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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. The overuse of medication is one of the leading causes of Cephalagiaphobia, the use of medication for at least 10 days per month can lead to medication-overuse headaches. The overuse of medication may lead to other health problems such as liver damage. It is particularly difficult to cure or find treatment due to what it truly is triggers the phobia, because there are many factors that must be taken into account for a headache to insinuate. 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 specialists. The specialists conducted a study with 126 people with moderate high-frequency migraines, and found that they would be more likely to experience symptoms 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.