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How To Treat Trigerminal Neuralgia And Angiaopothy?
Hi, my wife suffers from trigerminal neuralgia and also so has angiaopothy. she has been using lyrica to get rid ofr the pain but has had very little sucess. Her sister is insisting that she should use Imigran Sumatriptan. My G P insists that sumatriptan is only used for megrane headaches and could be dangerous. Can sumatriptan be used for neuralgia?
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
Hello,
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
Sumatriptan is the first triptan used clinically and is available in tablet, nasal spray, and subcutaneous injection.
It can be used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
Hope my answer was helpful.
If you have further queries feel free to contact me again.
Kind regards!
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
Sumatriptan is the first triptan used clinically and is available in tablet, nasal spray, and subcutaneous injection.
It can be used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
Hope my answer was helpful.
If you have further queries feel free to contact me again.
Kind regards!
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician
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