How To Control Rebound Headaches From Migraine Medication?

Rebound headaches from migraine medication are a common phenomenon and are generally caused due to the consumption of excessive painkillers.

The headache starts bothering you in the early morning hours and its nature may vary everyday.

The other associated problems of rebound headaches include: Nausea, Anxiety, Irritability, Depression and Insomnia

Before considering this particular aspect of rebound headaches from migraine medication let us discuss about rebound headaches in general.

Apart from migraine drugs, excessive caffeine consumption is also one of the major causes of rebound headaches.

Frequent intake of aspirin and acetaminophen can at length give rise to acute condition of rebound headache.

Other medicinal options responsible for rebound headaches include:

• Sedatives

• Various tranquilizers

• Ergotamine medicines

These above mentioned medicines should be consumed as per the doctor’s instruction.

Rebound headaches from migraine medication are always accompanied by several adjoining problems. Rebound headache is going to bother and disturb you as long as you continue having these above-mentioned medicinal varieties.

The worst part of the whole process is that, if you consume certain drugs in order to combat rebound headaches it would never work properly because the effect of migraine drugs and other variable pills are comparatively strong and persisting.

However, this is not the end of the story. Recent researches prove that certain medicines in reality are capable enough to control rebound headaches from migraine medication.

These medicinal options include:

• Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline and nortriptyline)

• Antiepileptic drugs such as valproic acid (brand name – Depakene and Depakote), Gabapentin (brand name – Neurontin) and Topiramate (brand name – Topamax)

• Beta blockers such as Propranolol (brand name – Inderal and InnoPran)

It is true that rebound headaches from migraine medication are distinct abnormal physiological conditions requiring special care and medication.

However, when headache is considered as a normal physical disorder you must try to keep the following points in mind.

• Meals should be taken at their specified time

• Skipping meal in between is not really a very perfect thing to do

• You should always remember that fasting is the most common cause of headache

• However, you should have healthy sleeping habits and go to bed and get up in the morning at appropriate times

• Regular physical exercise will immensely support a proper bowel movement and thus keep you at a safe distance from painful headaches

• Yoga, meditation and relaxation are the three excellent ways to get rid of occasional headaches and tantrums.

After this discussion on rebound headaches from migraine medication we can easily conclude that the best way to prevent this particular painful condition is to stop or discontinue the drugs meant for controlling migraine and other physiological absurdities.

Once you stop consuming these medicines, your headaches will slowly and gradually disappear making you feel comparatively relaxed and comfortable.


Posted by Jan Heering
Master Coach, trainer and author
Founder and President of the Morpheus Institute and
www.headache-migraine-release.com

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