Posted by zeugma on June 30, 2003, at 20:38:54
In reply to a med for menstrual migraines?, posted by bookgurl99 on June 30, 2003, at 18:14:01
> As summer has gone on, the severity and frequency of my complicated migraines has increased.
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> I'm noticing that I now have them almost the whole week up to my period. I even left work early today because of one.
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> Also, I gain weight quite easily, and weight gain is a 'common' side effect of the verapamil (80 mg x 3) I currently take for migraine prevention.
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> Does anyone have a suggestion for another med? I'm not interested in topamax, due to the cog. side effects. Should I suggest trying out a beta blocker? And, if I decide to give strattera another shot, would that increase or decrease migraines?Strattera might help with migraines, given its pharmacological similarity to tricyclic antidepressants, whose efficacy in migraines are well documented.
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