“I do not remember whether I have a migraine headache because of depression or I was depressed about my migraine headache” A client joked to me.

It doesn’t matter if it is a joke or not. Depression and headaches are always interlinked .

At first blush, one tends to reason, “Of course she’s depressed – she’s in pain!” This, however, is not the only reason.

Chronic depression is nothing but depression lasting more than six months and it is not because of any depressive episodes like death of loved ones etc. A recent study has suggested that 67% of people who suffers from migraine headache also suffer from chronic depression.

This number is too high to be ignored. Keep in mind that this study was evaluating chronic depression, not migraine headache.

So, depression causes or at least triggers headaches, especially migraines, right? Not so fast. Another study showed that 40% of those experiencing chronic depression also experienced chronic pain such as headache or back pain.

A person who experienced pain with depression did suffer from depression for six months on an average than with those people who did not suffer from depression. This is found through a study

Still other experts believe that many people (4 times as many women than men) report tension headache symptoms but it’s believed the headache is actually masking the symptoms of depression.

While it’s not clear whether depression causes headaches or headaches might cause depression, it is believed that they may both share the same biology.

In fact, research showed that treating one condition with medication for the other did show some promise. Evidence suggests that both conditions involve serotonin receptors and transporters.

Here is where Soapbox and preach are used. Mostly medications used for headache and migraine can be trial and error method. So one should be careful about the treatment.

Medications for migraine can cause life-threatening condition known as serotonin syndrome. Even FDA has warned about combining certain migraine medicines and antidepressants.

When you suffer from chronic headache or depression don’t be afraid to ask for natural treatment. I do also suggest to speak to a professional about your symptoms.

If you suffer from migraine or tension headaches, I highly encourage you to try my Migraine and Headache relief program. The all natural breathing and relaxation exercises are highly effective and results have been proven!

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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and the author of many revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his best popular breakthroughs is his natural migraine headache treatment. You can learn more about Christian on his natural health alternatives blog.