Ailment:
Headaches
Suggested remedies with symptoms
Right side Sudden onset Very intense throbbing Pressing outward sensation Begins in right at rear of head extends to right forehead or eye Bounding pulse in head and throat sharp pain with each pulse Hands and feet cold during headache Head hot, face red Scalp sensitive Worse: 3PM jarring light/sun stooping menses menopause lying down
Right side Begins in back of head or right shoulder/neck goes to right forehead/eye Nausea and vomiting Veins in temples distended Dizziness May get headaches in consistent pattern Better: sleep after vomiting Worse: prior to menses sun morning
Usually right sided but may alternate sides Classical migraine Begins with visual aura Nausea, vomiting (mostly bile) Blurry vision/blindness during headache Increased saliva Weekly migraines Worse: sweets heat Better: fresh air gentle motion
Sensation of a nail especially over right eye Eyelids twitch
Above right eye may extend to top of head to neck or right shoulder blade may have other right sided pain May crave hot drinks Better: eating
Starts on right side Temples feel as if they are being screwed together This person may be prone to gas or other gastric complaints dizziness Worse: 4-8pm warm rooms concentrating Better: fresh air
Right forehead or above right eye Worse: before a storm alcoholic drinks
Right eye or whole right side/face Pain recurs at exactly the same hour daily every other day weekly periodically
Right forehead may radiate to back of head May feel like “there is a tumor inside”
Pain over left eye (forehead) extends to back of head then whole head may be right sided Pressing sensation in head Thirsty, gulps fluids Wants to lie still, be left alone hurts to move Nausea, constipation Irritable Worse: slightest motion, even moving eyes 9PM cough stooping if constipated before menses Better: pressure lying on painful side cold applications
Left forehead above left eye in left eye Stitching pain or nerve-like pain Pulsating pain with heartbeat Head sensitive to touch Worse: jarring/sudden movement smoke Better: cold applications
Left side or forehead root of nose Bursting sensation Head feels full Head feels hot Worse: on waking in morning tight collars aggravate menopause prior to menses warmth sun Better: when menses begins after eating
Left side Headaches with nausea Extremities cold Worse: menses (before, during) pregnancy menopause warm rooms jarring light Better: vomiting eating vigorous exercise or lying down
Left forehead Feels as if a nail extends backward into brain Worse: after midnight in bed Better: pressure open air warm applications bending head backwards
Post-spinal anesthesia headache Begins shortly after spinal puncture Worse when upright Better lying down – symptoms disappear
First remedy for headache from injury Head feels bruised Occasional sharp pain
Tearing headache Throbbing in brain Pain from top of head to between eyebrows Pain in left forehead as if crushed Better: open air
Throbbing, blinding headache Bursting pain Like a hammer beating the head Vise-like pain May be preceded by numbness/tingling lips, nose, tongue Worse: morning on waking 10AM or 10AM-3PM after grief sun schoolgirls who are serious and tense reading (eye strain) Better: firm pressure
Sudden onset possibly after exposure to cold wind Violent pain Feels like a band around head or bursting pain in forehead like brains being forced out of head Restless, anxious, apprehensive Thirsty Worse: evening/night warm room Better: fresh air
Congestive headache Heavy eyes Headache associated with diarrhea Better: cold applications
Feels like a nail was driven into head Restless Excitable Overly sensitive to noise, touch, odors May have trouble sleeping
Throbbing, pounding pain as if head would burst every heartbeat causes throbbing Pain increases and decreases with sun’s rise and fall Red face Faintness Irritable Worse: sun (over-exposure to sun may bring it on) heat Better: cold applications shade wearing a hat sunset
Sinus headache When nasal/sinus discharge is present, it is: thick, stringy, greenish color Worse: motion stooping/bending warmth Better: fresh air
Red face Bursting pain Nausea Pain better with: nose bleed other loss of blood
Headaches that change symptoms changing locations Sinus headache Weeps easily Worse: heat sun stuffy or warm rooms getting overheated menses rich, fatty foods Better: fresh air firm pressure
Begins back of head or neck extends over head to forehead Dull, drowsy with droopy eyelids Heaviness/fullness in head barely holds head up Mind fog Blurred vision Pupils dilated Cold feet Weak, trembling May come on after: bad news emotional excitement fear Worse: 10am Better: after urination
Headaches in schoolchildren may also get stomaches Headaches from over study
Headache from stress and over worry Worse: cold damp
Pain over back of head, top of head or top of the neck Painfully stiff neck Pain as if the top of head will fly off
Headache from grief/worry over loved one Dizziness or faintness Nausea/vomiting Worse: riding in a car loss of sleep
Headache with severe nausea and vomiting Urinates a lot during headache
Headache alternates sides (similar to Iris v.)
Migraines, tension headaches head feels heavy Irritability Overly sensitive to everything Dizziness Type A personalities Worse: cold alcohol stress overwork anger mental exertion overeating lack of sleep Better: warmth/warm applications evening/in bed
Migraine with burning/pulsing pain Hunger before/during headache Worse: fasting light Better: after sleeping cold air/applications fresh air
Pain starts at back of head, then settles over one eye Headaches may bring on sweaty forehead Headache over both or one eye Worse: cold drafts of air Better: keeping head warmly/tightly covered closing eyes in a quiet, dark room
Headache after argument Feels “like a block of wood” inside head Worse: grief suppressed anger indignation
Headache feels like a band around the head feels constricted or full Head feels hot Nausea Weekend headaches Irritability during headache Worse: winter over heated standing Better: cold applications
Headache after excess mental exertion With weakness in stomach
Headache after grieving Headache after significant emotional event Feels like tight band across forehead or nail being driven out side of head May tend to sigh May also have lump feeling in throat
Stinging or burning or stabbing headache May come on suddenly Head feels full Body/scalp feels bruised/sore Worse: heat