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Old 06-27-2014, 06:17 AM
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Thanks Doc.

No diagnosis yet but during our internet research the blanket term "short duration chronic daily (tension) headache" fits best. DH has a follow up appointment on Saturday but we are still with his GP. He has started the Amitriptyline at night but had to reduce it to 5 mg to function. I know it may take a while to see any benefit to any underlying depression but the drowsiness factor kicked in right away.

Since starting with the meds, he is typically having only two headaches a day across his forehead rather than multiple times a day and the pain level is less than before the meds. While the times still vary, he usually has one in the morning during a busy time at work and before he has eaten anything (not a breakfast eater but will have a late morning snack) and one in the afternoon before leaving for the day. He is off this weekend so I'm curious to see if that changes the time or frequency.
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