Simply Life

This sounds like what's been going on with me....Ouch!

"Chronic tension-type headache is a daily or continuous headache, which may have some variability in the intensity of the pain during a 24-hour cycle.  It is always present. If a sufferer is taking medication daily or almost daily and is receiving little or no relief from the pain, then a physician should be seen for diagnosis and treatment.

The primary drug of choice for chronic tension-type headache is amitriptyline or some of the other antidepressants.  Antidepressant drugs have analgesic actions, which can provide relief for headache sufferers.  Although a patient may not be depressed, these drugs may be beneficial.  Selecting an antidepressant is based on the presence of a sleep disturbance.  For the patient with chronic tension-type headaches, habituating analgesics must be strictly avoided.  Biofeedback techniques can also be helpful in treating tension-type headaches.

Chronic tension-type headache can also be the result of either anxiety or depression. Changes in sleep patterns or insomnia, early morning or late day occurrence of headache, feelings of guilt, weight loss, dizziness, poor concentration, ongoing fatigue and nausea commonly occur.  One should seek professional diagnosis for proper treatment if these symptoms exist."