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Gmkoa
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rebound headaches
« on: Jun 21st, 2005, 9:25pm » |
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can ant one describe rebound headaches
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Re: rebound headaches
« Reply #1 on: Jun 21st, 2005, 9:36pm » |
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This describes medication rebounds pretty well. There is often discussion here about whether some meds cause additional cluster headaches, as well. ~nani
http://www.stoppain.org/pain_medicine/rebound.html
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Re: rebound headaches
« Reply #3 on: Jun 22nd, 2005, 7:43am » |
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There is still "energetic" discussion over the topic but--the medical literature describes them as headaches which arise from taking too much pain medication.
What is "too much" depends on the individual's body--there is no fixed rule/guideline.
The rebound cannot be distinguished from a non-rebound headache. The only test is to stop using the medication which is suspected and, if the frequency of headache is reduced, then the assumption that some of the attacks were rebound type.
Some docs make a distinction between "rebound" and "recurrent" headache as in:
Rebound headaches. "Rebound Headaches--A Review", Au. John S. Warner, M.D., in HEADACHE QUARTERLY, 10:3(1999). (There is some confusion on the board about the meaning of "rebound". There appears to be an emerging consensus in the medical literature to define "rebound" as a headache which is caused by the overuse of any medication used to abort a headache or relieve pain. "Recurrence" [of a headache] is being used to refer to the redevelopment of an attack when its "normal" duration is longer than the useful life of the medication which has been taken. That is, the medication effectiveness is reducing before the headache has come to an end; the pain redevelops.)
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Re: rebound headaches
« Reply #4 on: Jun 22nd, 2005, 8:07pm » |
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That is a good distinction Bob. Thanks.
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