What Is The 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.
Depression and headaches are always interlinked. It doesn’t matter if it is a joke or not.
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.
One recent study showed that 67% of people who suffer from chronic depression (depression lasting longer than six months and generally not attributed to any one depressive episode, e.g., death of a loved one) also suffer from migraine headache.
This number is too high to be ignored. Keep in mind that this study was evaluating chronic depression, not migraine headache.
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.
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. This is found through a study
Still other experts believe that many people (4 times as many women than men) report tension headache symptoms but it’s believed the headache is actually masking the symptoms of depression.
While it’s not clear whether depression causes headaches or headaches might cause depression, it is believed that they may both share the same biology.
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.
Even FDA has warned about combining certain migraine medicines and antidepressants. Medications for migraine can cause life-threatening condition known as serotonin syndrome.
When you suffer from chronic headache or depression don’t be afraid to ask for natural treatment. I do also suggest to speak to a professional about your symptoms.
If you suffer from migraine or tension headaches, I highly encourage you to try my Migraine and Headache relief program. The all natural breathing and relaxation exercises are highly effective and results have been proven!
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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and the writer of many revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his most popular breakthroughs is his natural migraine headache treatment. You can learn more about Christian on his natural health alternatives blog.
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