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Are Ibuprofen And Advil The Right Medicine For Migraine Headache?
What painkiller works best for your migraines? Ibuprofin200 mg, Advil 200 mg or Aleve naproxen 220 mg? Should I up dosage? It s been 3 hours since she took script med that was horrible. This is the worst pain ever. Went to ER last month when I had one this bad. CAT scan was clear
For migraine during acute attack ibuprofen or Naproxen both can be used...
If these medication not effective in relieving headache in acute migraine attack then at the time of headache onset rizatriptan 5 mg tablet Stat can be taken... If still no improvement repeat rizatriptan after 2 hour.....
If repeated headache from migraine is the problem then prophylactic treatment with amitryptillin can be started
Avoid headache precipitating factors like ... _hypoglycemia _irregular meal _lack of sleep _smoking _stress etc....
Take care
Hope your concern solved
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Are Ibuprofen And Advil The Right Medicine For Migraine Headache?
Hi welcome to the health care magic For migraine during acute attack ibuprofen or Naproxen both can be used... If these medication not effective in relieving headache in acute migraine attack then at the time of headache onset rizatriptan 5 mg tablet Stat can be taken... If still no improvement repeat rizatriptan after 2 hour..... If repeated headache from migraine is the problem then prophylactic treatment with amitryptillin can be started Avoid headache precipitating factors like ... _hypoglycemia _irregular meal _lack of sleep _smoking _stress etc.... Take care Hope your concern solved Consult physician or psychiatrist for examination and discuss all these with him