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Article; Cephalalgiaphobia

The constant fear of an oncoming headache, or the fear of the next is a phobia known as Cephalagiaphobia. This phobia is more closely related with high-frequency migraines, causing a headache to insinuate. The overuse of medication is one of the leading factors with Cephalagiaphobia, the use of medication for at least 10 days per month can lead to medication-overuse headaches. This phenomenon is mostly prevalent within females between the ages of 40 and 50 years old. This certain case is particularly difficult to cure or find treatment due to where it truly is connected, where as, for some people it may be a physiological or behavioral effect, others it may be something simply as genetic. The best known cure is to stop the use of medication, as a note this is not the most successful treatment as the relapse rate is as high as 30% to 40%.

People with high-frequency migraines are more than likely to be diagnosed with Cephalagiaphobia, this was found in a study done by a headache specialist. The specialist found that in the study with 126 people those with moderate high-frequency migraines would test higher on the test of Cephalagiaphobia. Also those with known with medication overuse would test much higher on the scale than to those who were not overusing their medication. Authors have hypothesized that those with Cephalagiaphobia have the tendency to refrain the overuse of medication, and also some believe that this phobia has a direct link to increasing the frequency of migraines in people. The ones associated with the study push for those with Cephalagiaphobia to seek medical help from professional psychiatric clinics and physiologists.