Headache

Three main types

• Tension headache
• Migraine Headache
• Cluster headache

First class remedies

	Quality	Concomitants	Modality
Nat-m	Severe pressure Throbbing Small hammers Exploding Extending to chest (Con ₳ Nat-m) Eye pain (Onos, Arg-n)	Extremely nervous School girls (Calc-p ₳ Nat-m) Sweating which does not amel Red face (Bell) Blurred vision:Iris, Kali-bi, Cycl Retinitis: Zigzag Images /Flashes With/ Before:Psor, Sul Anemic headache	Morning (Wakes him up). 10 am -3 pm (Significant) Left-sided (Spig). Sunlight agg Eye-strain (Nat-m ₳ Ruta) Emotional problems (Ign ₳ Nat-m) (Nat-m ₳ Phos) After menses Sleep amel
CALC-P		School children (Nat-m, Psor) (Calc-p ₳ Nat-m)	Mental activity (Pic-ac) (Calc-p ₳ Pic-ac)
Nux-v	Brain looseness (Chin, Spig)	Irritable, Nervous Drug/ Alcohol abusers
Psor		Ocular migraine Optic neuritis: Spot-flying flies/ Blurred vision / Even blindness (Lac-d, Kali-bi, Cycl) Hungry during headache	Amel by eating (Anac, Kali-p) Suppression of rash Suppression of Menses Nosebleeds amel (Meli) Air draught agg
Carb-v	Occipital Headache (Sil) that extends to forehead and eyes (Petr), (Carb-v ₳ Sil), (Petr ₳ Sil)	Temporary blindness and Loss of consciousness (Petr) (Carb-v ₳ Petr)
Petr	Occiput extends to forehead and eyes (Sil, Carb-v) Heavy weight on the back of the head pulling him back Blood flow to head ( Sep, Sil)	Headache causes temporary blindness and neck stiffness. (Carb-v)	Agg by shaking the head.
Anac	Tearing pain Thick and slow nail on head Constrictive headache	Fatigue headache Gastric headache: Indigestion + Flatulency+ Swelling around navel Nervous headache: Irritability + Abusive / Blasphemy	Mental over work (Anac ₳ Sil), (Anac ₳ Pic-ac) Too much noise agg Pungent smells agg Working / Moving agg Hard pressure amel Lying down / Going to sleep amel Eating amel (Psor, Kali-p)
Lach	Explosive / Head flushed (Petr) Pulsating / Hammer-like (Bell ₳ Lach) (Glon ₳ Lach) Extend to Nasal root (Kali-bi) Start from Occiput	Whole body throbbing Menopause (Lach ₳ Sep)	Discharge / Bleeding Amel Belching Amel Cloths around neck / Head Agg (Bell ₳ Lach) (Glon ₳ Lach)
Chin	Bones bruised (Chin ₳ Sil) Sharp / Stinging /Cutting pain From one temple to other Radiating to Teeth/ Neck / Forehead Jerking headache (Bell ₳ Chin) Tearing pain Occiput (Gels, Sil) extends to Whole head (Chin ₳ Sil) Forehead: Chin ₳ Sil) Shoulders: Gels Eyes: Gels, Sil, Bell	Headache lasts for 7 days Terrible dreams Start in Occiput then whole head (Chin ₳ Stram) Anemia (Loss of fluids / Uterine bleeding) (Glon) Brain Loose (Chin ₳ Nux-v) (Chin ₳ Spig) Waving / Rotating Enlarged Throbbing Hitting skull	Cold/ Open air agg Sexual excesses agg (Chin ₳ Phos) Walking / Movement agg Periodic headache (Once a week) Hard external pressure amel Warm weather amel (Mang, Sul) Throbbing temples esp agg by movement
Ferr	Pressive / Congestive / Bursting / Throbbing / Hammer-like (Ferr ₳ Lyc) Sharp / Stinging Forehead eminence Temples	Continuous headache even for 2 to 3 days Cold feet Thirst but hate to drink	Agg with walking in Open / Cold air Amel by washing the face Profuse bleeding (Chin ₳ Ferr)
Coff	Pressing with nails Brain is falling apart One-sided headache	Acute smell Acute hearing Nervous headache	Motion / Walking agg Any sound agg
Kali-p	Sharp pain Shooting pain above the eyes Pressive / Band around head Burning esp in forehead Unilateral Esp behind left ear Frontal spreading to Occiput / Temples	Headache with nausea Photophobia (Nat-s) Hearing sensitivity (Coff) Increased appetite (Psor) Stomach emptiness (Kali-p ₳ Sep)	Eating amel / Fasting agg Amel during eating (Kali-p ₳ Phos), (Kali-p ₳ Psor) Pressure / Rubbing amel Eye-Strain agg (Lyc, Nat-m, Ruta, Sil) Nocturnal occiput Gentle movement amel Premenstrual tearing pain
Gels	Heaviness /Bruised feeling Band feeling in occiput region. Dullness + Eyelids heaviness Extending from temple to ear Scalp sore to touch.	Preceded by blindness Soreness of neck and shoulders	Amel by compression lying head on vertex Amel by urination
Iris	Frontal headache Scalp feels constricted	Headache with nausea Begins with blur in eyes after retiring from mental strain.	Worse from rest
Glon	Head is enlarged Skull is too small for brain	Confusion and dizziness Headache in place of menses.	Headache from sunstroke heat on the head. Increases and decreases with sun.
Sep	Vertigo + Something rolling in head. Stringing pain within outward.	Associated with nausea.	Worse indoors Agg lying on painful side Headache in terrible shocks during menses.
Bell	Throbing palpitating Forehead.	Pain appear suddenly Disappear suddenly	Agg by Light/ Noise/ Jar Agg with lying down Agg inafternoon Amel by pressure Amel semi errect position Agg from hair cut
Lac-d	In frontal extended to occiput. Intense throbbing pain	Nausea Blindness Constipation	Amel by bandaging
Sang	Occiput region settles in eyes Right sided Veins in temples are dilated.	Periodical sick headache Burning eyes	Amel by Sleep / Rest / Lying in dark.
Aloe	Alternating Hemorrhoid and Headache +Anal Insecurity
Nicc	Periodical , Nervous sick headaches, with asthenopia, weak digestion, constipation.

Banerji protocols
First line	Sep C200 one dose once a week (migrain) Pic-ac C200 + Bell C3 one dose every 30 min
Second line	Aur C200 one dose every three days Sang C200 + Bell C3 one dose every 30 min
Third line	Calc-p C200 one dose every 3 days Carb-ac 6X one dose every 30 min

Tissue Salt Remedies

FP:

• General headache remedy
• Cold agg
• Sunlight agg

• Throbbing / Congestion headache
• Headache with fever

KP:

• Headache of school children
• Headache of nervous, irritable, frustrated and sad people

KS: Agg in hot, crowded room

MP: Severe / Neuralgic pain

NS: Gastric headache (Nausea / Vomiting, Bilious headache, Sick headache

NP:

• Frontal headache
• Vertex headache

CP: Patient especially feels cold along with headache

CS: Headache + Dizziness

SIL: Warm amel