A headache can occur suddenly even in a completely healthy person and cause him a lot of trouble. Unpleasant sensations interfere with work, thinking and rest, and sometimes they can completely destroy all plans. Persistent and severe pain is usually a symptom of a serious illness. Therefore, do not be too frivolous about this problem.
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Pain in the head can appear for various reasons. Doctors divide them into primary and secondary headaches. Primary symptoms can be triggered by the presence of a problem mainly in the head itself, and secondary signs are considered a manifestation of other deviations of the body.
Classification:
- episodic, which is caused by external pathogens;
- voltage;
- post-traumatic pain;
- secondary pains occur with hypertension, intoxications, infections;
- facial neuropathies;
- migraine.
Important to remember!
Any type of headache requires a certain approach to its elimination. Incorrectly selected medications can harm the patient's health. Therefore, this issue must be approached with all seriousness.
Migraine is a strong pain, lasting from several hours to several days. As a rule, they spread in the temples or in the frontal lobe. The disease can be aggravated by loud noise or another external stimulus. In most cases, this ailment is caused by the tone of the blood vessels of the head.
Painful sensations of overstrain are manifested with strong physical or emotional stress. This may be an uncomfortable posture, prolonged stress or prolonged psychological stress.
Vascular pain syndrome appears with high or low blood pressure.
Cephalgia occurs under the influence of changes in intracranial pressure in the brain. The pain in this case is quite strong, it seems to a person that his head is about to explode. This is a very dangerous sign, it can be a symptom of serious damage:
- Tumor (a pathological process represented by newly formed tissue, in which changes in the genetic apparatus of cells lead to dysregulation of their growth and differentiation).
- Meningitis (inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord).
- Pressure disturbances inside the skull.
When they appear, it is better to immediately contact a doctor.
Pharmacological preparations
In drugstores, there are a huge number of different means for eliminating the pain syndrome. Every day, from TV screens and on street banners, companies persistently offer their goods as the best, most effective and safest. But you need to understand that only a medical specialist can choose an effective method of treatment.
Classification of painkillers tablets from the head:
- simple non-narcotic analgesic drugs;
- combinations of anti-inflammatory components;
- medicines to eliminate migraines;
- medicines for the treatment of the underlying ailment.
How to cure episodic headache
To eliminate episodic pain and tension pain, it is best to use simple non-narcotic strong painkillers from the head or complex anti-inflammatory drugs.
The following drugs are simple analgesics:
- Aspeter.
- Asprovit.
- "Panadol."
- "Aspirin".
- "Rafidol."
- "Efferalgan."
- "Uppsarin Upps."
- "Metamizole."
Combined anti-inflammatory drugs can, in addition to the pain medication, have caffeine, an antispasmodic, and sedatives in their structure.
Strong analgesic pills from the head, together with anti-allergic trace elements, well eliminate headaches for colds and hangovers.
Caffeine helps to eliminate the involuntary convulsive contraction of the muscles of the vessels of the head, helps to increase pressure when it decreases, and also tones the whole organism.
Complex painkillers for headaches, together with caffeine, do a great job with tension pains and headaches, which are associated with a decrease in pressure during vegetative-vascular dystonia.
“Phenobarbital” refers to anticonvulsants. The medicine has a mild sedative effect and increases the effect of analgesic medications.
Complex strong painkillers from the head, incorporating phenobarbital, quickly eliminate unpleasant sensations.
Complex analgesic drugs:
- "Copacil."
- "Citramon."
- "Farmadol."
- Fervex.
- "Gripeks".
- Amicitron.
- "Grippo."
- Tetralgin.
- "Sedal."
- Pentalgin.
All of the above tablets well and instantly eliminate a headache. In pharmacies, they are represented by ordinary or effervescent tablets, capsules and soluble powders.
Effervescent tablets and powders have a faster effect. The capsule shell helps protect the stomach from the harmful effects of an active trace element.
Painkillers for head injuries in the form of capsules are recommended for people who suffer from gastritis, as well as increased acidity of the stomach and ulcer. Simple tablets are more convenient to take in any conditions.
Secondary Headache Therapy
This syndrome manifests itself as a result of the development of the underlying disease and is considered only its symptom. In such situations, eliminating unpleasant symptoms with conventional painkillers will not work. Secondary symptoms can only be eliminated by treating the disease.
Very often, severe pain in the back of the head bothers a person with an increase in blood pressure. The standard indicators are not exceeding 139/89.
A systematic increase in pressure indicates the presence of hypertension in the patient . Headache with hypertension can be eliminated by taking pills to lower blood pressure.
Diseases of the teeth and gums can trigger the appearance of pain in the head. Such sensations can disturb a person until the tooth is completely cured. In order to relieve pain for a short time, you can use painkiller.
In most cases, a headache can occur as a result of alcohol poisoning. With a severe hangover, you can take a drug containing acetylsalicylic acid - "Aspirin C", "Alka-Seltzer", "Alka-Prim."
Unpleasant sensations in the temporo-frontal part of the head can be a sign of diseases of the sinuses of the nose, namely sinusitis, frontal sinusitis and sinusitis. An ENT specialist is involved in the elimination of these ailments. The main problem will be solved as soon as it is possible to eliminate the inflammatory process in the sinuses.
Migraine Medicines
A characteristic feature of this ailment is constant bouts of pain in one part of the head. Pain can torment a person with a regularity once a month or a week, and is also sometimes provoked by external phenomena. Not always these signs can be eliminated by a simple analgesic.
