You might think that headaches are one of the most easiest conditions to be diagnosed by a doctor, must that is not true. There are different kinds of headaches and every headache has his own symptoms. Also, every patient will describe his headache in another way. If you think you suffer from cluster headaches, you will need to know what symptoms are considered to be a typical cluster headache symptom.

The most remarkable cluster headache symptom is the fact that you will have these headaches in clusters. This means that you will have an active period for a couple of weeks and during these weeks you will have a cluster headache attack up till 8 times a day. Because of the appearance of the headaches in clusters, the headache is called ‘cluster headache’.

Another remarkable cluster headache symptom is that you will feel the headache sensation at only one side of your head. The cluster headache will be centered behind one of your eyes, in most cases it will be your left eye. The biggest part of the patients will feel the pain behind their left eye, only a small part will feel it behind the right one. With another part of the cluster headache sufferers the pain will be one time behind one eye, and the next attack will center behind the other eye.

The big difference between a cluster headache and regular migraine is the fact that you will feel restless. You can’t just lay down and let the attack pass. You will start walking from one side of the room to the other, hoping your headache will soon pass. Some people start banging their head against the wall, in the hope their headache will pass. A lot of people will consider suicide, hence the term “suicide headache”, when having a cluster headache, just so they could have peace of mind.

If you have one of the symptoms mentioned above, please consult your doctor as soon as possible to get a correct diagnose. There are options to help relief the pain in some cases although there isn’t a cure for cluster headaches yet.