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Rebound Headaches: When Getting Better Makes You Worse

Rebound headaches are caused by the veryeffectiveness of analgesics over a period of
things that relieve headaches -- paintime.* You notice a spontaneous improvement
medication. So basically it becomes a choiceof headache pain when you discontinue the
of suffer now, or suffer later.Reboundmedications.* You are considered a sufferer
headaches are usually daily occurrences,of a primary headache disorder and you use
beginning early in the morning. Reboundprevention medication frequently and in large
headaches can lead to other problemsquantities.* Even the slightest physical
including anxiety, depression, irritabilitymovement or bare minimum of intellectual
and sleeplessness.MedicationsMigraineexpenditure causes the onset of the
medications work to raise serotonin levels toheadache.* Your headache is accompanied by
ease pain. However, when too much medicationany of these symptoms: anxiety, depression,
is ingested something happens to thedifficulty in concentration, irritability,
serotonin levels, which causes the chemicalmemory problems, nausea, and restlessness.*
to lose its effectiveness. Research has shownYou suffer withdrawal symptoms when you
that serotonin levels are lower when you takeabruptly are taken off the
too much pain medication and then they risemedication.RecoveryIf you have rebound
slightly after the headaches gets better andheadaches due to the overuse of medications,
you stop taking the medication.Ifthe only way to recover is to cease taking
prescription or over-the-counter drugs arethe drugs. If it is caffeine that is causing
taken too often or in greater amounts thanyour rebound headaches, reducing your intake
recommended, this can lead to reboundmay be of help. Before deciding on whether
headaches. In addition to sedatives andyou want to stop abruptly or gradually, the
tranquilizers, other rebound-causingfollowing need to be considered:1. Make sure
medications include:1. Caffeine-containingyou consult with a physician before
analgesics (Anacin, Excedrin, etc.).withdrawing from headache drugs. Certain
Caffeine, a primary ingredient in manynon-headache medications, such as
headache medicines, can relieve migraine painanti-anxiety drugs or beta-blockers, require
temporarily. However, taking medicinegradual withdrawal.2. The patient (you) may
containing caffeine every day -- as well asneed to be hospitalized if the symptoms do
drinking caffeine-loaded beverages such asnot respond to treatment, or if they cause
coffee or soft drinks -- can lead to moresevere nausea and vomiting.3. During the
frequent and severe headaches. If thefirst few days, alternative medications may
headache gets worse when you stop usingbe administered. Examples of drugs that may
caffeine, the caffeine may be the cause ofbe used include corticosteroids,
some of your headaches.2. Butalbitaldihydroergotamine (with or without
compounds (Fioricet, Fiorinal, Phrenilin,metoclopramide), NSAIDs (in mild cases) or
etc.); Isometheptene compounds (Duradrin,valproate.4. Whatever method you choose when
Midrin, etc.); Decongestants (Afrin, Dristan,stopping your medication, you will go through
Sudafed, Tylenol Sinus, etc.); Ergotaminesa period of worsening headache afterward.
(D.II.E. 45, Ergomar, Migranal, Wigraine);Most people will feel better within 2 weeks,
Triptans (Amerge, Axert, Imitrex, Maxalt,however, headache symptoms can persist for as
Zomig); Opioids and related drugs (Darvocet,long as 4 months and in some rare cases even
OxyContin, Percocet, Tylenol with codeine,longer.Good NewsMany patients experience
etc.). Medications that include any form oflong-term relief from all headaches
codeine, such as Percocet, Tylenol 3, orafterward. The conclusion of one study showed
Vicodin, must be used with care because theythat over 80% of patients significantly
can cause dependency quickly.Symptoms* Yourimproved 4 months after withdrawal.Visit
headache occurs daily or almost daily (3 or 4Relieve Headache to learn more. Ron King is a
times a week).* Your headache deviates infull-time researcher, writer, and web
form, location on the head, severity anddeveloper, visit his website at Articles for
strength.* You have a lower than normalauthorsCopyright 2006 Ron King. This article
threshold for pain.* You begin to noticemay be reprinted if the resource box is left
evidence of an increasing tolerance to theintact and the links live.



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