A Migraine and medication question just came in for our Ask the Clinician column. There is so much confusion about this that it's become necessary to address it yet again to help you wade through the confusion and take care of yourselves as well as possible. Here's the question:
"I have been taking 60 milligrams of Cymbalta daily to treat depression, having switched from Zoloft due to a substantial weight gain. I also suffer from migraine headaches, which my doctor prescribed Imitrex....
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Treating Migraines during a pregnancy has been a big problem for many women. All of the current Migraine abortives are FDA pregnancy C, which means... Read more »
THURSDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- People who combine Prozac and similar antidepressants with migraine drugs called triptans run the risk of a... Read more »
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