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If you have a true tension headache will ibuprofen relive the pain?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Yes, you can: Tension Type HA is usually treated successfully with OTC analgesic preparations (ibuprofen , aleve). However, the chronic use of analgesics carries with it a risk of developing a chronic daily headache, often referred as medication overuse headache.

Answered 4/19/2015

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