Once when I was under a lot of stress at a new job, I started getting painful headaches at work. My regular doctor prescribed Fiorinal, which turned out to be a god-send. Eventually, I got used to the new job and stopped getting the headaches. I never again got bad headaches that were recurrent and never again needed this medication. I credit the Fiorinal with breaking the cycle of stress-headache-more stress. It allowed me to stay in a stressful job that I eventually mastered. There is a time and a place where a good pain med can be your salvation. Maybe that would help you, or not. It worked for me.

Headaches are awful. I hope you find a solution.