Migraine Medication

[rykard]

Hi,
can anyone point me in the direction where I can find sme information on Amitriptyline. My GF was told by her now retired doctor to look it up as a migraine medication.

or alternatively does anyone know of any medication that she should look at or question her doctor about?

cheers
Rich

[staceyb]

I use amitrytiwhatsit for my migraines. Seems to work ok but it doesn't work on my 3-day mega migraines. People dont like using it because it is used for an anti-depressant and don't like the connotations attached to that. Not that it seems to be working for that at the moment either.

Oh and it knocks you out.

[Lemmonie]

I use Sumpatripan (sp) otherwise known as Imigran which works a treat although I recently had a terrible one and it didnt touch the sides and i ended up in hospital

[rykard]

She alrady uses sumatripan (sp?) and has also been given declafenic?? .

[YarisSi]

The people to see/speak to are The City of London Migraine Clinic. Its a national charity and the doctors there do the research, train doctors/nurses and provide outpatient services. You can give them a call on 020 7251 3322.

Their website is: www.migraineclinic.org.uk and they are on www.youtube.com/migraineclinic, facebook and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_London_Mi...

[rykard]

Thanks we will give them a look. Shame we are not in London though..

[john_p]

rykard said:

She alrady uses sumatripan (sp?) and has also been given declafenic?? .

Can she get the sumatripan on prescription? It's 2 tablets for £7, I suspect you get a lot more for a prescription dose

[rykard]

She gets 6 per prescription.. it was more what alternatives are out there , and how does declafenic work as i've had this for muscle pain..

[Nightmare]

diclofenac is usually only effective in migraines caused by muscular issues........generally considered to be outdated as a migraine medication.

If a triptan doesnt work (has she tried any of the others? rizatriptan is supposed to be the most effective) there are other options.

This is a helpful site
http://migraine-information.com/migraine/migraine-...

[TomM]

I take 20Mg Amitriptyline nightly, as I have Chiari 1 Malformation.

It is only used as an Anti-depressant in larger doses, 70-150Mg. Anything under 40Mg can be used as a sleeping aid for insomnia, and is also used for migraine and pain relief for neurological conditions.

Dont worry about the the anti-depressant links, wont mean anything in the amounts she will take it. It is not an over the counter drug though - so she will need a prescription from a good GP

My experience? Well, for me it works very well indeed. I suffered a lot from the symptoms of my condition - which include migraine. It took 3 weeks or so to really kick in, and I did feel like st for a 5 days or so - but once through this I am appreciating the benefits! So - I would recommend. I was put on these by my Neurologist - my GP was "unsure" if they were used for such things......

Side effects - Occasional blurry vision, but I am used to this as is a symptom of my condition, and this may be my condition rather than the drug! The worst one - is constipation. My digestive system was like a BMW before started on these drugs - its now like a Mk1 Astra

I also now sleep 8 hours solid a night, something I have not done in 10 years

[Busa_Rush]

Epilim Chrono 300 - 2 tablets a day to keep migrains away and Zomig for when you do get one.

[YarisSi]

The City of London Migraine Clinic are looking for Migraine Suffers to participate in this new drug trial. See link for more details.

http://ww2.migraineclinic.org.uk/new-migraine-prev...

Simon