Medication for
Headaches
Medication for Headaches
There are many over the counter drugs that
can be used to cure the common headache and
even reduce fever. In some cases of persistent
or severe headaches you could go to your doctor
to get a prescription for some other medication
for your headaches. Often you will be prescribed
the same over drugs you can find over the counter,
but with a higher grade of pain reliever milligrams.
Whether the medication you take for your headache
is over the counter or prescribed by your doctor
you should always be concerned with what the
major side effects are. Always be sure to only
take medication that has been personally prescribed
to you for your symptoms. Never take someone
else’s prescription drugs because they
could be given to that person for symptoms that
they failed to tell you about other than the
one symptom you may have.
When taking over the counter medication, do
not mix the medication with any other medication
whether it is prescribed or over the counter
unless otherwise suggested by your doctor. Drugs
can have a bad interaction with other drugs
causing illness and sometimes death. The utmost
caution should be used at all times when taking
any sort of medication.
Common Questions About Migraines
Many people ask if there are different types
of migraine headaches. The answer is yes. The
most common types of migraine headaches, however,
are classic migraine headaches and common migraine
headaches.
A classic migraine has warning signals, called
an aura or precognition. These signals often
cause changes in your vision. Some of the vision
problems include seeing flashing lights and/or
colors. You may also temporarily lose some of
your vision, such as your peripheral or side
vision.
Classic migraines cause you to feel a strange
burning or prickly sensation, or have tense
or strange feeling muscles - usually on one
side of your body. You may also have trouble
communicating. You may also experience a state
depression, restlessness and irritability.
These auras can last anywhere from 15 to 30
minutes, and in some cases hours before the
actual migraine occurs. These auras sometimes
occur before or after the pain from the migraine.
Sometimes the pain from the aura overlaps causing
more pain, and in some cases no pain occurs
at all. The pain from a classic migraine usually
occurs on one side of the head, while sever
cases usually entail in both sides of the head.
With common migraines you don’t have any
warnings or auras. Common migraines sometimes
start slower than a classic migraine but last
longer. These migraines are intense and can
interfere with your daily activities. The pain
of a common migraine, as with a classic migraine,
usually occurs only on one side of the head,
but can occur on both sides.
You may also wonder what causes migraine headaches.
Migraines are usually triggered, and many different
things can trigger the migraine. The most common
triggers for migraines include:
Odors: such as really strong, abnormal or unusual
odors.
Lights: bright or flashing lights
Noises: usually loud noises such as music,
screaming kids, etc.
Weather: going from cold to hot, or hot to
cold. This also can be caused by changes in
altitude.
State of mind: being over zealous or tired,
anxious or over stressed, sadness or depression,
or even being let down.
Sleeping: changing in your pattern of sleep
or time, which causes tiredness.
Eating: missing meals, fasting or not eating
at all. Also in some certain foods containing
sodium nitrate, tyramine, or phenylalanine
Strain: Intense physical activity, overloading
yourself with work, this also includes sexual
activity
In women menstrual cycles/periods, hormones,
and even birth control pills.
