This headache is quite painful and it involves frequent on and off headaches that eventually become chronic in nature. When this happens you could have a chronic headache attack that can be so severe it will last for up to seven days. When this headache occurs it doesn’t persist for too long but it is very painful all the same. It can cause neck pain, stiffness, limb numbness and fatigue. This headache comes with a stabbing pain in the side of your head, your temple or an eye.