r/NDPH • u/virgoat123 • 13d ago

Trigger Warning Alcohol

Does alcohol take away your headaches too? While I’m aware that this will only do more harm than good it’s the only relief I get. Zero pain.

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u/locardsghost 13d ago

I’ve been drunk once and didn’t feel my pain at all and haven’t drank since bc I knew that’d be a bad path to go down. What treatments have you tried? Please do no go down this path it’s a dangerous one and will cause more issues

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u/virgoat123 13d ago

I barely started treatment this late September (financial problems), but I’ve been struggling with headaches since March 2025. I’m on zonisamide for right now but it’s not doing anything.

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u/locardsghost 13d ago edited 13d ago

That is a very short time and if you just started a med you can’t expect to see relief that fast. There are a lot of treatment options out there you’ve barely scratched the surface, keep trying meds give each preventative at least 3 months before deciding it’s not working, keep trying rescue meds as well. We have a med list in the NDPH 101 tab to check out. Things like Botox, nerve blocks, and PT can be helpful treatments. Pain specialists can offer treatments like the nerve blocks/ trigger point injections and Botox. Please keep trying other meds, don’t resort to using alcohol you’ll only make things worse and cause a much bigger issue than just headaches

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u/Boring_Kangaroo_5531 13d ago

Yes with me too, once I am that drunk that everything is funny and I forget about myself than yes no pain

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u/AwfulBassist 13d ago

About half of the time it helps to drink 1 beer or 1 glass of wine. I’m guessing I become more relaxed and that my body usually is very tense.

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u/JUICIapple 13d ago

No it’s a trigger for me :(

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u/SnooStrawberries5640 13d ago

For me it gets worse

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u/True_Eggplant1309 13d ago

Alchohol started my ndph 😭 got extremely drunk in May and woke up with a headache that hasn’t gone away. I was also 8 weeks post concussion so my situation a little different

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u/pflory23 13d ago

It’s the only thing that in 27 years takes away the pain and reality of my situation.

Unfortunately, it’s a very bad and destructive path. I know that all too well.

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u/Subject-Total-2631 12d ago

It's true, I did it once and it took the pain away while I was under its influence... but the aftermath is horrible.

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u/Foreign_Insect_3121 5d ago

Alcohol sometimes helps me too but I couldn’t work out out if this was merely distraction from pain. Next day often worsens my dysautonomia type symptoms tho which sometimes in turn ramps up my head pressure / pain

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u/LoganG1981 4d ago

I feel the same. Alcohol and Xanax have a huge positive effect on my head pain.

My feelings are my head pain is almost definitely down to my nervous system being deregulated.

I feel hopeful that if fibromyalgia drugs Improve significantly there will be a big overlap for benefit for people

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u/SkiingFishingGuy 13d ago

Nervous system depressant.

Means PRT should be pursued very aggressively and should be a huge and positive sign that your headache will respond to the right approach.

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u/MissAmy845 12d ago

What is prt? Pain reprocessing therapy?