15/10/2025
Rebound headaches, also known as medication overuse headaches, can feel like a dull, tension-type headache, or they may feel more intensely painful, like a migraine.
You may be more susceptible to this type of headache if you frequently use Over The Counter pain relievers.
Overuse of these medications leads to more headaches, rather than fewer.
Rebound headaches are more likely to occur any time OTC medications like acetaminophen, ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen are used more than 15 days out of a month.
They’re also more common with medications that contain caffeine.
The only treatment for rebound headaches is to wean yourself off of the medication that you’ve been taking to control pain.
Although the pain may worsen at first, it should completely subside within a few days.
A good way to prevent medication overuse headaches is to avoid self medicating, this prevents the headaches from occurring to begin with.
