[Antidepressant drugs in the treatment of tension-type headache].
Tension-type headache is the most common form of headache. Eighty percent of cases occur before 40 years of age. A wide variety of antidepressants have been used to treat it. Tricyclics are the only antidepressants that have demonstrated their effectiveness in treating chronic tension-type headache, amitriptyline being the drug of choice. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other families of antidepressants have not shown conclusive results yet. The present study is a review of the scientific evidence available on antidepressants for treatment of this kind of headache.
Unidad de Adolescentes. Departamento de Psiquiatría. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid. España. omedina@hggm.es
Oscar
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Medina Ortiz
Celso
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Arango
David
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Ezpeleta
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic