How Do You Treat And Prevent Rebound (Medication Overuse) Headaches?
Rebound headaches, also called medication overuse headaches, are caused by repeated frequent use of over-the-counter and prescription headache remedies, and can be difficult to treat. With this type of headache, the medication goes from relieving the headache to actually causing the headache. Follow these steps to begin treating and preventing this vicious cycle of head pain. The first step in stopping the cycle of rebound headaches is to quit using all headache medication. This includes abortive and long-term medications, and over-the-counter as well as prescription drugs. You and your health care provider (who needs to be a headache/migraine specialist), may decide that you quit cold-turkey or that you taper off the medication(s). Although this is a very difficult thing to do, and you will likely experience withdrawal symptoms, it is imperative that you do so in order to get to the underlying cause of your headaches/migraines. Expect withdrawal symptoms, and work with your health car
