I feel stitches on the left side of my head, along with nausea, blurred vision, and dizziness. What can it be?

Expert answer:

Pain in stitches only on one side of the head, nausea, blurred vision and dizziness may be symptoms of migraine.

Migraine is a type of headache that usually causes throbbing pain on one side of the head, usually accompanied by nausea, vomiting and intolerance to sounds, light and strong smells.

These intolerances that can be diverse (to light, to noise, etc.) are not always present. In general, around 25% of people suffering from migraine have the symptoms known as aura. The aura is characterized as the presence of focal neurological symptoms such as minor visual, sensory and speech disorders.

At migraine attacks can last until 3 days and can be divided into 4 phases, with different symptoms in each of them:

  1. Pre-Headache Stage:

    • Desire to eat certain foods, such as chocolate;
    • Mood changes;
    • Tiredness;
    • Yawns;
    • Fluid retention.
  2. Phase that precedes or occurs along with the crisis:
    • Blurred vision;
    • Dark spots or spots on vision;
    • Lines and dots in the vision that last between 5 minutes and an hour;
  3. Headache Stage:
    • Pain in stitches on only one side of the head, which worsens with any physical exertion;
    • Nausea;
    • Vomiting;
    • Sensitivity to noises, light and smells.
  4. Phase of the resolution (recovery of the body after intense headache);
    • Food intolerance;
    • Difficulty concentrating;
    • Muscle pain;
    • Tiredness.

Read more about it in: Migraine: Symptoms and Treatment

It is important to remember that headache, nausea, blurred vision and dizziness can also be symptoms of various diseases and health problems.

Therefore, it is best to consult the general practitioner, family doctor or neurologist so that the origin of these symptoms is properly diagnosed and treated.