It’s easy to overuse headache and migraine medications, and many sufferers do just that. Overuse, unfortunately, can lead to medication overuse headache (MOH) (aka rebound), which requires medical attention to reduce or eliminate the medication associated with MOH, before starting appropriate headache or migraine treatment.
If you take over-the-counter or prescription migraine abortive medications (such as the
triptans) or pain medication more than two or three days per week, then you are at risk of developing
MOH.
MOH typically lasts many hours per day and is a steady, pressure type pain all over the head. It may resolve temporarily with another dose of the very same medication that caused it.
If you think you may have medication overuse headache, call The New England Center for Headache for free information at 203 968-1799.
