This document summarizes treatment options for acute and preventive treatment of migraines. For acute treatment, it describes the mechanisms and side effects of triptans, NSAIDs, and dopamine antagonists. For preventive treatment, it outlines several drug classes including beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants, and anti-seizure medications. It provides details on specific medications within each class, their indications, side effects, contraindications, and dosing.
This document summarizes treatment options for acute and preventive treatment of migraines. For acute treatment, it describes the mechanisms and side effects of triptans, NSAIDs, and dopamine antagonists. For preventive treatment, it outlines several drug classes including beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants, and anti-seizure medications. It provides details on specific medications within each class, their indications, side effects, contraindications, and dosing.
This document summarizes treatment options for acute and preventive treatment of migraines. For acute treatment, it describes the mechanisms and side effects of triptans, NSAIDs, and dopamine antagonists. For preventive treatment, it outlines several drug classes including beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants, and anti-seizure medications. It provides details on specific medications within each class, their indications, side effects, contraindications, and dosing.
This document summarizes treatment options for acute and preventive treatment of migraines. For acute treatment, it describes the mechanisms and side effects of triptans, NSAIDs, and dopamine antagonists. For preventive treatment, it outlines several drug classes including beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants, and anti-seizure medications. It provides details on specific medications within each class, their indications, side effects, contraindications, and dosing.
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Acute treatment of migraine
5HT1 agonists NSAID Dopamine antagonist &
Non-selective 5HT Selective 5HT (Tryptan) prokinetics (ergotamine & DHE) Action Non-selective agonist to Selective 5HT1 agonist VC PG synthesis & Antagonize dopaminergic 5HT1 & dopamine Rs Inhibition of release of inflam inflammatory mediators activity during initial phase of powerful & selective VC of peptide (CGRP) from trigeminal migraine ECA & its branches vascular fibers in the meninges gastric motility & drug absorption Nausea & vomiting SE 1-Nausea & vomiting 1-Difficulty of breathing Allergy, asthma, GI 2-IHD or CVD 2-Parathesia bleeding 3-Frequent use 3-Chest discomfort Long term use transformed headache 4-Local pain transformed headache CI 1-IHD & Raynaud’s dis 1-IHD Allergy, asthma, GI 2-Pregnancy 2- With other VC drugs bleeding & pregnancy 3-e sumatriptan or BB Dose Migranil Imigrane (Sumatriptan) Acetylsalicylic (Aspirin): Chloropromazine Tab: (1mg ergotamine + Tab: (50,100 mg) 650mg/4hr (Neurazine): 50-100mg IM 50 caffeine + 200mg 25-100mg PO, repeat/2hr Acetaminophen No-migrane tab analgesic) Amp: (6mg) once SC at onset (Paramol): 650mg/4hr (1mg ergot + 50mg caffeine + 2tab immediately & Intranasal Ibubrofen (Brufen): 250mg paracetamol + 10mg repeted every ½ hr up to 400-800mg tds domperidone) 6tab/d Indomethacin (inocid): Metoclopramide Rectal: 50mg tds Domperidone 1 supp immediately & Naproxen (Naprosyn) repeted every 1 hr up to 750mg/d 2supp/d Other tryptans: Indication: 1-Naratryptan 1st choice in cases with: 2-Eletryptan 1) IHD 3-Zolmitryptan (No-migran) 2) HTN 4-Rizatryptan 3) Vascular claudication Prophylactic treatment of migraine 5HT2 antagonist NSAID B blockers Ca channel blocker Antidepressant GABAergic drugs Methyergide Cyproheptadine Naproxen Propranolol Flunarizine (sibelum) Na valproate (Deseril) & pizotifen (Naprosyn) (Inderal) Verapamile (isopten) Tolfnamic acid Atenolol Nimodipine (Tolectin) (Tenormin) (nimotop) Actn Prevent VC so prevent migraine PeripheralPG 5HTAB Membrane stabilizing Inhibit 5HT & NA Peripheral attack synthesis antagonism effect reuptake inhibit TVS Central -- 5HT NO antagonism Amitriptyline Central brain B blocking inhibit trigeminal GABA level neuron activation Ind Sever refractory Drug of choice in Episodic Migraine Migraine associated Transformed First-line if BB is migraine prophylaxis in prophylaxis not associated with with HTN headache CI as asthma, HF children long-term stress & HTN CI for B blockers Migraine with prophylaxis d2 SE insomnia SE Weight loss Less SE Impotence Flunarizine: Retroperitoneal, (Wt gain & Fatigue a) Extra-pyramidal pleuropericardial or drowsiness) Depression b) Wt gain subendocardial Memory dist Verapamile: fibrosis Orthostatic a) Arrhythmia Blpr CI IHD 1-Asthma Flunarizine: e sumatriptan or 2-CHF a) Depression BB 3-Arrythmia b) PD Verapamile: a) AV block Dose 2mg tid Inderal Sibelum 5-10mg/d Tryptizol Depakine 10-40 mg/d Isopten 30-60mg/d 10-25mg/d 250-500mg/d Tenormin Nimotop 30-60mg/d (10mg tryptizol at 50-200mg/d night & 10mg Inderal in the morning) 7) Miscellaneous: a) Clonidine (catapress): a2 agonist b) Riboflavin: for possible altered mitochondrial energy metabolism if ass with MELAS c) Mg