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title: 'Are you having more headaches during lockdown?'
date: 22-03-2020
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![Headache](headache.jpg "Headache")

From [Stylist](https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/types-of-headaches-tension-headaches-causes-migraine-advice/392724)

In amongst all of this unprecedented change of the 'pandemic' , it’s perhaps unsurprising that some of us have started to experience an increase in headaches since lockdown began.

**What is a headache?**

Headaches are a very common complaint seen in our GP surgery. They can be classified into two main types: Primary (headaches not associated with an underlying condition, for example a migraine, tension-type headache or cluster headache) and Secondary (headaches that occur as a result of something else, such as a head injury, brain tumour or infection).

Tension-type headaches and migraines are the most common headaches we see.

Tension-type headaches are experienced by many people at some point in their lifetime, so they are very common.