Occasionally I will have a headache in which I will see what I call "lights" in my left eye prior to getting the headache. If I can catch it quickly enough and take a Tylenol or Ibuprofen and eat something, the headache will go away. If I go ahead and get the headache it will last for 2 or 3 days. This has happened occasionally throughout my life. Just recently, I 've had 2 of these headaches. Both lasted 2 days. Over time the headache starts to go away but them my joints start to ache. It usually starts in my neck and moves down to affect my knees, ankles, elbows, wrists, and fingers. Tylenol or Ibuprofen usually kick the pain and swelling feeling, but these symptoms will last for days, even a couple of weeks after the initial headache.