What medicines cause rebound headaches? in other words may decrease current migraine but cause more in the long run.

Not even that!: Rebound phenomenon is always a worse problem than the initial headache the led to the use of medication trying to chase the headache pain away. Virtually any medication which relieves ha may cause rebound. Rebound headaches are the bread and butter of intensive inpatient headache treatment programs.

Any pain medicine : Just about anything you can take as a short term pain reliever can leave you in a rebound headache cycle. Tylenol, (acetaminophen) aspirin, advil... All of them. The issue is compounded when mixed with caffeine. Yes, the "migraine" group are he worst offenders. Be alert for anything taken twice a week or more. If you hear somebody say "i should buy stock in the company" that is a pretty good indicator, as well.

See below: Rebound headaches generally occur when pain med (usually nsaid) is taken often/every day. The rebound occurs when the blood level of the med drops below the therapeutic level. See fp to wean off NSAID & use newer, more effective migraine meds like a triptan (imitrex (sumatriptan) et al).