Suggest Treatment For Persistent Migraine
Preventive measures.
Detailed Answer:
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There are no full curative medicines for migraine . To completely cure the migraine.
There are 2 type of treatment.
Before describing the medicines in details but i would tell you it is very important to identify the triggering factor for the migraine and avoid it completely.
Pain-relieving medications. Also known as acute or abortive treatment, these types of drugs are taken during migraine attacks and are designed to stop symptoms.
Preventive medications. These types of drugs are taken regularly, often on a daily basis, to reduce the severity or frequency of migraines.
Your treatment strategy depends on the frequency and severity of your headaches, the degree of disability your headaches cause, and your other medical conditions.
Pain-relieving medications
Take pain-relieving drugs as soon as you experience signs or symptoms of a migraine for the best results. It may help if you rest or sleep in a dark room after taking them. Medications include:
Pain relievers. Aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) may help relieve mild migraines.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), also may help relieve mild migraines in some people.
Triptans. These medications are often used in treating migraines. Triptans make blood vessels constrict and block pain pathways in the brain.
Ergots.
Anti-nausea medications.
Opioid medications.
Preventive medications
You may be a candidate for preventive therapy if:
You have four or more debilitating attacks a month
If attacks last more than 12 hours
If pain-relieving medications aren't helping
If your migraine signs and symptoms include a prolonged aura or numbness and weakness
Cardiovascular drugs. Beta blockers,
Antidepressants. Tricyclic antidepressants
Anti-seizure drugs. Some anti-seizure drugs, such as valproate (Depacon) and topiramate (Topamax), seem to reduce the frequency of migraines.
OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox). OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) has been shown to be helpful in treating chronic migraines in adults.
Pain relievers. Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, especially naproxen (Naprosyn), may help prevent migraines and reduce symptoms.
And coming to the medicines you can ask your doctor to add sumatriptine along with naproxin which can give better relief.
Any query do follow up.
Take care.
Could help you.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Once again thanks for the follow up,
If the medicines are not at all helping you then you can ask your doctor for getting an CT or MRI of the head to rule out any other condition. If no pathology found then other prophylactic medicines could be recommended.
All the best.