Tension/pressure headaches

[Sunflowershine]

Has anyone any alternatives other than medication for tension headaches? Ongoing 4mths now x

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer]

🤔 If you’ve seen your GP, and there’s no other cause for the headaches..

Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) state that a course of up to 10 sessions of acupuncture over a 5- to 8-week period may be beneficial in preventing chronic tension-type headaches.

In some cases, an antidepressant medication called amitriptyline may be prescribed to help prevent chronic tension-type headaches, although there's limited evidence of its effectiveness.

This medicine does not treat a headache instantly, but must be taken daily for several months until the headaches lessen.

Copied from nhs.uk

[Maisie1]

Had headaches for 3 months driving me mad