If you’ve ever found yourself reaching for painkillers more often than you’d like to admit, you’re not alone. I’ve been there—what started as an occasional relief for my pounding head slowly turned into a regular routine that didn’t seem to work anymore. Turns out, that habit came with a name: analgesic overuse headache. This condition…
Ever taken a triptan for a brutal migraine and ended up with another one just a day or two later? Yep, been there. It’s like treating the pain only to be gifted with another round of agony. That’s what rebound migraines—also called medication overuse headaches—do, especially when triptans are involved. Let’s talk about what’s going…
Not too long ago, I found myself in a cycle that many chronic migraine sufferers know all too well. I’d pop an NSAID the moment I felt that familiar throb behind my eye, thinking I was staying ahead of the pain. But strangely enough, the migraines kept coming back—more frequently, and with a vengeance. It…