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Teen Migraine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first triptan medication to treat migraines in adolescents. The drug, called Almotriptan, was already approved to treat migraines in adults, but now may be used by teens. The drug's maker, Almirall, has been granted a patent extension on the medication until 2015.
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Teen daughter with Migraines triggered by heat, exercise, and period?
Full Question: My 13 year old daughter was just diagnosed with Aura Migraines. She has had 2 episodes and they have been 40 days... Read more »
Migraines and Teens
We recently read about a mother's struggle with her sixteen-year-old daughter and Migraine disease. Being a teenager has its own... Read more »
Making Your Teen's School Year Manageable with Migraines and Headache...
Our daughter's freshman year of college began last Monday, and our son begins eighth grade on Tuesday. With long lists in hand for both,... Read more »
Back to School with Migraines for My Teen Son
It hasn't always been easy or fun getting my children, who happen to have Migraines, ready for school each September. When they were in... Read more »
Trigeminal neuralgia a type of Migraine? Occurs in teens?
Full Question: I was told that Trigeminal neuralgia is a type of migraine. My daughter has all the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia, but... Read more »
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Almotriptan approved to treat migraines in teens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first triptan medication to treat migraines in adolescents. The drug, called... Read more »
Parents' mental health woes boost teens' migraine risk
Researchers at Rutgers University have found that teen girls whose parents experience depression or another mental health problem are at risk of... Read more »
Teens with migraine have higher suicide risk
Teenagers who have headaches or migraines 15 days or more per month have a higher risk of suicide than teenagers who do not. Teens with migraine are... Read more »
Clinical trial: Long-term use of Axert in teens with migraines...
This is a 1-year study to evaluate the long-term safety of Axert in the treatment of migraines in adolescents. This national study is currently... Read more »
Adolescent and Teen Migraine
Adolescent Migraine May Subside With Age One of the most insidious characteristics of Migraine disease is that it can strike people of any age,... Read more »
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