Connection Between Headache And Depression

“I can’t remember if I was depressed about my migraine headache or I had a migraine headache because of my depression,” joked one client.

Joke or not, the idea that depression and headaches are somehow linked is not off the mark at all.

It is not the only reason. But when you first get the pain one tend to say of course she is depressed because she is in pain.

A recent study has suggested that 67% of people who suffers from migraine headache also suffer from chronic depression. It is nothing but depression lasting more than six months and it is not because of any depressive episodes like death of loved ones etc.

One should remember that this study speaks only about chronic depression and not about migraine headache. It is just too high to ignore.

Does that mean depression causes migraines? Another research shows that 40% of people who suffer from chronic depression also suffer from chronic pain like back pain or head ache.

This is found through a study that a person who experienced pain with depression did suffer from depression for six months on an average than with those people who did not suffer from depression.

But other experts do believe that many people report tension headache symptoms but this is actually the symptoms of depression. This is 4 times higher in women than men.

Still it is not clear whether depression causes headache or headache causes depression. But they both share the same platform.

Evidence suggests that both conditions involve serotonin receptors and transporters. In fact, research showed that treating one condition with medication for the other did show some promise.

Here is where Soapbox and preach are used. Mostly medications used for headache and migraine can be trial and error method. So one should be careful about the treatment.

Medications for migraine can cause life-threatening condition known as serotonin syndrome. Even FDA has warned about combining certain migraine medicines and antidepressants.

I do also suggest to speak to a professional about your symptoms. When you suffer from chronic headache or depression don’t be afraid to ask for natural treatment.

The natural exercises in the program are very effective and with proven results. If highly recommend you to use my migrai9ne and headache program. This is if you suffer from migraine headaches.

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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and the writer of best revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his best popular breakthroughs is his natural migraine headache treatment. You can learn more about Christian on his natural health alternatives blog.

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