Other Headache Types: Medication Overuse Headache (MOH): Diagnosis
Patients with medication Overuse Headache (MOH) typically take headache-relieving medication daily or near daily, but prolonged use of these medications more than three days per week is probably enough to develop drug rebound headache. Tracking times of medications, withdrawal, and headache, using a headache diary, is usually very helpful in diagnosis. The agents most commonly reported to cause drug rebound headache are narcotics, butalalbital products, and combination products containing caffeine.