Medication Side Effect
Overuse of certain drugs like opioids, anti-depressants, triptans, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may lead to Medication Overuse Headaches (MOH). Painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen, which help relieve headaches may also trigger a migraine if consumed in unhealthy amounts.
Although the exact cause of MOH is not fully understood, researchers have determined the general pattern that causes symptoms. People suffering from migraines can take medication to relieve the symptoms of migraines. As the headache recurs, they will take more medicine. Over time, the medicine ceased to be helpful and began to become harmful. For some unknown reason, your body will then turn on the medicine. The more medicine you take, the more headaches you have. The more headaches you have, the more medicine you take.
Before long, you might have chronic migraines from medication.
MOH develops when a person takes any of these drugs frequently and carelessly, and can only be treated through detoxification of the body. [3]