rebound headache
Medication overuse consequence
A rebound headache is a headache caused by overusing pain medication—the very drugs taken to relieve headaches end up triggering more of them when used too frequently.
Also called medication-overuse headache.
The cycle typically breaks only when the patient stops taking the offending medication, often enduring worse headaches temporarily before improvement.
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- pain relieverDrug reducing discomfort
- over the counterSold without prescription
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- drug holidayTemporary cessation of treatment
chronic · chronic pain · painkiller · caffeine · tension · throbbing · aspirin · ibuprofen · cycle · vicious cycle · dependency · daily · persistent · relief · pain management · overuse · triptan · dull