What Is The Connection Between Headache And Depression?

I do not remember whether I have a migraine headache because of depression or I was depressed about my migraine headache” A client joked to me.

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

At first blush, one tends to reason, “Of course she’s depressed – she’s in pain!” This, however, is not the only reason.

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.

So, depression causes or at least triggers headaches, especially migraines, right? Not so fast. Another study showed that 40% of those experiencing chronic depression also experienced chronic pain such as headache or back pain.

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

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

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

Report shows that treating one condition with medication for the other did show some promise. But both conditions involve serotonin receptors and transporters.

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 highly recommend that you talk to a professional about your symptoms if you are suffering from chronic headache and/or chronic depression but don’t be afraid to ask for natural treatment options.

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!

Christian Goodman is a best known health researcher and the writer of several 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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