what could cause an 8 yr old to have sick headaches all the time?

Question

My daughter is 8 and every day she comes home with a sick headache to the point she is vomiting and wants to lay down. I thought at first it was the heat at school with her playing and all. But she has even been doing this through the winter too, so i ruled out the heat. I am going to have her eyes checked on the 16th . If any one knows of another cause for this please let me know.

also for those hating on me this is not like everyday for for the past yr. it is only when she comes home from school. and some weeks she does just fine. and others she is very sick. it comes and goes and i have taken her to the doctor and he said it is just childhood growing up. but i think something else should be done. actually we have been to the doctor several times with the same result. the last time we went he said we would monitor her and then if nothing changes we should get a cat scan. so dont hate on me for asking for your help.

Answer 1

It sounds like migraines. Unfortunately, there is a lot of bias in medicine, thinking that kids don't get headaches. I remember reading a medical reference book that said that when children say they have headaches, they are faking it to get attention. But recently there have been studies that showed that many children do indeed have problematic headaches.

I would strongly suggest getting a second opinion. Trust your instincts. It definitely sounds like migraines, with the vomiting and it happening off and on.

Answer 2

It sounds to me like she is having migraines. They run in my family - my mom usually has several a week, as does my brother. Sometimes they have a good streak where they don't have any for a week or so.

"More than 28 million Americans — three times more women than men — suffer from migraine headaches, a type of headache that's often severe. Although any head pain can be miserable, a migraine headache is often disabling. In some cases, these painful headaches are preceded or accompanied by a sensory warning sign (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg. A migraine headache is also often accompanied by other signs and symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine pain can be excruciating and may incapacitate you for hours or even days."

Hope this helps. Check out the site below. Good luck - hope your daughter feels better soon.

Answer 3

Headaches can be caused by minor problems
like eyestrain, lack of coffee or more serious reasons
like head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis and
meningitis. Taking painkillers continuously can
have harmful side effects, so it is better to
modify your lifestyle. More information available at

Answer 4

She might have gotten a bump on her head and water started to build into it . So she might have meningitis you better go to the doctor have it checked and treated. My brother suffered from something like that.

Answer 5

I would hope you've taken her to see a doctor before now. Holy crap!