Why are antidepressant drugs used to treat cervicogenic headaches?
A. A number of different drugs can be used to prevent frequent or severe headaches. Many of these drugs were first developed for treating other conditions, such as depression, heart disease or seizures. However, they appear to work for headaches as well. Pamelor is in a category of drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants. Tricyclic antidepressants treat depression, but they also treat headaches, chronic back pain and even pain in knees and elbows. It is not clear how it works, but practice indicates that Tricyclic antidepressants are the best medicine treatment for chronic pain. Perhaps Tricyclics are making one’s reaction to the source of pain not so uncompromising. Q. I’ve been playing basketball for 25 years, and quiet frankly this is the only game I like. The idea of heading a soccer ball every day doesn’t look exiting to me. I have discovered that when I am shooting a basket for about 25 minutes I have big relieve in my headache. Besides I think this is a good workout. What are y
