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Migraines, Headaches On Waking, Disturbed Sleep. Taking Painkillers. Treatment?
hi i am a mother and a wife and 51 years old.i have suffered from migraine for years.now for a year also i have to deal with headaches that start in the early mornings of the day.i go to bed well and get up around 3am with a painful head.i will have to take pain killers for the pain to go.please tell me what is going on with me.
Wed, 6 Aug 2014
These symptoms are typical of tension headache. Your will get better with naproxyn thrice daily for 3 days acute relief and also tryptomer or S-citalopram will be required for prophylaxis to prevent recurrent attacks. Visit a neurologist for confirming the diagnosis and treatment
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