The medications for tension migraine can be broadly categorized into two types, one is symptomatic medication and the other is preventive medication, which can be used under the guidance of a doctor.
1. Symptomatic drugs: for episodic tension-type headache, especially episodic tension headache is particularly applicable, you can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as acetaminophen, aspirin, can be a single use or the use of composite preparations, need to pay attention to is not to abuse the analgesic drugs, may cause medication headache, you need to be guided by the doctor.
2. Preventive medicine: for patients with frequent and chronic tension headaches, the drugs available include tricyclic antidepressants Lu amitriptyline, doxepin can also be used 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibitors, muscle relaxants and so on.