Pressure around the eyes, throbbing pain, a tight band around your head-we can all recognize the onset of common headache symptoms, but did you know that different types of headaches should be treated differently?
“Headache pain can be disabling and make it difficult to accomplish the simplest of tasks,” said Lindsey Stephens, pharmacist and director of best practices for Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. “Consulting your pharmacist with your headache symptoms will help ensure that you select the right medication and dosage to relieve your pain.”
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacists offer the following information to help headache sufferers determine the type of headache they suffer from and how to treat it:
Tension Headaches:
Symptoms: Constant or throbbing pain, often accompanied by tight muscles in the neck or head
Causes: Tension, stress, eye or muscle strain, depression, sleep changes, weather changes, certain foods and medications
Treatment: Over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, including aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen
Migraine Headaches:
Symptoms: Depending on the type of migraine, warning...