Medication Overuse & Headaches - Novera Headache Center

“About half of people with chronic headache also has medication overuse.” In 2009 30,000 persons aged 30-44 were interviewed. Those with self-reported chronic headache were invited to be interviewed by a neurology resident. What they found: The majority of those with migraines also had medication overuse, and about half of those with neck related or tension type headaches had medication overuse More than 70% of those with medication overuse had headaches with chronic tension-type characteristics.

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