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Health Encyclopedia: Medications Used For Migraine Prevention

Medications Used for Prevention

Many drugs are being used or investigated for preventing migraines. To date, most standard drugs provide only modest protection.

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Prevention

Standard NSAIDs. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (common pain relievers that are available over-the-counter or in prescription form). NSAIDs may be used for prevention of migraine under the following circumstances:

Nonprescription NSAIDs. Regular, preventive use of low-dose as...

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Expert & Community Posts

A New Tool - Your Migraine and Headache Diary

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

Obviously, our goal is good Migraine and headache management. There are four basic parts of... Read more »

Vertigo and Migraine

By Dr. Seth Haplea , Health Expert

...(dizziness) is a frequent symptom that accompanies migraine headache. Vertigo can occur during... Read more »

April Headache Blog Carnival - Strategies for Coping with Migraines

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

Generally speaking, a blog carnival is a collection of links to a variety of a blogs on a ... Read more »

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Health Guide

Migraine Preventive Medications

...(discontinued), Endep amoxapine, aka Asendin clomipramine, aka, Anafranil desipramine, aka Norpramin doxepin, aka Sinequan imipramine, aka Norfranil, Tofranil nortriptyline, aka Pamelor, ... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Medications

...amines, but they are as toxic in high amounts.Less commonly used or investigative tricyclics include doxepin (Sinequan), amoxapine (Asendin), maprotiline (Ludiomill), protriptyline (Vivactil),... Read more »

Migraine Causes

...affect quality of life. Abnormalities in serotonin levels have been observed in both tension-type and migraine headache sufferers. Altered levels of other neurotransmitters, importantly dopamine... Read more »

Migraine Headaches Introduction

...experience a combination of headache types. Click the icon to see a comparison of headache symptoms.Migraine HeadachesMigraine is now recognized as a chronic illness, not simply as a headache.... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Causes

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Cause of Cluster Headaches

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