dragonstar57 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 what can be done for sever headaches that otc pain revelers don't help very much with? the NSAIDs i have been tacking are beginning to damage my stomach (i consistently have stomach pain that only goes away with antacids) and the headaches remain! what can i do about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapatos Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 what can be done for sever headaches that otc pain revelers don't help very much with? the NSAIDs i have been tacking are beginning to damage my stomach (i consistently have stomach pain that only goes away with antacids) and the headaches remain! what can i do about this. If you are not familiar with rebound headaches, you should look into them to make sure the otc pain relievers are not part of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringer Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I have had chronic migraines since I was around 5 years old. The only thing that I have found works consistently is going to sleep. Although this has caused problems with work and school at times, if I don't do this I will start throwing up and ending up being completely useless from the pain. I don't know how bad your headaches get, but if they are like mine all I can do is sleep it off. There are also some medicines that help at times, I'm prescribed to Imitrex nasal spray, but most are not OTC. Some things that people have told me to try to help are exercise, caffeine (as is in most OTC migraine medicines), apple juice, orange juice, stop drinking cokes, and the like. I don't know how these are supposed to help but it is what some doctors have told me to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar57 Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 i know about rebound headaches. not using pain revilers can help a little sometimes but it always goes back to where it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Zeta Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 it is not just ordinary analgesics that can be used. Other drugs such as amitriptyline, gabapentin and similar, together with treatments such as relaxation, mediation, TENS, even acupuncture may help. Of course, serious causes of headache (such as brain tumours) should have been excluded by this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyyadav Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 A Headache is defined as a pain in the head or upper neck. It is one of the most common locations of pain in the body and has many causes. There are three major categories of headaches: primary headaches, secondary headaches, and cranial neuralgias, facial pain, and other headaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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