I am 52 this August. I had my 2nd or 3rd out of this world headache, about 3 weeks ago. It woke me up out of a sound sleep, and i iced the back of my head, and took two aspirin for the pain (all i had for pain in the house). The other 2-3 times the headaches happened, it was the same. They came for NO reason at all. I have never really had headaches to speak of in my life. These hurt so bad, I was scared, and needed ice, and felt helpless like they brought me to my knees with severe pain. The worst headaches I have ever had in my life.
My question is this. Should I worry too much about this? I have had bloodwork done at a cardiologist office recently (since I take stimulant meds. for ADHD), and the blood is fine for LDL, triglycerides, etc. I just don't know, when I get one of these again, if I should go to the ER. I in fact went to ER the 2nd time I had one, cause I was so scared (my husband took me), and the wait was sooooo long that I gave up after 4 hours. By then, my problems headache went away (of course, I took 2 aspirin).
Is there a test I should demand from the cardio doc. He already said he would not perform a heart cath test because of risks, and said to get a heartscan ct. but, will the heartscan tell why i got, and am sure will get again (these bad headaches)?
Should I go to a neurologist?