I've tried just about everything over the years and have recently had great success with imitrex...more recently with the sumitriptan. Then, in October, I had a headache that lasted for several weeks. I was told it was a medication rebound headache from taking too much of the sumitriptan. I had to get off the medication and the Headache Clinic where my doctor practices put me in a week long clinic using IV DHE (Dihydroergotamine mesylate)to wean me off the sumitriptan and treat my ongoing migraine.
The medication does make me sick to my stomach, however, so I have to take zofran with it (I'm allergic to compazine or they would have given me that) Now I give myself injections to treat my headaches, but I've heard that there is an inhaler in the works which would certainly be easier than trying to draw out of that little vial into a syringe when I have a brutal migraine. Has anyone else used this medication and does anyone know anymore about the inhaler version of the DHE?
My doctor gave me the Imirex inhaler one time but it turns out with my sinus condition, a nasal inhaler isn't for me, so I never tried Migranal and didn't realize DHE was in the migranal. The inhaler I heard about was oral so I assume it was the Levadex. I'll do some reading on this. Thanks for the information.