They can be especially common in children and teenagers due to emotional stress. The headache is usually localized to the back of the head, but may occur anywhere on the head. It is commonly accompanied with sore muscles of the neck with a feeling that your head is clamped in a vise, or a band is tightly wrapped around your head. The pain is dull and constant and you may feel a burning pressure above or below the eyes too. Migraine headaches are often misdiagnosed as the criteria to this category is very specific.
Most migraine sufferers have their first episode as a teenager.
The pain can affect one or both sides of the head at once and cause a stabbing type of pain behind the eyes. The headache is worsened by lights and noise, and are usually accompanied with nausea and vomiting. Some patients experience a phenomenon call an aura in which they see patterns before their eyes, before the headache begins. Migraines usually last from one to several days with no lasting effects. Place a cool cloth on the back of your neck and forehead and try to sleep.