Medication Overuse Headache

In this plan

1. P

   Purpose, Prevention & Protection

   • I understand medication overuse headache happens when pain medicines are used too often
   • I understand the brain can become more sensitive to pain with frequent medication use
   • I know that treating the cause requires reducing or stopping overused medications
   • I understand the goal is to restore normal headache control and reduce headache days
   • I bring my headache log and medication use record to appointments
2. E

   Expectations & Execution

   5 points, for partners

3. N

   Nutrition, Next Steps & Numbers

   5 points, for partners

4. C

   Consistency & Clarity

   5 points, for partners

5. I

   Indications

   4 points, for partners

6. L

   Lifestyle & Long-Term Success

   5 points, for partners

When to call the office and when to call 911: for partners