[Antidepressant drugs in the treatment of tension-type headache].

Abstract	Tension-type headache is the most common form of headache. Eighty percent of cases occur before 40 years of age. A wide variety of antidepressants have been used to treat it. Tricyclics are the only antidepressants that have demonstrated their effectiveness in treating chronic tension-type headache, amitriptyline being the drug of choice. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other families of antidepressants have not shown conclusive results yet. The present study is a review of the scientific evidence available on antidepressants for treatment of this kind of headache.
Authors	Oscar Medina Ortiz, Celso Arango, David Ezpeleta
Journal	Medicina clinica (Med Clin (Barc)) Vol. 130 Issue 19 Pg. 751-7 (May 24 2008) ISSN: 0025-7753 [Print] Spain
Vernacular Title	Fármacos antidepresivos en el tratamiento de la cefalea tensional.
PMID	18570803 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References	Antidepressive Agents Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
Topics	Antidepressive Agents (therapeutic use) Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic (therapeutic use) Humans Tension-Type Headache (drug therapy)

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