I am preparing for aiims Regular headache is common for me and how am I overcome from this please suggest me how I increase concentration level.

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Dear lybrate-user , Headaches are very common and especially it aggravates during stressful situations. I would have liked to know exactly how long you are having this, the distribution of it over the cranium. Any associated symptoms like nausea/vomiting/photophobia/phonophobia. Most likely you are having a vascular headache (not due to a secondary cause in the brain. It is aggravated by stress and probably by sleep deprivation during this period. My advice will be to ensure a good amount of sleep of at least 6-7 hours. Because less than that will do harm than good. Please do relaxation exercises / listen to soft music (already available on internet). You may take medication for headaches as and when required rather than starting daily one (prophylactic) right away. Wish you all the best!

Debabrata Chakraborty · Accepted Answer

Dear lybrate-user , Headaches are very common and especially it aggravates during stressful situations. I would have liked to know exactly how long you are having this, the distribution of it over the cranium. Any associated symptoms like nausea/vomiting/photophobia/phonophobia. Most likely you are having a vascular headache (not due to a secondary cause in the brain. It is aggravated by stress and probably by sleep deprivation during this period. My advice will be to ensure a good amount of sleep of at least 6-7 hours. Because less than that will do harm than good. Please do relaxation exercises / listen to soft music (already available on internet). You may take medication for headaches as and when required rather than starting daily one (prophylactic) right away. Wish you all the best!