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Earlier this month, Teri and I attended the American Headache Society's Headache Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Migraine and headache specialists, neurologists, general practitioners and dentists specializing in TMJ, took part in this educational opportunity. Migraines and headache disorders...
Dear Nancy:
Thank you for sharing the information from the headache conference. I found some of it surprising (for instance, that non-specialists do not use Beta blockers or Ca blockers before trying antiseizure drugs for prophylaxis). However, even more surprising was that Depakote is not being used in male children, but it is used in female children. Why is that? I thought it was only approved for adults, but assumed that physicians were probably using it for children as well since it is approved for children with seizure disorders.
HOpe you are feeling well.
Clemmie
Hey there! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. Ours was just peachy!!
It's not that "non-specialists'' don't use beta blockers and/or calcium channel blockers at all, it just seems they don't use them first anymore. Doctors seem to prescribe the latest and greatest, medications they hear the most about, and patients are aksing for these drugs too. Migraine specialists don't want to reinvent the wheel, but make sure the patient doesn't suffer very long either. "Tried and true first, then move on" - I beileve I heard a few times in AZ. That is what is so great about seeing a Migraine specialsit, they know what works (most of the time) and when to move on.
As far as depakote goes, I'm not sure why he said no to boys, but I do know it is still a good option for adults, male and female alike.
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