My very healthy seven year old son went to school this morning, started complaining of a sudden severe headache and then began to vomit. I brought him home where he hasnt vomited since, no fever but still has a mild headache and slight dizziness. He ate a great breakfast this morning and didnt have any complaints. He seems to be doing better now and is even saying he is hungry. I was concerned about the stomach bug but since he is feeling better so quickly, Im worried there might be something else going on. He never has headaches.
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Headache in kids need to be considered serious only when the below symptoms are there - 1. Vomiting continuously2. Seizures/ Fits3. Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose4. Unconsciousness5. Altered sensorial or behavior. Without the above red flag symptoms, just feeling low energy levels points out towards Migraine and other sorts of tension headaches which are on the rise in current scenario due to excessive academic and peer stress the kids are experiencing. I have a few questions for you -1. How long has the headache been there, I mean previously?2. Does it always occur on forehead or keeps changing?3. Is it associated with blurring of eyes or double vision or giddiness?4. Is there any family history of migraine or single side headache?5. Is he very angry when he gets headache and does the ache get better after a good sleep?6. Does he vomit when there is headache? Kindly get back to me with the answers to above questions and also mention his weight so that I can suggest you the formulations which are good. But as of now - you can give oral Paracetamol in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose(max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly. You can approach me at the following link - www.ChatDoctor .com/doctors/ Chat Doctor.  I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Chat Doctor are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.