For those of us with frequent headaches or Migraine attacks, preventive medications are often a good option. Amazingly, the medications used for this purpose were all originally developed for other conditions then found to be effective as headache and / or Migraine preventives. The discovery is often made when patients taking the medications for their original purpose notice a reduction in the frequency of their headaches or Migraines. The list is ever-evolving. Even as I publish this...
Full Question:I recently have recently added Topamax to my migraine arsenal which also includes exercise, Relpax as needed, relaxation... Read more »
Did you ever take those Flintstone Vitamins as a child? Moms would say, "Remember to take your vitamins or else you could get sick."... Read more »
Full Question:I read in a magazine that 100 mg of vitamin B2 daily reduces migraine pain according to recent studies. Do you know... Read more »
Full Question: Is there anything I can do to prevent a cluster headache? Is there anything I can do to relieve the pain while it is... Read more »
We know the repeated use of abortive medications, such as triptans and pain relievers (over the counter or prescribed) to treat frequent... Read more »
Dietary supplements are an important part of many treatment regimens for headache and Migraine prevention. When we buy supplements, most of us assume... Read more »
A reader thanks Joe and Teresa Graedon of the People's Pharmacy for a recent article on how vitamin B2 (riboflavin) may prevent migraines. The... Read more »
Preventive medications are taken daily to reduce the frequency and severity of Migraine attacks and headaches. Most doctors recommend preventive... Read more »
There are no medications available that were developed for the purpose of Migraine and headache prevention. However, there are over 100 medications... Read more »
The use of occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) for the prevention of Migraines and headaches is in clinical trials and has been of great interest to... Read more »