CronoDAS comments on Fix My Head - Less Wrong

9 Post author: Alicorn 17 September 2011 01:34AM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 20 September 2011 02:20:41AM 2 points [-]

I have a hypothesis. It is possible that painkiller withdrawal is the cause of at least some of your headaches. According to Wikipedia, ibuprofen can cause rebound headaches, and you've been taking ibuprofen regularly for a long time.

Comment author: Alicorn 20 September 2011 04:15:10AM 0 points [-]

I am aware of the risk of rebound headaches, but I don't think I'm taking enough of it to cause that problem; I avoid medicating unless a headache is bothering me more than usual, and since they've gotten worse lately I'm explicitly alternating days. (Today is a no-ibuprofen day :()