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Migraine Preventive Medications - Too Many Options To Give Up!

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Beta Blockers:

  • acebutolol, aka Secral
  • atenolol, aka Tenormin
  • betaxolol, aka Kerlone
  • bisoprolol, aka Zebeta, Emconcor
  • cartelol, aka Cartrol
  • carvedilol, aka Coreg
  • esmolol, aka Brevibloc
  • labetalol, aka Normodyne, Trandate
  • metoprolol, aka Lopressor
  • nadolol, aka Corgard
  • penbutololm aka Levatol
  • pindolol, aka Visken, Syn-Pindolol
  • propranolol, aka Inderal
  • sotalol, aka Betapace
  • timolol, aka Blocadren

Calcium Channel Blockers:

  • amlodipine, aka Norvasc
  • bepridil, aka Vascor
  • diltiazem, aka Cardizem, Tiazac, Cartia
  • felodipine, aka Plendil
  • flunarizine, aka Sibelium (Canada)
  • isradipine, aka DynaCirc
  • nicardipine, aka Cardene
  • nifedipine, aka Adalat, Procardia
  • nimodipine, aka Nimotop
  • nisoldipine, aka Sular
  • verapamil, aka Calan, Verelan, Isoptin

Antihyprtensive Combinations:

  • trandolapril/verapamil, aka Tarka (ACE inhibitor/calcium channel blocker)
  • enalapril/felodipine, aka Lexxel (ACE inhibitor/calcium channel blocker)
  • amlodipine/benazepril, aka Lotrel (calcium channel blocker/ACE inhibitor

ANTIHISTAMINES:

  • cyproheptadine, aka Periactin
  • pizotifen, aka Sandomigran (UK)

ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs):

  • amitriptyline, aka Elavil (discontinued), Endep
  • amoxapine, aka Asendin
  • clomipramine, aka, Anafranil
  • desipramine, aka Norpramin
  • doxepin, aka Sinequan
  • imipramine, aka Norfranil, Tofranil
  • nortriptyline, aka Pamelor, Aventyl
  • protriptyline, aka Vivactil
  • trimipramine, aka Surmontil

MAOI Antidepressants:

  • isocarboxazid, aka Marplan
  • phenelzine, aka Nardil
  • tranylcypromine, aka Parnate

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs):

Selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs):

  • duloxetine hydrochloride, aka Cymbalta
  • venlafaxine, aka Effexor, Effexor XR

Other Antidepressants:

Other Neurologics:

  • acetazolamide, aka Diamox
  • methazolamide, aka Neptazane
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