The Painkiller That Becomes the Problem
Most people who develop medication overuse headache do not realise they have it. They have a headache, they take a tablet, the headache goes, and they go on with their day. Then the headache comes back a little sooner than last time. The tablet works again. Over weeks and months, the gap between headaches shrinks until the headache is simply there most mornings, and the tablet is the first thing they reach for before breakfast.
