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.
If you want to stop taking propranolol, you should ask your doctor for help. If you stop too quickly, you could get withdrawal symptoms and they could be dangerous for your heart. These symptoms include: 1  sweating. 2  shaking. 3  irregular heartbeat. 4  chest pain, which may be angina or a heart attack.5  You will need to go to hospital if you get these symptoms, as your life might be in danger. Propranolol blocks the effects of the chemicals noradrenaline and adrenaline in the body. 2  These chemicals affect the heart, making it race and increasing your blood pressure. 3  Beta blockers therefore make the heart slow down and reduce shaking.