Patients with migraine buy more and more powerful drugs, and can also take several different tablets at once, but, unfortunately, the pain syndrome can not go anywhere. In addition, the systematic administration of a huge number of potent analgesic medications adversely affects the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
List of painkillers for the head (in the treatment of migraine):
- "Nominated."
- Stopmigren.
- Rapimig.
- "Zolmigren."
- Rhizamigren.
- Neurontin.
- "Neuralgin."
- "Lyrics".
- "Algerica."
- "Gabana."
Medicines for eliminating migraine are also used to treat a chronic disease, which is manifested by bouts of intense, shooting, burning pain in the trigeminal innervation zones.
Preparations for the treatment of migraine are considered potent and are dispensed from pharmacy points strictly according to the prescription. For the correct selection of medication, a doctor's consultation is necessary.
The best painkillers from the head
In the modern pharmacological market, you can find a large number of different tablets that can help cope with an unpleasant ailment. The most effective drugs, except those that are based on ibuprofen, are analgesics. In their structure there is codeine, which is a narcotic substance, and with prolonged use it can cause dependence.
That is why such drugs are dispensed strictly according to the doctor’s prescription. They are great for a one-time administration for strong and impossible pain. They work instantly and efficiently.
And also in this case, combined painkillers for a bruised head are well suited. They include the following components:
- Ibuprofen.
- Ibuklin.
- Brustan.
- Lithofen.
- Codeine.
Their intake helps to instantly eliminate a headache.
Among the strong analgesic agents can be identified:
- "Analgin."
- Acetylsalicylic acid.
- Voltaren.
Their administration together with sedatives is effective, but is suitable only in emergency situations.
Prolonged use of these tablets can provoke a negative effect on the digestive organs. It is important to consider that such drugs are endowed with an extensive list of adverse reactions.
Most often, the No-Shpa drug is prescribed to women as a pain reliever during pregnancy for headaches. The drug reliably eliminates the tone of a tense uterus. Accordingly, when applying “No-shpa” against soreness of the head, it must be remembered that the medication can relax the uterus and provoke its premature opening, which for the expectant mother can result in early childbirth or other negative consequences.
Contraindications
Doctors do not recommend the use of acetylsalicylic acid for pain in the head and lowering the temperature for colds. In such situations, it is best to take medications containing paracetamol or ibuprofen simultaneously with ascorbic acid.
Acetylsalicylic acid is strictly contraindicated in children under fourteen years of age. Aspirin can cause serious problems in the liver and kidneys in children.
It is not recommended to use acetylsalicylic acid to people who have a bleeding disorder, as it can provoke bleeding.
"Paracetamol" in standard dosages is considered safe and is approved for use even by children. But when taking "Paracetamol" it is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol. Acetaminophen and ethanol are processed by the liver enzyme system. The simultaneous use of these components will increase intoxication on hepatic transaminases.
As a result, we can conclude that you can not take acetaminophen to eliminate a headache during a hangover. In such situations, it is better to take "Acetylsalicylic acid."
Ban "Analgin"
In most countries of the world, "Analgin" is banned for use due to the likelihood of problems in the blood system. Do not get involved in this medicine, but rather replace it with a safer analgesic.
Almost all analgesics negatively affect the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract. It is necessary to limit the intake of painkillers to people suffering from peptic ulcer and increased acidity of the stomach.
Instructions for use
Use the listed most common medicines should be as follows:
- Aspirin is taken orally one gram per day. The maximum dosage should not exceed three tablets per day. It is recommended that daily dosing be divided into three doses. The duration of therapy with painkillers for headaches should be no more than fourteen days. The effervescent preparation is dissolved in 200 milliliters of boiled water, and then taken three times a day after meals. During therapy, it is recommended to stop drinking alcohol.
- "Analgin" is recommended to use two to three times a day, 0.25-0.5 grams after a meal. The maximum daily dosage is three grams, a single dosage is one gram. Children need to take five to ten milligrams per kilogram of weight three to four times a day.
- "Paracetamol" should be taken at 0.35-0.5 grams four times a day after meals, washed down with water. The maximum single dosage is one and a half grams, daily - from three to four grams. For children aged nine to twelve years, the maximum daily dose is two grams. For babies from three to six years, the maximum daily dosage is equal to one to two grams in several doses at the rate of sixty milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
How to take pills for a headache
"Citramon" is recommended to use three times a day, one tablet. To eliminate a headache, one dose is enough. You can not use the drug before surgery, since the active substance weakens blood coagulation.
Pentalgin should be taken one to three times a day, one tablet. The maximum dosage is four capsules. As an analgesic, it is used no longer than five days, as an antipyretic - not more than three days. For a longer time, you can use the drug only with the permission of the attending doctor. During therapy, you must abandon alcohol.
Solpadein is a powerful pain reliever. For headaches, teenagers over sixteen years of age and adults can take one tablet three times a day. The interval between doses should be at least four hours. The maximum daily dosage is eight tablets, single - two capsules. Adolescents are advised to take one tablet three times a day. The highest dosage, in comparison with adults, is reduced by half: the daily dose is equivalent to four tablets. It is important to take the drug after a meal.
The symptom of a headache is not difficult to remove. As a rule, taking one tablet of an analgesic drug is enough. Persistent pain indicates a serious problem within the body. When identifying them, it is important to consult a doctor to diagnose the disease and select the optimal therapy.