Signs and symptoms of rebound headaches may differ according to the type of original headache being treated and the medication used. Rebound headaches tend to: Occur every day or nearly every day, often waking you in the early morning. Improve with pain relief medication but then return as your medication wears off.
Subsequently, propranolol became the first FDA-approved medication for the prevention of migraine. As one of many beta blockers used commonly to prevent migraine, propranolol currently, is probably the most widely prescribed medication in the world for prevention of migraine.
What is propranolol? Propranolol is a beta-blocker. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins). Propranolol is used to treat tremors, angina (chest pain), hypertension (high blood pressure), heart rhythm disorders, and other heart or circulatory conditions. It is also used to treat or prevent heart attack, and to reduce the severity and frequency of migraine headaches.