Non-Prescription Abortives...As with all acute migraine treatments, over-the-counter remedies should be limited to 2-3 times per week to avoid the risk of medication...reactions17comments
Medication Overuse Headaches or Not?...Hello: I've been suffering from what appears to be more headaches recently and I started thinking that they were Medication Overuse...reactions2repliesDiagnosis
Lightning Struck: My First Thunderclap Headache...Since that day, I have identified when I get just a sinus headache, a tension headache, a medication overuse headache, a...reactions5comments
How to Wean Off Caffeine...Caffeine is also one culprit in medication overuse headaches caused by Excedrin, Advil Migraine, and Fioricet....reactions10comments
Migraine is Stressful...You worry that your meds won’t work or that you’re putting yourself at risk of medication overuse (rebound) headache....reactions7comments
Are your headache journals actually helping you?...I normally just glance at the sheets once a month to ensure I’m not going into medication overuse and how long...reactions8comments
Migraine Awareness Month #26: From The Outside Looking In...You can’t always take the meds that help you most because of financial constraints, insurance coverage limits and the need to avoid...reactions2comments
Migraine and Mertazapine...After all, I've been told a number of times over the years that my migraines are due to drug overuse -...reactions1comment
Why Won’t My Doctor Prescribe Narcotics?...susceptible to headache disorders, using any type of pain medicine more frequently than twice a week can contribute to the development of...reactions4comments
Medication-overuse headache...My PCP now says I have medication overuse headaches and wants me to stop using all pain medication for a couple...reactions7replies
Medication overuse headaches...need a recommendation for a specialist in Atlanta/ Southeast that can treat MOH None I've been to tell me more than 'cold...reactions5replies
Managing Triptan Overuse...I’m wondering if anyone has guidance on Triptan overuse headaches....reactions3replies
Can I start using fioricet again after I have detox?...Several months ago my headaches started to increase and I went into medication overuse getting rebound headaches everyday....reactions2replies
How My Migraine Journey Started...I slipped into a cycle of medication overuse headaches, which compounded my condition. This led me to the next stop on...reactionscomments
Migraine in America 2015...Those who waited more than two hours did so because they did not want to overuse or waste medication....reactionscomments
In the Book of Chronic Migraine, Do All Roads Lead to Attacks?...And in doing so, we encounter medication limits meant to keep us from experiencing overuse headache and/or to keep us safe...reactions19comments
Frustration...Any other suggestions to keep from getting overuse headaches? I am so frustrated at this that I'm crying at my desk....reactions2replies
Muscle relaxants and overuse headache...Are there any muscle relaxant type medications I can use daily without risk of medication overuse headache?...reactions7replies
Circle of Life: Parenting a Child who has Migraine...I also decided right then to make sure she avoided one of the pitfalls that allowed so many eighties migraine kids to...reactions17comments
One step at a time…...Without having any knowledge or education about migraines, the medications, and the risk on medication overuse, I took more and more...reactions2comments
