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Suggest Treatment For Severe Headache Post Depokate Withdrawal

good evening. i have suffer with migraines since i can remember. Oct 3 I had a seizure so they put me on seizure meds. They first put me on depokate ( i had bad side affects) and then now they are weening me off of it and putting me lamotrigine. When I was discharge they said any signs of a headache or migraine I should go in. I called into my 24/7 on call and they just told me to take a full 500mg of my depokate, I can take anymore Ibprofen because i have already taken what I can. the pressure in my head in on the top and goes all the was to the back and it is starting to make my eyes hurt and forhead just throb. I am so unsure what to do
Tue, 30 Aug 2016
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Hi, You were taking depakote for migraine and later on weaning was done .
After stopping depakote , again you had severe headache .
So Iadvise you to take tab Headset for acute attack and tab betacap for prophylaxis.
Thanks
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Headache Post Depokate Withdrawal

Hi, You were taking depakote for migraine and later on weaning was done . After stopping depakote , again you had severe headache . So Iadvise you to take tab Headset for acute attack and tab betacap for prophylaxis. Thanks