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Treatment
There is no specific cure for migraine headaches. The goal is to prevent symptoms by avoiding or altering triggers. When you do get migraine symptoms, try to treat them right away. The headache may be less severe.
A good way to identify triggers is to keep a headache diary. See
When migraine symptoms begin:
- Rest in a quiet, darkened room
- Drink fluids to avoid dehydration (especially if you have vom...
Expert & Community Posts
Social Consequences
By Nicole , Health Expert...amount of relief from drugs like Imitrex, Relpax, Maxalt- triptans that work to abort a migraine... Read more »
Do you know of doctors using Propofol in New England?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...well as oral Indocin, Midrin, Baclofen, Flexeril, Maxalt, Zomig, Elavil, Effexor to name a few.... Read more »
Health Guide
NHF Survey: Migraine-Specific Medications vs. Nonspecific Medications for Acute Treatment
...Migraine attacks (acute treatment), however, that’s not the case. There are now seven triptans (Imitrex, Maxalt, Zomig, Amerge, Axert, Frova, and Relpax) that were developed for and FDA approved... Read more »Overflow Incontinence
...incontinence include:Tumors.Certain medications (anticholinergics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedatives, narcotics, alpha-adrenergic agonists, beta-adrenergic agonists, calcium channel... Read more »Osteoarthritis: Medications
...more long-lasting benefits than acetaminophen. Side effects are the same as for each of these drugs.NarcoticsNarcotics, pain-relieving and sleep-inducing drugs that act on the central nervous... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Treatment
...well as the injectable form.Newer triptans used for cluster headache treatment include rizatriptan (Maxalt), naratriptan (Naramig, Amerge), and zolmitriptan (Zomig). A 2006 study of zolmitriptan... Read more »Fibromyalgia: Medications
...relieving painful areas in other disorders. It may have some value for fibromyalgia patients.Opioids, or narcotics, may be used occasionally for certain patients with moderate-to-severe pain, or... Read more »Medications
Rizatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headaches, pain and other symptoms of... Read more »
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