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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / February 2006Medication Overuse Headache
Has anyone any experience of this in the context of a long standing sinus problem that has resulted in daily doses of painkillers for some time. On days when there are no other specific sinus symptoms, there is a constant background headache - could this be down to overuse of painkillers and any advice on how to resolve ? > Has anyone any experience of this in the context of a long standing sinus > problem that has resulted in daily doses of painkillers for some time. On > days when there are no other specific sinus symptoms, there is a constant > background headache - could this be down to overuse of painkillers and any > advice on how to resolve ? Yes, I had this happen. It is called transformed migraine. Google it. It is very common with overuse of painkillers as simple as Excedrin, but is not commonly known by doctors unfortunately. I was diagnosed at Mayo Clinic. I had to get off the pain medication and break the cycle. I was given an alternate drug (Amerge) to do this with. Let me know if you have any other questions. >> Has anyone any experience of this in the context of a long standing sinus >> problem that has resulted in daily doses of painkillers for some time. On [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I was given an alternate drug (Amerge) to do this with. Let me know if > you have any other questions. Thanks for that - I've Googled a little and found that over here in the UK it is generally referred to as Rebound Headache, but sounds like the same thing. Googling foe Excedrin indicates that it is similar to Anadrin Extra over here - which is interesting as that is what he has been using a lot for sinusitis, also Paracodol (Paracetamol & Coddeine). The info. I've found seems to indicate that the headache is often worst on waking in the morning and often increased after physical exertion which all tallies. We'll have a chat with the GP to see if he concurs and see what he recommends as an alternate to support getting off the medication. Thanks again Yes, rebound headache is actually the more common term. Once the culprit is eliminated, you'll be amazed how quickly the headache will subside. For me, it became a viscious cycle: sinusitis, pain meds, rebound headache that I thought was sinusitis. For me, the answer was surgery, which I had last week, but that's another story. Good luck. I had an infection and the doctor gave me a cough syrup with codeine- I was to take it every 4 hours. My headache would start right after I took a dose then ease up after 3 hours. My head felt like someone was useing a hammer inside. No codeine is prescribed for me now. shirleyann On 2/16/06 1:53 PM, in article dt2s90$re4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Annie Gates" <anne@apmwolf.freeserve.nospam.co.uk> wrote: > Has anyone any experience of this in the context of a long standing sinus > problem that has resulted in daily doses of painkillers for some time. On > days when there are no other specific sinus symptoms, there is a constant > background headache - could this be down to overuse of painkillers and any > advice on how to resolve ? Dear Anne, It is common to say the sinus headache, the sinus pain, etc. But actually bad sinus infection is usually NOT painful, compared to a neuralgia, migraine, disc problem, or even tension headache.. I would suggest you get a DIAGNOSIS to find out why the pain. > Dear Anne, > It is common to say the sinus headache, the sinus pain, etc. But actually > bad sinus infection is usually NOT painful, compared to a neuralgia, > migraine, disc problem, or even tension headache.. I would suggest you get a > DIAGNOSIS to find out why the pain. That is not my experience. Sinus infection triggers migraines with vomiting for me. Susan >That is not my experience. Sinus infection > triggers migraines with vomiting for me. Whoah... Same here. ....The frontals!! If I get an uprising in my frontals, where I get pain beneath an eyebrow, it causes nausea. ..I haven't had the problem for 3 years now, but when I got an infection that caused a headache, I would start heavy vomiting that would go on for an hour. ...This was most noticeable if I drove to a lower altitude. (I live around 3,000 feet) I know it is Sinus induced, as one of my last big headaches and nausea spells was about 4 years ago. ...I ended up irrigating and lying face down on a frozen face cloth. ...I lightly blew my nose in this position, and a bunch of puss came out. I irrigated again and flushed out huge masses of material. ...My headache and nausea instantly disappeared. ..Jon On 2/17/06 9:42 AM, in article 45mg86F77olnU1@individual.net, "Susan" <nevermind@nomail.com> wrote: > That is not my experience. Sinus infection triggers migraines with > vomiting for me Actually part of the Migraine is an initial nasal congestion. But sinus infection doesn't cause migraine. If it did, we could clear the migraine condition by clearing the sinus problem. > On 2/16/06 1:53 PM, in article > dt2s90$re4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Annie Gates" [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > a > DIAGNOSIS to find out why the pain. I found it that way last winter when I had a terrible sinus infection. Everyone said I must have an awful headache, but I did not. >I found it that way last winter when I had a > terrible sinus infection. Everyone said I must > have an awful headache, but I did not. Probably has something to do with how close the infection is to the brain. ...I had a severe sinus infection back in /83. ...It felt like an abscess sitting inside my cheek, just below my eye. ...I had green material coming out my nose. ..It caused terrible pain, but no head-ache. ...Jon |
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