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Headaches Symptom Report

Several areas of the head can hurt, including the nerves, which extend over the scalp and certain nerves in the face, mouth, and throat. Also sensitive to pain, because they contain nerve fibers, are the muscles of the head and blood vessels found along the surface and at the base of the brain. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Headaches severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Headaches

Treatments Patients Take For Headaches
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
88 1% Ibuprofen: 1%
44 0% Topiramate: 0%
36 0% Acetaminophen: 0%
23 0% Excedrin Migraine: 0%
13 0% Midrin: 0%
12 0% Chiropractic: 0%
11 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
11 0% Butalbital, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine: 0%
10 0% CT Scan Head: 0%
10 0% Excedrin Tension Headache: 0%
10 0% Hydrocodone: 0%
9 0% Aspirin: 0%
9 0% Avoid MSG: 0%
8 0% Naproxen sodium OTC: 0%
7 0% Caffeine: 0%
7 0% Excedrin: 0%
7 0% Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen: 0%
6 0% Avoid aspartate (sweetener): 0%
6 0% Divalproex sodium: 0%
6 0% Propranolol: 0%
5 0% Imitrex: 0%
5 0% Rizatriptan: 0%
5 0% Verapamil: 0%
4 0% Avoid Caffeine: 0%
4 0% Butalbital, aspirin and caffeine: 0%
4 0% Magnesium: 0%
4 0% Naproxen: 0%
3 0% Clonazepam: 0%
3 0% Deep Tissue Massage: 0%
3 0% Gabapentin: 0%
3 0% Ibuprofen Prescription: 0%
3 0% Indomethacin: 0%
3 0% Non-invasive Ventilator: 0%
3 0% Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen: 0%
3 0% Zonisamide: 0%
2 0% Aromatherapy: 0%
2 0% Butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine, and codeine: 0%
2 0% Cannabis: 0%
2 0% Cervical Nerve Block: 0%
2 0% Cigarettes: 0%
2 0% Codeine-Acetaminophen: 0%
2 0% Coffee: 0%
2 0% Electroencephalogram EEG: 0%
2 0% Eletriptan: 0%
2 0% Equate Acetaminophen: 0%
2 0% Hot showers: 0%
2 0% Nortriptyline: 0%
2 0% Skelaxin: 0%
2 0% Tramadol: 0%
1 0% Atenolol: 0%
1 0% Baclofen: 0%
1 0% Bisoprolol: 0%
1 0% Blood Patch: 0%
1 0% Butalbital: 0%
1 0% Candesartan cilexetil: 0%
1 0% Chinese massage: 0%
1 0% Chocolate - Dark: 0%
1 0% Citalopram: 0%
1 0% Duloxetine: 0%
1 0% Equate Ibuprofen: 0%
1 0% Fentanyl Transdermal Patch: 0%
1 0% Fexofenadine: 0%
1 0% Frova: 0%
1 0% Hannaford Ibuprofen: 0%
1 0% Heating Pad-Hot Packs: 0%
1 0% Hydroxyzine HCL: 0%
1 0% Ice or Cold Packs: 0%
1 0% Imipramine: 0%
1 0% Kaletra: 0%
1 0% Lorazepam: 0%
1 0% Member's Mark Ibuprofen: 0%
1 0% Metamizol natrium: 0%
1 0% MigraTen: 0%
1 0% Migratine: 0%
1 0% MRI: 0%
1 0% Natural Calm: 0%
1 0% Neti Pot: 0%
1 0% Oxycodone-Acetaminophen: 0%
1 0% Panlor SS: 0%
1 0% Paramax-Cod: 0%
1 0% Percogesic: 0%
1 0% Petadolex: 0%
1 0% Phenytoin: 0%
1 0% Physical Therapy (PT): 0%
1 0% Spring Valley Inositol Hexanicotinate: 0%
1 0% St. John's Wort: 0%
1 0% Tylenol Extra Strength EZ: 0%
1 0% Valsartan: 0%
1 0% Venlafaxine: 0%
1 0% Zolpidem: 0%

Report created on November 21, 2009.