Headache Treatment

A headache is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck. Headache can be chronic, recurrent, or occasional. The pain can be mild or severe enough to disrupt daily activities. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head, an upset stomach, and, at times, disturbed vision. Women are more likely than men to have migraine headaches. More than 28 million Americans three times more women than men suffer from migraine headaches, a type of headache that's often severe. Although any head pain can be miserable, a migraine headache is often disabling. In some cases, these painful headaches are preceded or accompanied by a sensory warning sign (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg. Muscle contraction headaches appear to involve the tightening or tensing of facial and neck muscles. Traction and inflammatory headaches are symptoms of other disorders, ranging from stroke to sinus infection. Like other types of pain, headaches can serve as warning signals of more serious disorders. Fortunately, management of migraine headache pain has improved dramatically in the last decade. If you've seen a doctor in the past and had no success, it's time to make another appointment. Most people with headaches can feel much, much better by making lifestyle changes, including learning ways to relax, and occasionally by taking medications.

Treatment of Headache

• Anti-nausea drugs such as metoclopramide (Maxolon), prochlorperazine (Stemetil) and domperidone (Motilium).
• Triptans such as sumatriptan (eg Imigran), naratriptan (eg Naramig), zolmitriptan (eg Zomig) that have a specific action against migraine. 
• pain killers or analgesics combined with a sedative (eg Mersyndol, Fiorinal) .
• Avoid known triggers, such as certain foods and beverages, lack of sleep, and fasting.
• Medications, prescribed by your child's physician, that act on specific receptors in blood vessels in the head and can stop a headache in progress.
• Stronger NSAIDs.
• Medications, as recommended by your child's physician .
• Analgesics containing stronger narcotic-type analgesics.