{"id":519,"date":"2021-09-13T01:44:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T01:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solvemyheadache.com\/can-the-overuse-of-medication-cause-chronic-migraines\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:06:10","slug":"can-the-overuse-of-medication-cause-chronic-migraines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solvemyheadache.com\/de\/can-the-overuse-of-medication-cause-chronic-migraines\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the overuse of medication cause chronic migraines?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Migraine headaches are painful. They can also cause nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, and throbbing pain in the head. People who experience migraines often rely on several types of treatment for relief. Over-the-counter and prescription medications are among the most popular treatments.<\/p>\n

However, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. People who take headache medication too frequently may actually make their headaches worse and more common. Frequent use of headache medication can cause medication-overuse headache (MOH). MOH is also known as rebound headache.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, these people may develop chronic migraines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What causes medication-overuse headaches?<\/h2>\n
\nMigraine headaches affect about\u00a013 percent\u00a0of people in the U.S., which is about 37 million people. <\/p>\n

Worldwide, MOH affects between\u00a01-2 percent\u00a0of the global population.<\/p>\n

While the exact cause of MOH is not yet fully understood, researchers have identified the general pattern that leads to symptoms. Individuals with migraine headaches take medication to relieve the symptoms of a migraine. As headaches return, they take more medicine. Over time, the medicine stops being helpful and starts to become harmful.<\/p>\n

For some unknown reason, your body then turns on the medicine. The more medication you take, the more headaches you get. The more headaches you get, the more medicine you take.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Which medicines can cause medication-overuse headaches?<\/h2>\n
\nDoctors commonly prescribe one or more of these pain-relieving medications to treat migraines:<\/div>\n
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