How to do with mental tension headaches

Many people have headaches caused by mental tension, stress, anxiety and depression, also called tension headache, which is the most common type of headache among adults, mostly seen in women, with mostly long duration and recurrent attacks, generally manifesting as bilateral persistent occipital or frontal dull pain. This treatment for tension headache: First, psychotherapy, for different patients, should eliminate stress, lift anxiety and tension, inform patients of the functionality and reversibility of the disease, and enhance confidence in overcoming the disease. Second, behavioral therapy, through relaxation training, tension control treatment can effectively control the occurrence of headache. Physical therapy, chiropractic and massage can also relieve headache. Fourth, drug treatment, for acute attacks with acetaminophen, aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other effective. For preventive treatment, amitriptyline, promethazine, etc. can be used, and for patients with insomnia, diazepam can be given orally.