Patient's question:
Doctor, I have had migraines for many years. The pain is severe at night, and it recurs at intervals. During the headache, my right nose feels sore, and the pain travels back and forth from my temples to the top of my head. What medicine should I take? What causes headaches frequently?Doctor's answer:
Headache can be caused by many factors, specifically as follows:First, deficiency of qi and blood, which leads to the inability of essence, qi, and blood to nourish the head and face, resulting in headaches.
Second, mental tension, where stress and high work pressure cause poor circulation of qi and blood in the head, leading to headaches.
Third, a history of trauma, where head injuries cause blood stasis to accumulate, resulting in headaches.
Fourth, phlegm-dampness stasis obstruction. This can be due to a naturally phlegm-damp constitution or caused by dietary factors, such as excessive alcohol consumption or meat intake, leading to the accumulation of phlegm-dampness in the body, which fails to nourish the head, causing headaches.
Fifth, hyperactivity of liver yang. Due to personality traits, emotions may easily become agitated, causing qi and blood to surge upward, leading to headaches. Hypertension, for example, is a condition caused by this constitution, which is accompanied by headaches.