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What Causes Recurrent Headaches After Knee Replacement Surgery?

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Posted on Fri, 23 Jan 2015
Question: I had a full knee replacement at the end of July,since then under the observation of the doctor I had been taking paracetamol quite frequently with the occasional codeine,due to quite a lot of pain in knee and leg causing difficulty in moving.As things have improved I have stopped taking the paracetamol ,but since have had a headache I can't get rid off.Can it be from taking the amount of paracetamol I had been taking but now stopped?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (12 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It is unlikely to be due to stopping paracetamol

Detailed Answer:
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I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,

I have gone through your question in detail and understand your concern.Your headache is unlikely to be due to stopping paracetamol as paracetamol in not a habit forming drug and does not cause dependence.Cause of headache can be another.

You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.

Hope I have answered your query.
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Wishing you good health
Take care

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What Causes Recurrent Headaches After Knee Replacement Surgery?

Brief Answer: It is unlikely to be due to stopping paracetamol Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for choosing healthcaremagic for posting your query I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar, I have gone through your question in detail and understand your concern.Your headache is unlikely to be due to stopping paracetamol as paracetamol in not a habit forming drug and does not cause dependence.Cause of headache can be another. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health Take care