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Headache

These are descriptions of how individuals experienced various symptoms during withdrawal. While everyone's withdrawal is unique and symptoms will be different for everyone, it may be useful to know what others went through.

All withdrawal symptoms can be caused by things in addition to withdrawal. If a symptom is persistent or you are worried by it, it is always a good idea to get it checked out by your doctor to ensure nothing else is going on.

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Definition: (n) A pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the head (occipital), or in the back of the upper neck.

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What I've Felt:

"You feel inexplicable waves of head pressure that can settle into bands of tightness encircling your scalp. You may have a piercing sensation in your eyes that corresponds to rigidity and tension in your neck, or comes and goes with lancing flashes of jaw pain. Occasional bursts of head pain may come and go without rhyme or reason; the longer bursts linger and turn into tension headaches. Any or all of these symptoms might arrive with the sensation of an electric current running through your head."

"I've been lucky in that headaches, while omnipresent throughout the tail end of my taper and well into the post-withdrawal period, have never been crippling or limiting but I do get occasional flashes of head pain that feel as if my brain is cramping. Exertion, even with mild exercise such as basic yoga or light-duty weightlifting, rarely failed to bring on a headache - this at four months out from a CT).

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What I've Felt:

"I came off Zoloft, Topamax, Ultram and Klonopin nearly simultaneously and had some pounding headaches that were normally on one side of my head or the other. They would come and go and felt similar to the headaches that one gets when they discontinue caffeinated beverages. These only lasted for the first week after coming off these drugs." - Carter

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My Coping Strategies

 
bullet Acceptance
bulletLie down on your back and cover your face with an eye pillow
bulletLightly massage your temples with either your fingers or the top end (lid on) of a water bottle to release the muscles in your forehead
bulletSparing use of an analgesic such as aspirin
bulletStay hydrated. Sip water throughout the day.
bullet"I would stand in a hot shower with the water running over my head or lie in bed with a heating pad turned on high over the effected area of my head."  - Cookie

 

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Disclaimer:  The information contained in this website was not compiled by a doctor or anyone with medical training. The advice contained herein should not be substituted for the advice of a physician who is well-informed in the subject matter discussed. Before making any decisions about your health or treatment you should always confer with your physician and it is always assumed that you will do so.

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Last updated 21 July 2020