Headaches are the main symptom of a primary headache disorder. Your pain and other symptoms are caused by the headache disorder itself, and not from another medical problem. Primary headache types include:

Tension headaches

Migraine headaches

Cluster headaches

Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. They are often accompanied by tension in the muscles of the head, neck, and shoulders.

The pain from tension headaches is a constant, dull pain and is often
described as a band squeezing around the head, like a tight hat. The pain is not incapacitating and usually occurs on both sides of the head. Tension headaches come on gradually and can last from hours to days.

Tension headaches can be treated with pain relievers like aspirin and acetaminophen.  Stress management and relaxation exercises may also help prevent tension headaches.  If you have severely tension headache, the efficient medicines will be fioricet, Butalbital apap caffeine, esgic plus. More serious headache medicine will be imitrex.

Migraine headaches are less common than tension headaches. They are more common in women than in men and can be debilitating. Migraines are episodic disabling headaches that may recur over years.

Migraine sufferers often become nauseous and are sensitive to light and loud sounds during an episode. Some people can tell when they are about to have a migraine headache because they experience certain symptoms, called an aura, before the headache occurs. These symptoms can include visual disturbances such as seeing spots or stripes and blurred vision.

Migraine headaches can be treated with nonprescription and prescription pain
medication. Prescription medications to prevent migraine headaches are also available for persons who have frequent migraines.

Cluster headaches are less common than other kinds of headaches and occur more often in men than in women. Cluster headaches come on suddenly with severe pain centered around one eye, which becomes watery. Nasal congestion may occur on the same side of the face. These headaches usually last about 45 minutes and can occur several times a day. Cluster headaches typically occur over a period of weeks or months, known as a cluster period, and then disappear for weeks or months until the next cluster occurs.

Prescription medications are available for treating and preventing cluster headaches. Avoiding alcohol is also recommended because it can trigger cluster headaches in individuals who have them.

There are many different types of headaches. Although not all headaches are the same, they all share at least one thing in common - they cause pain. But many headaches also cause other unwanted symptoms, including nausea and vomiting.

Headaches are common in children. Headaches that begin early in life can develop into migraines as the child grows older. Migraines in children or adolescents can develop into tension-type headaches at any time. In contrast to adults with migraine, young children often feel migraine pain on both sides of the head and have headaches that usually last less than 2 hours. Children may look pale and appear restless or irritable before and during an attack. Other children may become nauseous, lose their appetite, or feel pain elsewhere in the body during the headache.