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What can i do to relieve midday stress headaches besides a nap?

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Dr. Christopher Dowd answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Try these: Take a walk. Do some stretching or yoga. Share the things that are stressing you out with a friend/counselor or in a journal. Use a stress-reducing breathing technique (not just a deep breathe--look it up to find out more or message me). Meditate or pray. Listen to a stress-reducing guided imagery audio (cd, mp3, etc). Get a massage. Consider acupuncture.

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Answered 2/3/2015

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