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Study Determines Most Effective Migraine Medications

Several medications were recently deemed the most effective for treating acute migraine, including triptans, dihydroergotamine (DHE), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), butorphanol nasal spray, and the combination medication of sumatriptan/naproxen and acetaminophen/aspirin/caffein). Several other migraine medications were considered “probably effective” or “possibly effective.” The results of…

24 February, 2015 / 0 Comments

Reader's Mail: Complex Headache Picture Requires a Headache Specialist

Q. My father has a variety of medical conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. He has severe headaches almost every day. His doctors continue to prescribe more and more medications, which are not working. He has had every test imaginable to rule out any serious…

15 September, 2014 / 0 Comments

Opioids Prescribed Too Often for Migraineurs in the ER

When migraineurs head to the emergency room seeking pain relief, more than 50% of the time they receive opioids, a new study has found, and headache experts are voicing concern. “That opioids are used 50% of the time should not be the case,” Benjamin Friedman,…

15 May, 2014 / 0 Comments

Electrical Nerve Stimulation Proves Beneficial to Some Migraineurs

A handheld device that delivers electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve is showing promise treating different types of migraine. Patients who use the device, gammaCore, hold it against their necks. The mild electrical signal it produces travels through the skin to the nerve, which runs…

15 May, 2014 / 0 Comments

Blood Pressure Medication Provides Migraine Relief

The high blood pressure medication candesartan (Atacand) appears to be as effective as the more commonly prescribed medication propranolol (Inderal) in preventing migraine attacks. Many doctors already prescribe candesartan for migraine prevention, but researchers from St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, and the Norwegian University…

15 February, 2014 / 0 Comments

Expectations Influence Effectiveness of Migraine Medication

Patients’ expectations influenced the effects of both medications and placebos in a recent study and highlighted the importance of the power of suggestion in the field of medicine. Researchers studied 66 migraineurs over the course of more than 450 migraine attacks and found that when…

15 February, 2014 / 0 Comments

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Carrie

I have been having headaches since I was in my early 20’s and I am now 51. So, you can tell I have been going through this for a while. I have been on various medications, both preventive and abortive. They range from Fiorinal, Topamax,…

14 September, 2010 / 0 Comments

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Jessie B.H.

I am a 32-year-old woman and I have suffered with migraines for as long as I can remember. My mother and grandmother were both forced to live with migraines too, so I feel it is hereditary. I’ve seen countless doctors and taken numerous medications, both…

14 September, 2010 / 0 Comments

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Stephanie

I am 21-years old and have suffered from migraine headaches since the 3rd grade. The pain has become increasingly worse, almost to the point of passing out. It feels as if there is an electric drill penetrating my right temple and eye, which will swell…

14 September, 2010 / 0 Comments

Headache Treatment Is Up, But Not with Best Medicines

While more people are being treated for migraine and severe headaches than ever before, many of them are not getting appropriate medications for their condition. According to a study that assessed trends in prescribing medications, more opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants and…

15 July, 2010 / 0 Comments

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