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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
Ibuprofen 87 1% Ibuprofen: 1%
Topiramate 43 0% Topiramate: 0%
Acetaminophen 37 0% Acetaminophen: 0%
Excedrin Migraine 23 0% Excedrin Migraine: 0%
Midrin 13 0% Midrin: 0%
Amitriptyline 11 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
Butalbital, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine 11 0% Butalbital, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine: 0%
Chiropractic 11 0% Chiropractic: 0%
CT Scan Head 10 0% CT Scan Head: 0%
Excedrin Tension Headache 10 0% Excedrin Tension Headache: 0%
Hydrocodone 10 0% Hydrocodone: 0%
Aspirin 9 0% Aspirin: 0%
Avoid MSG 9 0% Avoid MSG: 0%
Caffeine 7 0% Caffeine: 0%
Excedrin 7 0% Excedrin: 0%
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen 7 0% Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen: 0%
Naproxen sodium OTC 7 0% Naproxen sodium OTC: 0%
Avoid aspartate (sweetener) 6 0% Avoid aspartate (sweetener): 0%
Divalproex sodium 6 0% Divalproex sodium: 0%
Propranolol 6 0% Propranolol: 0%
Imitrex 5 0% Imitrex: 0%
Rizatriptan 5 0% Rizatriptan: 0%
Verapamil 5 0% Verapamil: 0%
Avoid Caffeine 4 0% Avoid Caffeine: 0%
Butalbital, aspirin and caffeine 4 0% Butalbital, aspirin and caffeine: 0%
Magnesium 4 0% Magnesium: 0%
Naproxen 4 0% Naproxen: 0%
Cannabis 3 0% Cannabis: 0%
Clonazepam 3 0% Clonazepam: 0%
Deep Tissue Massage 3 0% Deep Tissue Massage: 0%
Gabapentin 3 0% Gabapentin: 0%
Ibuprofen Prescription 3 0% Ibuprofen Prescription: 0%
Indomethacin 3 0% Indomethacin: 0%
Non-invasive Ventilator 3 0% Non-invasive Ventilator: 0%
Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen 3 0% Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen: 0%
Aromatherapy 2 0% Aromatherapy: 0%
Cervical Nerve Block 2 0% Cervical Nerve Block: 0%
Cigarettes 2 0% Cigarettes: 0%
Codeine-Acetaminophen 2 0% Codeine-Acetaminophen: 0%
Coffee 2 0% Coffee: 0%
Electroencephalogram EEG 2 0% Electroencephalogram EEG: 0%
Eletriptan 2 0% Eletriptan: 0%
Equate Acetaminophen 2 0% Equate Acetaminophen: 0%
Hot showers 2 0% Hot showers: 0%
Nortriptyline 2 0% Nortriptyline: 0%
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen 2 0% Oxycodone-Acetaminophen: 0%
Skelaxin 2 0% Skelaxin: 0%
Tramadol 2 0% Tramadol: 0%
Zonisamide 2 0% Zonisamide: 0%
Atenolol 1 0% Atenolol: 0%
Baclofen 1 0% Baclofen: 0%
Bisoprolol 1 0% Bisoprolol: 0%
Blood Patch 1 0% Blood Patch: 0%
Butalbital 1 0% Butalbital: 0%
Butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine, and codeine 1 0% Butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine, and codeine: 0%
Candesartan cilexetil 1 0% Candesartan cilexetil: 0%
Chinese massage 1 0% Chinese massage: 0%
Chocolate - Dark 1 0% Chocolate - Dark: 0%
Citalopram 1 0% Citalopram: 0%
Duloxetine 1 0% Duloxetine: 0%
Equate Ibuprofen 1 0% Equate Ibuprofen: 0%
Fentanyl Transdermal Patch 1 0% Fentanyl Transdermal Patch: 0%
Fexofenadine 1 0% Fexofenadine: 0%
Frova 1 0% Frova: 0%
Hannaford Ibuprofen 1 0% Hannaford Ibuprofen: 0%
Heating Pad-Hot Packs 1 0% Heating Pad-Hot Packs: 0%
Hydroxyzine HCL 1 0% Hydroxyzine HCL: 0%
Ice or Cold Packs 1 0% Ice or Cold Packs: 0%
Imipramine 1 0% Imipramine: 0%
Kaletra 1 0% Kaletra: 0%
Lorazepam 1 0% Lorazepam: 0%
Member's Mark Ibuprofen 1 0% Member's Mark Ibuprofen: 0%
Metamizol natrium 1 0% Metamizol natrium: 0%
MigraTen 1 0% MigraTen: 0%
Migratine 1 0% Migratine: 0%
MRI Cervical Spine 1 0% MRI Cervical Spine: 0%
Natural Calm 1 0% Natural Calm: 0%
Neti Pot 1 0% Neti Pot: 0%
Panlor SS 1 0% Panlor SS: 0%
Paramax-Cod 1 0% Paramax-Cod: 0%
Percogesic 1 0% Percogesic: 0%
Petadolex 1 0% Petadolex: 0%
Phenytoin 1 0% Phenytoin: 0%
Physical Therapy (PT) 1 0% Physical Therapy (PT): 0%
Spring Valley Inositol Hexanicotinate 1 0% Spring Valley Inositol Hexanicotinate: 0%
St. John's Wort 1 0% St. John's Wort: 0%
Tylenol Extra Strength EZ 1 0% Tylenol Extra Strength EZ: 0%
Valsartan 1 0% Valsartan: 0%
Venlafaxine 1 0% Venlafaxine: 0%
Zolpidem 1 0% Zolpidem: 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.