Headache

How are headaches treated?

There are two types of treatment:

• Symptomatic treatments relieve the symptoms of pain and nausea
• Prophylactic treatments prevent headaches from occurring. These are taken on a regular basis, usually
  daily and may be in the form of oral medication or injection therapies.

A healthy lifestyle is also important:

• Get adequate sleep
• Eat at regular meal times
• Exercise regularly
  
• Avoid smoking
• Learn to cope with stress and manage your emotions