From weather changes to stress, there are plenty of triggers that can leave you with a headache. As the temperatures are rising and people are jett
From weather changes to stress, there are plenty of triggers that can leave you with a headache. As the temperatures are rising and people are jetting off on holidays, all of these changes could make headaches more prevalent in the summer season. However, Dr Zoe shared that relying on paracetamol or ibuprofen for too long could also be a cause.
Over-the-counter painkillers like paracetamol and ibuprofen are a cheap and effective way to manage your headaches.
However, you have to be careful not to overuse them, warned Dr Zoe.
She said: “If you’re taking them more than 15 days of the month, then you now might have medication overuse headache.
“[This] is where the headache is actually being caused by the medications rather than the original cause.”
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