaches?

A doctor can usually diagnose stressful headaches by asking you some questions about your health and lifestyle and giving you some tests.

5. How are stressful headaches treated?

Most people can treat stressful headaches with painkillers like Acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) or aspirin.

However, if you take painkillers more than 3 times a week, the headaches can be recovered. These are the different types of stressful headaches. Recovery headaches usually start after you use painkillers regularly. After a while, you may get headaches whenever you stop taking the medicine.

The doctor can prescribe medication if you suffer from chronic stressful headaches.

6. How can you prevent from stressful headaches?

Even with treatment, most people still have headaches. You can be less frequent and less painful with the treatment.

Treatment can help you avoid headaches. You can:

- Try to reduce stress.

- Make sure that you sleep, exercise and eat according to a regular schedule.

- Make sure that you practice good posture, stand and sit up straight.

- Try not to strain your eyes when you use your computer.

- Treat depression and anxiety if you have any health problems.

- Try using a headache diary. Every time you have a headache, record date, time, and what you are doing and the feeling before you your headache started. This can help you and your doctor find out the causes of your headaches. Then, your doctor can use your diary to plan your treatment.