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How To Treat Severe Migraines While Having Sensitivity To Estrogen?

a 10 yr old girl is suffering from severe migraines and has been in and out of the hospital. Her doctors are saying that she is allergic to estrogen... what would you recommend for the symptoms. the parents are running out of options especially since their daughter is entering into puberty
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Hi
I had gone through the question and understand your concern.
See , effective medicine for treating severe migraine is triptans.

Triptans. These medications are often used in treating migraines. Triptans make blood vessels constrict and block pain pathways in the brain.

Triptans effectively relieve the pain and other symptoms that are associated with migraines. They are available in pill, nasal spray and injection form.

Triptan medications include sumatriptan (Imitrex), rizatriptan (Maxalt), almotriptan (Axert), naratriptan (Amerge), zolmitriptan (Zomig), frovatriptan (Frova) and eletriptan (Relpax).

Side effects of triptans include reactions at the injection site, nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and muscle weakness. They aren't recommended for people at risk of strokes and heart attacks.

A single-tablet combination of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium (Treximet) has proved to be more effective in relieving migraine symptoms than either medication on its own.

I hope this information helps.
Thank you.
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How To Treat Severe Migraines While Having Sensitivity To Estrogen?

Hi I had gone through the question and understand your concern. See , effective medicine for treating severe migraine is triptans. Triptans. These medications are often used in treating migraines. Triptans make blood vessels constrict and block pain pathways in the brain. Triptans effectively relieve the pain and other symptoms that are associated with migraines. They are available in pill, nasal spray and injection form. Triptan medications include sumatriptan (Imitrex), rizatriptan (Maxalt), almotriptan (Axert), naratriptan (Amerge), zolmitriptan (Zomig), frovatriptan (Frova) and eletriptan (Relpax). Side effects of triptans include reactions at the injection site, nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and muscle weakness. They aren t recommended for people at risk of strokes and heart attacks. A single-tablet combination of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium (Treximet) has proved to be more effective in relieving migraine symptoms than either medication on its own. I hope this information helps. Thank you.