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Quiz - Should you see your doctor if...?

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Updated: September 28, 2006

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It can be hard to decide if we need to see our doctor or go to the emergency room or urgent care center for a headache or Migraine. We don't want to "cry wolf," but we don't want to find ourselves in the situations Sharon Stone or Laura Branigan did either.

Do you know when you should see a doctor? Click HERE to take our quiz, "Should you see your doctor if...?" The quiz is 10 true or false questions and is scored as you go.

Need to brush up before you take the quiz? Check out this article:

    When To See Your Doctor for a Headache or Migraine
    Statistically, most headaches and Migraine attacks are painful and disruptive, but not dangerous. Still, head pain can be a symptom of other conditions, some serious. Even though many of us have been told, "A Migraine never killed anyone," that's not exactly true. There are cases where Migraines cause fatal strokes and times when a headache or Migraine attack means you need to see a doctor.

Good luck with the quiz!

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Teri Robert, About.com's Headaches and Migraine Guide since 2000, is a nationally-known author and award-winning patient advocate. In addition to her work here, she is the Support Advisor for MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association, and serves on the education committee of O.U.C.H., the Organization for Understanding Cluster Headaches. To read more about Teri, read her full bio.

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