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  1. Catherine
    21 March 2017 @ 5:10 pm

    After a very stressful fall at the office in 2004 (at age 53) my BP was a bit high and the doctor put me on 8 mg per day of Atacand. I reported two months later to him that my usual weekend migraines were far fewer. The drug salesman had not suggested that benefit to my doctor so I researched and found the first and then the only study report – from Norway I believe. My BP has been fine since and I have insisted on staying on Atacand despite retiring from my stressful career as a lawyer. I stlll have lower “background” pressure in my head at all times and far fewer migraines than I had since I was a child. Bad weather no longer flattens me with a migraine.

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  2. Tommy
    30 August 2017 @ 7:31 am

    Hi,
    I got MOH (Medication Overuse Headache) after taking Zomig once a day for my migraine headache. This has been going on for several years.
    After trying out a lot of different preventative medication, I finally heard about Atacand, and I have now been taking 16 mg par day for several months.
    I still need to take 1 Zomig almost every day, but my “headache pain level” is reduced by approx 30-50% – and that’s a good reason for me to keep on using Atacand.
    I experience no side effects, apart from the fact that my blood pressure is reduced, but only to an acceptable level
    Kind regards,
    Tommy

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  3. Peter Jeffries
    2 January 2018 @ 8:46 am

    This might help some folk. I take a huge amount of meds every day. My staple for bad migraine that last a few days to several weeks is Sumatriptan tabs or self injection for the most severe attacks. But a few years ago I was prescribed Amlodipine for blood pressure. This has had a notable effect on the number of attacks I have. Its not that I am aware of used to treat migraine but it seems to have a noticeable effect .

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    • James
      9 January 2018 @ 1:01 pm

      Hi Peter,

      Yes, amlodipine is used for migraine prevention. So glad to hear you’re having fewer attacks!

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      • Peter Jeffries
        10 January 2018 @ 7:36 am

        Thanks James. Saying that I have just come through a period of continual migraine symptoms from Boxing Day lasting 13 days. You can’t win with this monster.

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  4. Shay
    25 February 2018 @ 1:03 pm

    I had taken Sumatriptan (100 mg pill or injection) nearly every day for 18 months straight because of migraines and then the inevitable MOH which followed. I simply saw no way out of it, as who has 2-4 weeks to deal with MOH withdrawal.
    A couple of months ago, I went to a neurologist who gave me Indovis, an anti-inflammatory to take for 5 weeks, and also Atacand 16 mg as a preventative. MOH’s disappeared almost immediately and I’m down to 3 migraines a month. Seems to be quite helpful.

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