Painkillers
Paradoxically, the fact is: the more drugs against pain (any kinds) you take, the higher the risk of sudden headaches. The fact that the body in response to pain produces a large number of endorphins and enkephalins - our own "analgesics." Painkillers with regular and often unjustified use suppress natural analgesics, and the headache arises in an empty space. Why does it hurt to head? Because the brain is the first to respond to the action (in this case, disastrous) of pain medications. So sometimes a headache is a signal that you have taken too many analgesics.
You can often cope with pain without medication. Relaxation methods, neck and shoulder massage, meditation, yoga, breathing exercises will help. If everything is done correctly, you can completely remove all kinds of pain. In the West there are special schools of meditation, and it is already accepted at the state level to dispense with pain medication.
Medications for heart pain and birth control pills
Unfortunately, taking even very effective medications from the heart can cause chronic headaches. Such medicines include:
- Cardiac drugs - nitroglycerin, isosorbide, verapamil and their derivatives.
- Hormones - corticosteroids and estrogens in contraceptives and drugs prescribed for menopause.
- Drugs for lowering blood pressure - captopril, metoprolol, nifedipine
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - diclofenac, ibuprofen, indomethacin.
If you find a link between medication and a headache, tell your doctor about it. He will change the dose or choose a new painless analogue. Many do not even realize that they suffer from headaches due to a particular drug. By the way, in the instructions for use, such a side effect can not be met all the time.
Sex
Can you believe that some people get headaches when they have sex, and most often at the climax? In fact, this is so. Experts call this problem an "orgasmic headache". Men suffer from it 3 times more often than women. The reason for this headache is the early atherosclerosis of the brain vessels and increased pressure. During sexual intercourse, the pressure increases, the vessels dilate, the pulse accelerates and the blood flows to the head.
If you have frequent headaches during intercourse - try to contact a neurologist or check your cerebral vessels. Due to internal resources, you can help yourself by drinking a cup of strong black tea, grapefruit juice or eating a few twigs of fresh parsley just before sex.
Some foods
The most "perverse provocators" of products are coffee and chocolate. And if the body is not accustomed to using them in large quantities - he "protests" with attacks of headache. Many people react with pulsating headaches to so-called biogenic amines, which contain mayonnaise, smoked pork, vinegar, mustard, celery, soy, pineapple, avocado and plum. Headache is often provoked by a nutritional supplement of sodium glutamate. It is an additive present in many products to improve taste. For example, in broth cubes, soluble soups and seasonings.
In some people who are prone to food allergies, common sausages or sausages may be the cause of a sharp headache. The cooked sausages and sausages contain nitrite, which gives them a pleasant pink color. In sensitive people, however, nitrite can cause severe pulsating pain in the temples.
Nerves
Often, a headache can be a consequence of a psycho-emotional crisis. Such pain is called psychogenic. They suffer from the most anxious and suspicious people with a hysterical mentality. About 70% of these patients are women. In 68% of people with psychogenic organization, the headache begins in the middle or at the end of the working day. In 19%, pain occurs in the morning and does not go away without taking analgesics.
As a rule, the "nervous" headache is felt somewhere inside the head. The cause most often is increased irritability and fatigue. Patients complain of general discomfort in the head, which prevents concentration and creates a sense of anxiety. A sense of anxiety, in turn, again leads to increased headache. A vicious circle is created. Sometimes it can not do without the participation of a psychotherapist.
Unloved work
We rarely think that headaches can arise simply from the conditions in which we work. When the workplace is all the time noisy, untidy, the air conditioner constantly works - in the evening our head "explodes" from the pain. And not only is fatigue the cause. The reason for hypoxia is lack of oxygen and excessive amounts of carbon. The higher your apartment or office, the less oxygen there is in the air. For example, hypoxia was constant in those people who lived or worked on the sixth floor. What can you do? Buy an air ionizer, put flowerpots with live ferns or other evergreen plants. It is also useful to do breathing exercises.
Inconvenient shoes or bag
It would seem - where is the head, and where are the legs? But all this can be connected directly. Unsuitable footwear (too narrow, with an unstable sole, on which you constantly stumble) contribute to the distortion of venous blood flow. Blood stagnates in the legs and calves and as a result, the access of oxygen to the brain tissue is impaired. In this case, the headache can be eliminated by doing a foot massage and taking a soothing bath. Shoes, by itself, have to be replaced.
Also, uncomfortable bags can be the cause of a sharp headache. Thin straps, which we put on our shoulder, can squeeze blood vessels in the collarbone and neck, which will certainly cause tension in the muscles and the appearance of microspasm. Pain "gives" to the head, especially strongly concentrating in the temporal part. This is especially common in women who wear heavy bags. By the way, this wearing on one shoulder leads to a curvature of the spine.