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posted 05/17/2009, comments (30)

Migraines, CDH, and long-term opioids?

Full Question: Hello, My name is Megan and I have been suffering from migraine illness for 18yrs, I am now 30yrs old. I have tried over 35 preventative and abortive medications with little to no luck. Some would work for a short time, however, I haven't really found anything that works except for MSContin and Morphine... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/10/2009, comments (0)

Migraine Medications and "Passing" Drug Screenings

In our Question and Answer section and in my email, I'm seeing some questions about "passing" drug screenings when taking medications for Migraine. I've been there myself when I had a job that required drug screening in advance of employment. I worried because I'd recently taken Fioricet for my Migraines and Xanax for anxiety.... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/05/2009, comments (3)

Some Migraine Meds Increase Risk of Transformed Migraine

Washington, DC (January 4th, 2009) -- As if it's not hard enough to manage Migraines, research is now proving that any use of opioid or barbiturate medications increases Migraineurs' risk of developing transformed Migraines. Triptans -- you know the triptans, Imitrex, Maxalt, Relpax, etc. -- increase the risk of transformed Migraine ONLY... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/11/2009, comment (1)

Migraines, Pain Medications, and Addiction Misconceptions

Migraine rescue medications are often pain medications. When discussing pain medications, especially opioids, there are many misconceptions. Many people think that if you take these medications, you'll become addicted to them. This is one of those misconceptions. Karen Lee Richards, one of the experts on our sister site,... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/05/2009, comments (0)

Transformed Migraine Risk Increased by Some Medications

In learning about Migraines and headaches, we've learned that taking some medications more than two or three days a week can lead to medication overuse headache, aka rebound. We've also learned that medication overuse is a factor in 80% of cases of transformed Migraine. Now, there's additional evidence that any use of barbiturates such as... Read more Chevron

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