we are here to help you. your symptoms are suggestive of a migraine only. the new symptom that you have noticed also is in favor of a migraine headache. in such case i would recommend you not to worry as all your investigations are within normal limits. migraine headaches are precipitated by light sounds sleep deprivation illness and medicines. once we are sure that the person has a migraine we start our patient on migraine prophylaxis. if you are on migraine prophylaxis slowly your severity and frequency of attacks would reduce and time will come when you will have almost no attacks. drugs are decided based on the frequency and the severity of the headache. sleep disturbances are also kept in consideration. for migraine prophylaxis the most commonly used drugs like flunarizine propranolol and amitriptyline. in the case of acute pain triptans like sumatriptan and rizatriptan are used. in the case of acute pain not responding to triptans we use painkiller nsaids (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like diclofenac. you also need to modify your lifestyle. you should sleep at least 8 hours at night that too daily in a fixed time slot. avoid sleeping in the day time. if you sleep in the day you will have difficulty in falling asleep on time in the night and the whole cycle of peaceful sleep would get disturbed. avoid alcohol beer caffeine lemon and cheese in the diet. you need to follow these lifestyle modifications for the purpose of getting rid of medications after a few months course. people who modify their lifestyles usually get rid of medications after six months course. for further information consult a neurologist online --> <link>
i am experiencing headaches due to light sensitivity. why?