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