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Headache or Migraine?

- Often feel like a tight band around your head
- Cause mild to moderate pain on both sides of the head
- May be triggered by stress, neck strain, missed meals, depression, anxiety or lack of sleep
- May occur occasionally or more than 15 days a month (chronic)
- Can last from 30 minutes to an entire week.
- Often are accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or increased sensitivity to light or sound
- May affect only one side of your head
- May include head pain that worsens with routine activity
- May be triggered by stress, weather changes, environmental factors (like strong perfumes and other smells), certain foods and menstrual cycles or fluctuating estrogen levels
- Untreated, typically can last from 4 to 72 hours.
- Low serotonin levels
- Food allergies/food sensitivities
- Alcohol
- Chemicals (MSG, nitrates)
- Caffeine withdrawal
- Stress/emotional changes
- Hormonal changes
- Lack of sleep
- Poor posture
- Muscle tension
- Weather changes
- Eye strain
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