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Treatments
The treatments that are currently available include both proactive and reactive methods. Either method may or may not utilize medications.
Reactive treatments (what to do once the migraine has started) include removing yourself from a noisy, brightly lit room, to a dark, quiet room. Very often, lying down in a dark, quiet room will help to decrease the intensity of the pain. Sometimes the application of an ice pack or a cold, wet face-cloth to your forehead will help alleviate some of the pain.
Reactive treatments include medications that vary with the intensity of the migraine. In a survey of Canadian neurologists, headache specialists and family physicians, 72% stated that they treated patients with mild to moderate migraine pain with anti-inflammatory drugs, that included Aspirin or Advil. Tylenol (not an anti-inflammatory drug) was often prescribed. Others recommended Anaprox, and all stated that an anti-nausea drug would often be prescribed in conjunction with an anti-inflammatory medication.
Other drugs prescribed include: Imitrex Nasal Spray, Imitrex injections or tablets, Ergodryl, Gravergol, Migranal and Zomig.
Thus, there is quite a battery of drugs available to alleviate attacks of migraine.
Proactive treatments include the use of Amitriptyline or Elavil and keeping track of your personal triggering factors and avoiding them.
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