If the medication does not provide satisfactory relief after three attacks, ask for a new medication. Ask your doctor about preventive drugs. If you have two or more headaches a week, ask your doctor to prescribe a preventive medication that you can take on a regular basis to reduce the number of headaches you get. The benefits of preventive medication develop over a period of several months. Consider alternative treatment.
Studies prove that biofeedback and relaxation training work for some people.
The consortium also devised a suggested protocol for physicians to follow in treating headache sufferers. AHS has approximately 1,500 members.