Major headache caused by Dihydrocodeine

[BottleDryer]

Has anyone ever experienced this ?
I took around 70 - 80 mg of DHC and around 2 hours later I was experiencing a major headache / migraine . I did eat a meal right before my headache started. Which was a bad idea because I'm feeling quite nauseous now.

I don't usually take painkillers just rarely , if it means anything I also took a percocet yesterday 5/325 .
So why such a bad headache ?

 

[Tommyboy]

I have experienced some pretty bad opiate headaches before, usually a lot later on in the day after dosing, or sometimes the following day. I don't know what causes it though, and since I smoke a lot of cigarettes while on opiates, I kinda figured it had a lot to do with it.

 

[effie]

Some people do indeed get headaches from opioids, it is a recognised condition.. usually comes from regular use though and doesn't fit what you are describing really.

Do you normally suffer from migraines? It could be that DHC can trigger them in you, or it could even have been a coincidence.. have you taken DHC before?

 

[BottleDryer]

Thanks for the replies.

I do get migraines monthly due to stress but I don't take anything special for them, maybe some ibuprofen. Yes I have taken DHC in the past but have never experienced a headache. It's quite bad , pounding on the left side of my head .

I don't know if it's a coincidence or not. My migraines are rare ( well once monthly) and I can usually tell when one is about to come up.