Stress Symptom:
Stress Headache II
Sign of Stress II
Stress Quiz II Anxiety Stress Symptom II
Stress Related Symptom II
Headache Stress
Symptom II Stress Response
Treating a Stress Headache.
It’s a rare person who has never had a stress headache. Most
people will experience a stress headache by the time they hit
adolescence or young adulthood.
Stress headaches or tension headaches typically begin slowly as a
dull, achy pain on both sides of your head. People who are 20 to
50-years-old are at highest risk for developing a stress headache.
If you have a stress headache, you may feel a tightening in your
neck muscles. A stress headache, which can range from mild to
severe, is a common type of headache. A stress headache is not a
migraine headache, but sometimes it can hurt worse.
More than 10 million people see their physician every year because
they can’t cope with the pain associated with a stress headache.
If you go to an emergency room complaining of a stress headache,
the physicians on staff will be able to give you an examination
and accurately diagnose and treat your stress headache.
Your physician will ask you to describe the kind of pain you are
experiencing with the stress headache. He or she probably will not
need to take blood tests, x-rays or brain scans unless there is
reason to believe your problem is more complex than a simple
stress headache.
If you only have a stress headache on occasion, you may wish to
try a pain reliever without a prescription. However, even
over-the-counter medications have potential side effects such as
ulcers or stomach bleeding. Some of the stress headache pain
relievers on the market includes the use of oral medications, such
as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Motrin, Advil, Naproxen,
Aleve), acetaminophen (Tylenol) and salicylate analgesics (Dolobid,
Bayer).
However, if you are someone who has a stress headache nearly every
day, you may wish to ask your doctor about prescription
medication. Your physician will probably tell you it’s best to
take medication for a stress headache before the pain becomes
unbearable.
The prescription medication your doctor gives you may be stress
headache medication intended to be taken only when you feel pain
coming on or it may be medication intended for daily use even if
you don’t have a headache.
Luckily, there are some things you can do to prevent a stress
headache, making is less likely you will need to resort to stress
headache medication.
Make the necessary positive lifestyle changes, such as exercising,
eating right and stopping bad habits such as smoking and getting
high-strung or uptight about little things.
Studies have shown smokers tend to have more severe headaches than
non-smokers. A stress headache is often associated with fatigue,
sleep deprivation and irritability.
If you have a stress headache with pain, aching, dullness,
heaviness, throbbing in the head, put a heat pack or an ice pack
on your head or neck. Another way to ease a stress headache is by
taking a hot bath or shower.
If you are not sure what you are experiencing is indeed a stress
headache, consider whether pressure or movement worsens the pain.
Also, people with a stress headache often say they feel a
tightening but non-pulsating feeling on both sides of the head.
The stress headache is generally not aggravated by daily physical
activity and does not cause vomiting or nausea. A person with a
stress headache may be sensitive to either light or sound.
People are more apt to have a stress headache in today’s
fast-paced society, especially if they feel under mental or
emotional stress. You are more likely to have a stress headache,
research indicates, if you suppress your anger.
In order to prevent stress headaches, get plenty of rest, exercise
several times a week and avoid junk food. Drink plenty of water,
take frequent breaks and take time to be alone to prevent a stress
headache from building.
People with any stress symptom should stick to a healthful eating
and exercise plan. Additionally, we recommend using
Extress to
supplement a healthy diet.
Extress is a homeopathic and nutrition
supplement that is exceptionally effective in providing the body
with the nutritional requirements which aid the body during
periods of stress, tension, anxiety, minor phobic reactions and
complaints of generalized patterns of anxious discomfort.
