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Suffer From Migraines. Taking Vasograin. Safe Medication?
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my mother is a migraine patient from past 30 years but now a days she is suffering from migrane alternate days n as per doctors consult she is having vasograin as a medicence to get rid of that acute pain. having of these tablets alternately is safe or not ? are there any side efects of it? she is taking vasograin alternately now a days. Is there any permanen cure of it.
my mother is a migraine patient from past 30 years but now a days she is suffering from migrane alternate days n as per doctors consult she is having vasograin as a medicence to get rid of that acute pain. having of these tablets alternately is safe or not ? are there any side efects of it? she is taking vasograin alternately now a days. Is there any permanen cure of it.
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
Hi,
Your mother has migraine and headache attacks are frequent every alternate day.She should be put on drugs(preventive drugs) which prevent the attacks of migraine which has to be continued as prophylaxis. Drugs available are flunnarzine,propanolol, topiramate, sodium valproate etc.
Vasograin contains caffeine, ergotamine, prochlorperazine and paracetamol.
Ergotamine is effective in some patients but has many side effects , serious being decrease blood supply to heart and intestine ,pleural fibrosis, tingling and numbness of extremities.Hence its use has been limited in view of availability of safer medicines and prophylactic drugs.
Hope this would help you
Regards
Your mother has migraine and headache attacks are frequent every alternate day.She should be put on drugs(preventive drugs) which prevent the attacks of migraine which has to be continued as prophylaxis. Drugs available are flunnarzine,propanolol, topiramate, sodium valproate etc.
Vasograin contains caffeine, ergotamine, prochlorperazine and paracetamol.
Ergotamine is effective in some patients but has many side effects , serious being decrease blood supply to heart and intestine ,pleural fibrosis, tingling and numbness of extremities.Hence its use has been limited in view of availability of safer medicines and prophylactic drugs.
Hope this would help you
Regards
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