Treatment of anxiety headaches

Treatment for anxiety headaches can be used in the form of medication and psychotherapy. Medication can be divided into acute and chronic treatment. For acute anxiety headache, benzodiazepine anxiolytics, such as diazepam, alprazolam and clonazepam, can be used to quickly relieve the anxiety and the symptoms of anxiety headache, and non-benzodiazepine anxiolytics, such as buspirone and tandospirone, can be taken in the chronic phase, as well as anxiolytic effects of antidepressants, such as paroxetine, fluoxetine, citalopram, doxepin and others. Psychological treatment can use behavioral therapy, such as relaxation therapy, through deep breathing and self-suggestion, can relax the mental tension and the stiffness of the body, and can also allow the patient’s heart rate, blood pressure and other physiological indicators to reach a balanced state, thus relieving tension and anxiety headaches.