Time required for improvement of an analgesic rebound headache.
There is typically delayed improvement in analgesic rebound headache after the offending agents have been discontinued. This case history documents that, at times, it might be necessary to omit medications for 6 months until the almost daily headaches cease.
Warner
J S
JS
Vanderbilt Headache Clinic, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn. USA.
D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors
D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal