text: do you get headaches that make you sick?   yes, sometimes from changes in the weather so that air pressure changes trigger them and i have to take pain-killers and a sedative to pass out to get away from the pain. sometimes i get cluster headaches which are worse than migraines.  what are cluster headaches?  cluster headaches are severe, one-sided headaches that recur in groups, or "clusters," over a period of weeks to months. while common headaches can be painful, cluster headaches can be debilitating. cluster headaches are sometimes referred to as "suicide headaches" because they are unbearably painful. although cluster headaches can be temporarily disabling, they do not cause permanent damage.  cluster headaches are relatively rare, and are one of the few types of headaches that affect men more often than women.