Monday, February 13, 2012

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Migraine Medications: Triptans, Antidepressants, and Serotonin Syndrome - Again.

A Migraine and medication question just came in for our Ask the Clinician column. There is so much confusion about this that it's become necessary to address it yet again to help you wade through the confusion and take care of yourselves as well as possible. Here's the question: "I have been taking 60 milligrams of Cymbalta daily to treat... Read moreChevron
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Aura with slight headache -- attributed to menopause?

Full Question:   I am a 51 year old woman in the middle of menopause. I have only had my period 1 full time this year and 2 other months with light spotting. What I have had was the Aura sometimes with the absence of the headache. The first time it happened I could not see out of my right eye and had all these jagged lines and I could not... Read moreChevron
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Taking Imitrex with antidepressants?

Full Question:   I have recently been diagnosed with Cluster Headaches and have been prescribed injections of Imitrex to treat them. I've recently come to realize that I also suffer from depression; but the insert in the Imitrex package said that it can't be taken with SSRIs or other types of antidepressants. The Cluster Headaches are so... Read moreChevron
posted 01/09/2010, comments (0)|
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Migraine Term of the Day: Serotonin

When we're looking at Migraine and headache information, whether it's from our doctor, a book, or an online article, we sometimes come across medical terms that can be confusing. Sometimes, it's easy enough to substitute another word or a short phrase for the medical term. At other times, substituting just doesn't convey quite the same ... Read moreChevron
posted 11/25/2009, comments (0)|
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Safety of migraine medicines mixed with SSRIs?

  Full Question:     My question is about the safety of migraine medicines mixed with SSRIs, and more urgently, how to get my doctors to take my symptoms seriously.   I couldn’t get an appointment with my normal Dr, so I took a sooner one with a different doctor. She prescribed Imitrex for a headache I've been... Read moreChevron
posted 10/06/2008, comments (0)|