Taking an ibuprofen/tylenol when having a headache?

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  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I get headaches occasionally, and usually don't take anything, because different pain relievers can cause kidney or liver damage. I already have kidney damage, so I won't take Motrin, or any other Ibuprofen containing pain meds. I do tough out tension headaches - I don't see the need to take something when I can just deal with the pain. But headaches and migraines are two totally different things. I had migraines for a while when I did a drastic diet change, and definitely needed something for that, but for just a headache, I just deal with it.
  • vanmep
    vanmep Posts: 410 Member
    “Taking too much of either can cause rebound headaches.”

    I had always understood that rebound headaches were a result of using Tylenol with codeine. Codeine being the problematic ingredient. Also, I’m pretty sure that only narcotic pain killers create dependency
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    When my chemical sensitivity was a lot worse I used to get headaches all the time and got into the habit of avoiding environmental triggers rather than treating the symptoms.

    Ex: mold, new paint, new carpet, really new lots of things - these go outside to offgas, artificial fragrance, neighbor's use of fabric softener, etc.

    When I had what turned out to be the tick-borne illness Anaplasmosis, I had awful headaches that nothing touched, including my DIY version of Excedrin Migraine, so I'm back to not taking anything for pain. (Haven't had headaches since, but have had pain elsewhere. Went to physical therapy for that.)
  • leonadixon
    leonadixon Posts: 479 Member
    vanmep wrote: »
    “Taking too much of either can cause rebound headaches.”

    I had always understood that rebound headaches were a result of using Tylenol with codeine. Codeine being the problematic ingredient. Also, I’m pretty sure that only narcotic pain killers create dependency

    It can be any over the counter pain medication. Mine was with acetaminophen specifically.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    vanmep wrote: »
    “Taking too much of either can cause rebound headaches.”

    I had always understood that rebound headaches were a result of using Tylenol with codeine. Codeine being the problematic ingredient. Also, I’m pretty sure that only narcotic pain killers create dependency

    Rebound headaches are not just from Tylenol with codeine:

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/medication-overuse-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20377083

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