Headache
A 51 year old homemaker, with a history of intermittent headache since menarche, presented to the Chronic Disease Center complaining of exacerbation of her headache since menopause two years previously. She had been experiencing moderately painful bitemporal headache daily with onset in the morning and often lasting until late afternoon, associated with pressure in the frontal area and a band-like tightness across the forehead, not associated with nausea or photophobia. The headaches were different from previous headahes diagnosed as migraine. She had increased her use of ASA-based analgesics containing caffeine and barbiturates. Three weeks prior to admission she consulted a neurologist who found a normal neurological examination and diagnosed muscle contraction headaches exacerbated by rebound from caffeine dependence. Caffeine and ASA were discontinued, and ibuprofen and bromfenac were prescribed, but the headaches persisted although diminished slightly in intensity.
The patient underwent a 21 day Veda Chronic Disease Program. She received no conventional treatments and was encouraged to reduce her anti-inflammatory medications. By the fourth day of treatment, she had the first pain-free day in several months and had seven days without headache during her admission. The headaches diminished in frequency, intensity, and duration, and were relieved with smaller doses of analgesics. At the present time, four months following discharge, she is having fewer than one mild headache per week which she can control within ten to thirty minutes using non-pharmacological interventions, including the Transcendental Meditation technique. She requires ibuprofen only rarely.
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