HEADACHE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE DRUG USE

Authors

  • Ariane Maria Fonseca Miranda Instituição: Clion - Clinica de Oncologia Endereço: Rua Altino Serbeto de Barros, 119 - Centro Médico Linus Pauling, 7º andar, Itaigara. Cep 41810-570, Salvador- BA
  • Mila Pacheco UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DA BAHIA Rua Silveira Martins, 2555, Cabula. Salvador-BA. CEP: 41.150-000
  • Ana Patrícia Queiroz UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DA BAHIA Rua Silveira Martins, 2555, Cabula. Salvador-BA. CEP: 41.150-000
  • José Adriano Silva CENTRO ESTADUAL ESPECIALIZADO EM DIAGNÓSTICO, ASSISTÊNCIA E PESQUISA - CEDAP RUA COMENDADOR JOSÉ ALVES FERREIRA, nº 240, GARCIA. CEP. 40.100 - 160. SALVADOR/BA
  • Patrícia Araújo UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DA BAHIA Rua Silveira Martins, 2555, Cabula. Salvador-BA. CEP: 41.150-000
  • Rosa Martins UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DA BAHIA Rua Silveira Martins, 2555, Cabula. Salvador-BA. CEP: 41.150-000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v27.e3.a2015.pp183-190

Keywords:

headache, secondary headache disorders, drug utilization.

Abstract

The headache caused by excessive drug use is a chronic daily headache variant, with clinical manifestation frequency ≥ 15
days per month, during three months. It presents a poor diagnosis and its treatment is divided into stages, being detoxification
an essential step. This article presents a review over this topic, contributing to the clarification of its clinical manifestations,
main theories involving physiopathology and pharmacological therapy applied. The methodology used was the review of
European and American publications from 2001 until 2013, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. All drugs used in the
symptomatic headache treatment are able to chronify a pre-existing headache, when excessively consumed on a regular
and ongoing basis. The suspension of such therapeutic agents will result in improvement in most patients, but may require
the introduction of a temporary supportive therapy and/or prophylactic therapy. Non -pharmacological treatments, when
combined with pharmacological, increases the likelihood of satisfactory results, avoiding relapses

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Published

2015-09-30

How to Cite

Miranda, A. M. F., Pacheco, M., Queiroz, A. P., Silva, J. A., Araújo, P., & Martins, R. (2015). HEADACHE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE DRUG USE. Infarma - Pharmaceutical Sciences, 27(3), 183–190. https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v27.e3.a2015.pp183-190

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Review Article

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