Migraine medications fall into two broad categories. When a migraine begins, you can turn to drugs that ease the pain (acute treatment). If you have recurrent or chronic migraines, you can take ...

Acupuncture may be helpful. In a 2016 review of studies looking at the effectiveness of this ancient Chinese medical practice for preventing migraine, acupuncture was found to "be at least similarly ...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) reduce inflammation and pain. While both NSAIDs and acetaminophen are ...

For Cherise Irons, chocolate, red wine and aged cheeses are dangerous. So are certain sounds, perfumes, cold weather and thunderstorms. Stress and lack of sleep, too. She suspects all of these ...

Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2013;6(3):271-288. Triptans are highly effective for short-term treatment of acute migraine attacks. They are effective in MA or MO, but are not intended for use in ...

Introduction Triptan overuse is a well-established risk factor for medication overuse headache (MOH ... Results 48 patients were contacted; all had a diagnosis of migraine. 6 (12.5%) patients ...

Migraine is a common neurological syndrome that affects approximately 10–20% of the population. The pathophysiology of migraine is unclear. 5-hydroxytriptamine is a key mediator in the ...

Doctors and scientists believe migraine is due to "the result of abnormal brain activity affecting nerve signals, chemicals ...

The key to stopping a migraine episode is early recognition and treatment. Treatments are more likely to be successful when you start them early rather than waiting to see if the symptoms get worse.

Triptans, developed specifically to counter migraine attacks once they’ve begun, are drugs that tighten up blood vessels via interactions with serotonin receptors. However, scientists later ...