Posted by Neuron on January 28, 1999 at 03:34:09:
In Reply to: headache ALL THE TIME posted by Flo Arnold on January 18, 1999 at 23:45:06:
In my experience (I'm a neurologist and treat HA regularly), a HA "all the time," also known as a chronic daily HA (CDHA), is usually due to one of two things: 1) chronic overuse of analgesics of any kind, including non-steroidals, but especially sedatives and narcotics; or 2) some chronic medical problem, like emphysema, asthma, diabetes, hepatitis, etc. Actually, there is a third possibility: both of the above...