Hello Doctor, I experience frequent headache with eye pain. Most of the times I feel my head and eyes heavy especially when I wake up.

Question

You might be suffering from Cluster Headache or Paroxysmal Hemicrania. For accurate diagnosis details of your headache pattern is needed. Characteristics of Cluster headache are:
1. Severe unilateral headache around the eyes.
2. Headache lasts for 15 to 180 minutes.
3. There is Redness or watering of eyes/ nose, Eyelid swelling, Severe restlessness or agitation.
4 Headache can occur once every alternate day to 8 per day.
This is just a brief outline. In such headache conventional painkillers are not generally effective and specific medicines are to be taken to prevent headache. Most patients get relief by taking oxygen inhalation. You should consult a Pain physician for further evaluation and management as treatment methods like Sphenopalatine block can give you good relief.

Poonam Patel Vasani · Accepted Answer

You might be suffering from Cluster Headache or Paroxysmal Hemicrania. For accurate diagnosis details of your headache pattern is needed. Characteristics of Cluster headache are:
1. Severe unilateral headache around the eyes.
2. Headache lasts for 15 to 180 minutes.
3. There is Redness or watering of eyes/ nose, Eyelid swelling, Severe restlessness or agitation.
4 Headache can occur once every alternate day to 8 per day.
This is just a brief outline. In such headache conventional painkillers are not generally effective and specific medicines are to be taken to prevent headache. Most patients get relief by taking oxygen inhalation. You should consult a Pain physician for further evaluation and management as treatment methods like Sphenopalatine block can give you good relief.