by James on 30 August 2010
One type of medication that we haven’t discussed much is Zofran for migraine, or ondansetron. It’s not that unusual for a doctor to prescribe it, and we’ll see why in a moment. Zofran is a common brand name, but ondansetron is also sold as Emeset, Emetron, Ondavell and others. Originally used for nausea after and [...]
It can … but not as much as we hoped, according to researchers in the University of Turin, Italy. In a study published online last week, researchers reported on 198 women that suffered from menstrually related migraine. After one or two months of observation, patients were given 50-200mg of topiramate per day for six months. [...]
This tip is not for everyone, and certainly not for everyone at every time. I’m not talking about taking a break from life or from your job, but taking a break from your preventative medication. Let me be clear: you most certainly need to discuss this with your doctor. Don’t make assumptions, and don’t stop [...]
A recent study suggests that there may be a genetic reason for why some patients respond well to triptan type drugs, and others don’t. We can expect to see more and more studies on migraine and genetics. We know that there is a strong genetic component to migraine, but in most cases we still aren’t [...]
Toradol is actually a brand name, but I mentioned it in the title because people are more familiar with that name. It’s also sold as Acular, Glicima, Supradol, Apo-Ketorolac, Ketanov and Ketorol. The actual name of the drug is ketorolac tromethamine, or simply ketorolac. Most commonly it’s given as an oral tablet or injection. But [...]