by Dr Robbins | Feb 10, 2011 | Headache Drugs
Although some patients may prefer using an oral triptan other than Sumaritan and injectable Sumaritan to treat an attack of persistent migraine, administration of 2 different triptans within a 24-hour period currently is contradicted. A study was conducted by Dr. John...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 10, 2011 | Headache Drugs
Prodrin replaces Migraten and is a better version of Midrin. It has caffeine and no sedatives. Prodrin may be the best non-addition abortive medication that is not a triptan. Prodrin is a combination of acetaminophen, caffeine, and isometheptene and is used to treat...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 9, 2011 | Headache Drugs
A study was conducted to identify differences between patients with isolated occipital neuralgia (ON) and patients with ON who also had migraine headache (ON+M). Very little is known about the pain characteristics and associated features of patients with these...
by Dr Robbins | Jan 31, 2011 | Headache Drugs
There have been a variety of studies linking childhood maltreatment to headaches, including migraine and chronic daily headache. A report using data from a study which included over 17,000 adult members of the Kaiser Health Plan in San Diego, CA was discussed in the...
by Dr Robbins | Jan 31, 2011 | Headache Drugs
Background: RCM is often associated with disability, and a low quality of life (QOL). Long-term outcomes for RCM patients have not been well studied. There is a need to categorize these points according to severity. We utilized a unique RCM severity rating scale,...