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Do Opiates Help With Migraines?
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Many effective headache remedies are available for treating a migraine attack. Still, a 2002 study that analyzed over 800,000 case of migraine, reported that most migraines are not treated according to any expert recommendations or accepted evidence. In the study, 30% of patients were treated with potentially addictive opioids -- most often Demerol. Furthermore, 70% of these patients were not offered effective and available anti-migraine drugs. Anti-nausea drugs that have no effect on h...
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Expert & Community Posts
Top 75 Migraine and Headache Questions, #36
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...Nancy.Answer: Dear Nancy; Most physicians are afraid of opiates. Having said that, I don't... Read more »
05/07/07 #8 - Migraines, fibromyalgia, and opiates?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...were right about your internal organs being safe. Opiates are not considered first-line choices... Read more »
Top 75 Migraine and Headache Questions, #42
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...congratulations! First of all, no one HAS to take opiates as primary treatment for migraines.... Read more »
7/2/07 #5 - Migraines brought on by viral meningitis?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...about taking over-the-counter medications and the opiate frequently, as they can contribute to... Read more »
Migraines, CDH, and long-term opioids?
By Ask the Clinician , Health ExpertFull Question: Hello, My name is Megan and I have been suffering from migraine illness... Read more »
Health Guide
Transformed Migraine: Risk Increased by Some Medications
...Study Conclusion "EM sufferers develop TM at the rate of 2.5% per year. Any use of barbiturates and opiates was associated with increased risk of TM after adjusting for covariates, while... Read more »Medication Overuse Headache Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Rebound?
...used opioids at least 5 days per week. All patients with a previous history of migraine who overused opiates developed CDH, whereas no patient lacking a history of prior migraine who overused... Read more »Migraine Causes
CausesUntil recently, the general theory on the migraine process rested solely on the idea that abnormalities of blood vessel (vascular) systems in the head were responsible for migraines. Now,... Read more »Migraine Headaches Introduction
The pain from a headache does not start from inside the brain. (The brain itself can not feel pain.) Instead, headache pain begins in one or more of the following locations:The tissues... Read more »Headaches: Tension: Causes
CausesThere does not appear to be a single cause of chronic tension-type headache. Many factors are likely involved.Muscle Contractions and TendernessOne of the most popular theories on the cause of... Read more »Medications
...severe pain. Hydrocodone is a narcotic pain reliever (opiate-type) that acts on certain centers... Read more »
...severe pain. Hydrocodone is a narcotic pain reliever (opiate-type) that acts on certain centers... Read more »
...severe pain. Hydrocodone is a narcotic pain reliever (opiate-type) that acts on certain centers... Read more »
...moderate pain. Propoxyphene is a narcotic pain reliever (opiate-type) that acts on certain... Read more »
...severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever (opiate-type) that acts on certain centers in... Read more »
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