MIGRAINES

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PAIN RELIEF FOR MIGRAINES

Scientists say up to four of

five migraine sufferers could

find relief in triptan

medications yet only one of five do,

often because of safety

concerns. They say for the majority

of migraine sufferers, the

potential pain relief and

improvement in quality of

life outweigh the slight risk of

serious side effects from

the drugs. The assessment,

published in Headache, comes

from a panel of expert physi-

cians, convened by the

American Headache Society. From a

review of nearly three dozen

studies and reports, the

Triptan Cardiovascular

Safety Expert Panel concluded the

concern over the drugs

causing serious cardiovascular

problems generally is

overblown for people with no risk

factors and should not stop them from taking the

drugs.

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I get migraines all of the time. They have me on preventive meds but they don't seem to be working. I generally use Imitrex when I get a migraine and it usually works wonders but there is the occasion when it doesn't work so they'll prescribe some Vicodin, but if that doesn't work it's off to the E.R. for some more heavy duty drugs to try to knock it out. I still don't completely understand about these stupid migraines but boy do I get them, and quite often lately!

Dawn Marie

-- MIGRAINES

PAIN RELIEF FOR MIGRAINES

Scientists say up to four of five migraine sufferers could

find relief in triptan medications yet only one of five do,

often because of safety concerns. They say for the majority

of migraine sufferers, the potential pain relief and

improvement in quality of life outweigh the slight risk of

serious side effects from the drugs. The assessment,

published in Headache, comes from a panel of expert physi-

cians, convened by the American Headache Society. From a

review of nearly three dozen studies and reports, the

Triptan Cardiovascular Safety Expert Panel concluded the

concern over the drugs causing serious cardiovascular

problems generally is overblown for people with no risk

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