2007-08-31 01:53:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Yes! Painkillers can call what is known as rebound headaches.
Pain relievers offer quick relief for occasional headaches. But there's a limit. If you find yourself taking pain medication more than two or three days a week, you may actually be contributing to your headaches rather than easing them. It's a cycle known as rebound headaches.
The cycle starts when you take too much headache medication — more than the label instructs or your doctor prescribes. Soon, your body adapts to the medication. You may not even realize that you've been dosing yourself too often until you miss a day and your head starts to hurt again — sometimes more intensely than before.
The only way to stop rebound headaches is to reduce or stop taking the pain medication that's causing them. It's tough, but your doctor can help
2007-08-31 02:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by Seablanco1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Permanent damage or not, you should still see a Neurologist. There are a lot of different pain killers out there ( trust me, after years of migraines, I know) Taking even over the counter pain killers regularly is a bad idea. Two main reasons that I know of. First of all many of them can lead to kidney and liver damage if taken enough over enough time. Also taken frequently enough they can, ironically, actually lead to 'rebound' headaches. If you keep taking painkillers to get rid of a headache for more than 3 days or so, the pain killers themselves after that long can begin to cause headaches; then you continue taking the painkillers and it becomes a vicious cycle. Try to see a Neurologist if you can, when you feel the pain beginning maybe try a cool shower, stay in a cool, dark room and try to breath deeply to relax. Best of Luck!
2016-03-17 21:14:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wat sort of painkillers are you taking? At what dosage? How often?
How often do you get headaches? Any other symptoms?
Once you have the answer to these questions, see your Dr.
If you are taking enough painkillers to consider they are causing your headaches, then you are taking too many and this needs investigation.
Painkillers should never be taken at more than the maximum recommended dosage in any 24 hour period. Nor should they be continued for more than 3 continuous days without consulting a Dr.
For a headache, one dose should be sufficient, unless it is a migraine.
You need to find the cause of these headaches.
2007-08-31 03:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by Tarkarri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If headache is not relieved or increasing and you have tolerance to the medicine so it doesn't work well, you may think that pain-killer is causing headache. Otherwise it is possible to have sort of hang-over with more potent painkillers. Tolerance, addiction and rebound pains+aches are the problems with chronic pain medication. It may be because body's own ability to fight pain by producing endorphins is impaired/ suppressed by these drugs.
2007-08-31 02:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by aWellWisher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe you must try to sleep everytime you feel bad/ sick. dont often taking painkiller. its just makes you addict
2007-08-31 02:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by dickstattoo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some pain killers can especially opiates like morphine.
2007-08-31 01:57:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it does not cause them but the more you take the more your body get use to them so it takes more to work ...so try not to use them if you can
2007-08-31 02:04:22 · answer #7 · answered by kev l 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