The doctor reckons they're tension headaches and may be linked to an undiscovered dental problem. Which is entirely possible, since I haven't been to the dentist for a long time. And that's better than the other theory he proposed, which is 'some people who are generally headachey just get worse around 30 and it's just tough' :-(

Since you're a veteran, any advice on what works? I've tried all the over-the-counter painkillers apart from Ibuprofen (which makes me sick), and they don't work, and now I've tried a kind of prescription painkillers, and they don't work either. Grr.