What is new daily persistent headache?

New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a type of chronic headache that develops in individuals without a prior history of headache. The headache typically reaches its peak within 3 days and then persists for at least 3 months. Treatment with triptans is used with the active headache.

How do members experience new daily persistent headache?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with new daily persistent headache*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for new daily persistent headache*

Who has new daily persistent headache on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 8
20s 34
30s 34
40s 35
50s 41
60s 22
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 66
Female 120

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What is new daily persistent headache?

New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a type of chronic headache that develops in individuals without a prior history of headache. The headache typically reaches its peak within 3 days and then persists for at least 3 months. Treatment with triptans is used with the active headache.



Common symptoms reported by people with new daily persistent headache

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for new daily persistent headache

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Compare treatments taken by people with new daily persistent headache

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Who has new daily persistent headache on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 137 say new daily persistent headache is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 8
20s 34
30s 34
40s 35
50s 41
60s 22
70+ 15
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 8
20-29 years 8
30-39 years 8
40-49 years 8
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 66
Female 120

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 33
Not Diagnosed 11

These charts show data from new daily persistent headache patients who have completed their condition history
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