Know a little about “medicine” | What should young people do when they have a headache?

Xiao Zhang has been busy and stressed at work recently, and often stays up late to work overtime, which causes unbearable headaches. He wants to take medicine to relieve the pain. Is this okay?

The most common headache for young people is tension headache, which may be related to factors such as intense work and study, and staying up late. Drug treatment can be given in the acute phase of headache to achieve rapid and continuous analgesia and avoid recurrence. If necessary, over-the-counter analgesics such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, diclofenac and aspirin can be taken orally. It should be noted that headaches caused by other diseases should be excluded before taking the medicine, such as fever, cold, cervical spondylosis, eye disease and high blood pressure. While giving drug treatment to tension headaches, attention should also be paid to psychological treatment. Young people should pay attention to relaxing, reducing stress, improving sleep, and exercising appropriately. These measures can help relieve headache symptoms.