New Daily Persistent Headache Pain: Diagnosing a New Condition

New Daily Persistent Headache Pain (NDPH) is a relatively new condition, and one in which there is not a lot of solid information on. The reason I am even aware of such a condition is because I have a close friend who actually suffers from this very diagnosis. She suffers in her only silent pain each and every day. She has gone for many treatments and exams and has stopped at nothing to find an answer, but as such has not had any relief even to this day. She is now in her fourth year with a pain that never ends. She has shown strength and bravery beyond what any one of her age should ever have to. This article is to make others aware of the terrible pain and hopelessness that these patients live with, and the hope that one day a cure will be found.

To be diagnosed with NDPH you must have daily headaches for three continuous months or more. It begins with a headache that begins one day that does not go away. It often starts as a mild to moderate head pain and intensifies as time passes. Some other common symptoms of NDPH are a bilateral location, a pressing and tightening quality, and a mild nausea that varies from day-to-day.

Women are mainly affected by this condition and usually between the ages of 19-25. There is no known cause for NDPH and no known duration of time. It can last for months to decades in duration, which is why so many people affected begin to lose hope as time passes. Some people find that afters years or decades it mysteriously disappears, just as it began, and to this day there is no known reason for this.