{"id":4133,"date":"2025-02-12T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsharmaneurology.com\/staging\/?page_id=4133"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:22:05","slug":"when-to-see-a-doctor-about-your-headache","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vsharmaneurology.com\/staging\/when-to-see-a-doctor-about-your-headache\/","title":{"rendered":"When to see a Doctor About Your Headache"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4133\" class=\"elementor elementor-4133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad5a6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ad5a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22577f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22577f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9b1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9b1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to see a Doctor About Your Headache<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3371b71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3371b71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f698742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f698742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/vsharmaneurology.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-to-see-a-Doctor-About-Your-Headache.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vsharmaneurology.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-to-see-a-Doctor-About-Your-Headache.png 360w, https:\/\/vsharmaneurology.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-to-see-a-Doctor-About-Your-Headache-320x451.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1257a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1257a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6867560 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6867560\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2cc9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2cc9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btText\"><h3>Do you have a headache?<\/h3><p>You are not alone. Most everyone suffers from one at one point. Most of the time, symptoms can be alleviated at home. Sometimes, the pain requires specialized treatment or emergency care. Migraine headaches can last a day or more and can strike as often as several times a week or as rarely as once every few years. Keep in mind there are preventive behavioral steps and medicines that can help manage headaches.<\/p><p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>National Institute of Health &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/health-information\/disorders\/migraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NINDS Migraine Information<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>NIH News in Health: &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"http:\/\/newsinhealth.nih.gov\/issue\/mar2014\/feature2\">What to do when your head hurts<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32076b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32076b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14b617 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"f14b617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"253015575\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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