This is the 3707th article of Da Medical Care
2022 is destined to be an extraordinary year, since the initial new crown epidemic in March is menacing, the country is multi-point sporadic, for chronic headache patients, psychological sleep problems under the epidemic will affect the onset of headaches, how to alleviate nervous and anxious emotions, how to take medication correctly, today to give you a few tricks.
First, correctly understand and treat the epidemic situation and avoid headache-inducing factors
The new crown has been raging around the world for 3 years, and everyone's life has been greatly affected, the pressure of mortgage and car loan after unemployment, the anxiety and helplessness of children learning in online classes, and the anxiety after isolation or treatment are all topics that we cannot avoid.
For people in isolation or at home, maintaining a good routine is an important means to avoid headache attacks. Some people do not go to work after the day and night upside down, in addition to eating has been holding the mobile phone brush drama and star chasing, vibrato, fast hand bombardment, ten days and half a month after the biological clock rhythm was seriously disturbed, there are difficulty in falling asleep and early awakening and other issues, due to lack of sleep or excessive sleep caused by the frequency of headache attacks also increased accordingly. Due to the prolongation of the stay at home during the epidemic, many people have become gourmets, eating excessively, and the increase in alcohol consumption, strong tea and espresso has invisibly induced headaches. In addition, after working online from home, it is only a different form of work, and the pressure has not been reduced or even aggravated, and the number of headache attacks has also increased.
We can't change the unsatisfactory things in life, the only thing we can change is the attitude and emotional management in the face of these problems. If you can't change the status quo, it is better to try to accept reality, first stabilize yourself and then try to change yourself, constantly learn new skills, find new jobs, in order to effectively get out of the predicament. The stress of working life is reduced, and the trigger for headaches can be removed.
Second, on the basis of non-drug treatment, appropriate application of headache prevention drugs
There are many non-pharmacological treatments, such as muscle relaxation training, meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and home massagers when staying at home. Patients with chronic headaches can reduce or avoid headache attacks if they take preventive headache drugs orally on time as needed, but many people are worried that long-term use of painkillers will become addictive and irritate the stomach and other adverse reactions. In fact, as long as you master the principle of medication, follow a small amount of starting, prefer a single drug, slowly increase the amount, and gradually explore the dosage and frequency that suits you, you can still adhere to the use of preventive drug treatment. Commonly used drugs are valproate, topiramate, propranolol, amitriptyline, flumethritazine and the like. During the epidemic period, major tertiary hospitals have launched online consultations in Internet hospitals, which can make full use of these resources to obtain the correct guidance of professional doctors.
As the saying goes, no matter whether the black cat or the white cat catches the rat is a good cat. Under the epidemic situation, the prevention and treatment of various chronic diseases will affect the subsequent work and life. Whether it is non-drug treatment or preventive drug treatment, it is inseparable from a peaceful state of mind and a good life schedule, just as the so-called body is its own, avoid various precipitating factors, cultivate a healthy lifestyle, and the frequency of chronic headache attacks will be greatly reduced. No winter will not pass, no spring will not come, the epidemic will eventually be defeated by mankind, and life will return to normal.
Author: Department of Neurology, Second Hospital of Jilin University
Man Yuhong Deputy Chief Physician