Who says there's nothing new after 40? Headaches

Apparently there are two kinds of headache: 

1) the "please go away so I can get on with my life" kind 

and 

2) the "this is awful; I am whimpering and vomiting. I think it would be OK if I died now" kind. I'm new to the #2 option, and DON'T LIKE IT one bit.