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Migraine Prevention

By Dr. Seth Haplea Health Expert

There are many reasons to use medications or other strategies to try to reduce the frequency of migraine headaches. When an individual can identify a trigger for his or her migraines, such as certain foods or liquids, menstruation, or other exposures, these circumstances can possibly be avoided to reduce migraine events. If abortive medications are not tolerated, cause side effects, or are ineffective, migraine prevention medications should be used. Other reasons to use preventive medicatio... Read more »

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Expert & Community Posts

04/03/04 Podcast: The Most Frequently Asked Migraine Question.

By MigraineCast , Health Expert

...prefer to listen to it, you can do so easily from the MigraineCast Web site.Welcome to... Read more »

5/26/08 #9 - Is there effective treatment for a 9 year old with migraines?

By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...Question:My 9 year old daughter was diagnosed with migraines after almost a year of tests for... Read more »

Getting Your Headache Diagnosis Straight

By National Headache Foundation , Health Expert

...determine exactly which type (or types) of headache or Migraine you have. While migraine was the... Read more »

Migraine Preventive Depakote - Generics Approved by FDA

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...First Generic Divalproex Sodium to Treat Seizures, Migraine Headaches and Bipolar Disorder."... Read more »

Anna Nicole Smith, Topamax, Methadone, Elvis, & Karma

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...was taking Topamax, which is of interest to some Migraineurs because Topamax is sometimes... Read more »

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Health Guide

Current Migraine and Headache Clinical Trials

...MigraineInterventions Drug: BGC20-1531 Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of NXN-188 for the Treatment of Migraine Headache Without AuraClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00843024Conditions:... Read more »

Orgasm May Decrease Migraine and Headache Pain

Does the "Big O" cause or stop headaches and Migraine? We've all heard the old joke, "Not tonight, dear. I have a headache." Right? Surprisingly enough, for some people, there definitely is a... Read more »

Drug Companies May Now Discuss Off-Label Uses

One of the problems we face when looking for Migraine and headache preventive treatments is that there is not a single medications on the market that was originally developed for this purpose. Up... Read more »

Common migraine

Migraine - common; Headache - migraine without aura Treatment There is no cure for migraine. The goal is to control the symptoms and prevent further attacks. ... Read more »

Migraine Preventive Medications

...Frederick G., DO; Gilbert, Thomas T., MD, MPH; Frishberg, Benjamin M., MD. "Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache in the Primary Care Setting: Pharmacological Management for Prevention... Read more »

Images

Pain of Cluster Headaches - Image

Learn the main locations of pain due to cluster headaches in this easy to follow diagram.... Read more »

Medications

Inderal Oral Uses and How to Use

...the chance of survival. It is also used to prevent migraine headaches and chest pain (angina).... Read more »

Maxalt Oral Uses and How to Use

...(rizz-uh-TRIP-tan) Uses Rizatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headaches,... Read more »

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Generic Inderal-LA approved

October 02, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic formula of the migraine, hypertension, and atherosclerosis medicine Inderal-LA. The... Read summary »

Midlife Migraines Linked to Lesions

July 08, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Middle-aged women who experienced migraine headaches with aura (sensory disturbances affecting vision, balance or speech) had a... Read summary »

Women Cant win with Migraine Headaches

April 24, 2008

By Meghan Yost, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A headache is more than just irritating -- it could also be harmful... Read summary »

Migraine Pain Relief

November 27, 2006

CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast New) -- Chrissy Freuh's migraines started early. "I remember the lights bothering me and the sun," she says. And they got... Read summary »

Migraines Lower Breast Cancer Risk

November 17, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chronic migraines can be a difficult to live with, but there may be at least one positive aspect of the condition: women who... Read summary »

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