Getting daily headaches. Taking paracetemol plus and ibuprofen everyday

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I suffer with anxiety also take 40 mg of citalopram daily, the contraceptive pill, going through perimenopause . Know I shouldn't take daily tablets .

I was going through the same and I’ve started taking vitamin b2 and coq10 as advised by a pharmacist. No more daily headaches within a week - definitely perimenopause reated.

Were you taking paracetamol a lot too?

I had terrible headaches when I used to take the contraceptive pill. Hormones can absolutely cause headaches. I'd suggest seeing your GP, maybe try drinking more water and cut down caffeine if you drink it?

Thanks ladies for all the advise I know I can stop taking them. Didn't take any yesterday

Re blood pressure , mine is low

How many paracetamol per day are you taking?

Does the paracetamol have codeine in?

Rebound headaches, OP. Been there, done that. Please start reducing them.

How did you sort it? Would love some tips?

You simply start reducing how often you take them. If you develop a headache, don't take any. You may not be able to do that every time, but by reducing how often you are taking painkillers, you are definitely helping your body recover.

I used to take a lot, so trying to go from that to nothing is pretty hard, sometimes you just have to sit out a headache. Not fun but has to be done. Keep well hydrated! For me I'd say every month I'd reduce by half of what I'd taken the month before - I am geeky enough to keep records of such things! Now I hardly ever have headaches and if I do it'll be a dehydration headache, easy to fix.

I was and stopped taking any painkillers within days of starting vitamins.

@Brrrrrrrrrritscold which vitamins did you take?
@CrunchyCarrot I like the idea of documenting it so you can seee how far you have come

I was going through the same and I’ve started taking vitamin b2 and coq10 as advised by a pharmacist. No more daily headaches within a week - definitely perimenopause reated.

Are you on a combined pill?

No on cerelle progesterone only took me off combined when I hit 40 , I managed 3 days this week without any pills. Re how many was I taking x2 ibuprofen a day an x1 paracetemol plus

Will give those vitamins a go , I dontake daily multivitamins guessing I can take both

Is your headache always in the same place? Could be tight muscles in your neck.

Maybe drink more water.

Eye test?

If you use your phone a lot for texting/surfing this could be the problem.

Yes to being on phone alot doing crosstitch.

Yes to a stiff neck.