
Use with caution in people with heart or blood vessel disease. Monthly or quarterly, self-injection with a prefilled syringe. Mild pain and redness at the injection site Once a month, self-injections with a prefilled pen Older adults also may feel confusion or faintness.ĭepending on the form, may be taken one to three times a dayĭepends on the form. Often started at low dosages and slowly increased to a helpful levelīlood tests may be needed while taking this medication. CGRP inhibitors used to block the calcitonin gene-related peptide: atogepant ( Qulipta), eptinezumab ( Vyepti), erenumab ( Aimovig), fremanezumab (Ajovy), galcanezumab ( Emgality), rimegepant (Nurtec).Anti-seizure medications: gabapentin ( Neurontin), topiramate ( Topamax), valproic acid ( Depakote).

Antidepressants: amitriptyline ( Elavil), nortriptyline ( Aventyl, Pamelor).beta-blockers ( propranolol, timolol, metoprolol).Medications used to treat high blood pressure:.Preventive treatment medications include the following:

Medication to prevent a migraine can be taken daily. The goal is to lessen the frequency and severity of the migraine attacks. This type of treatment is considered if migraines occur frequently, typically more than one migraine per week, or if migraine symptoms are severe. Head, jaw, chest, and arm discomfort, tightening, or tingling Not with hemiplegic migraine, migraine with brainstem aura, stroke, heart disease, or uncontrolled hypertension Not with hemiplegic migraine, migraine with brainstem aura, stroke, heart disease, or uncontrolled hypertension, or pregnancyįeelings of chest heaviness, burning, or tightness These drugs should be used primarily as a "backup" for the occasions when a specific drug does not work. Since some of these can be habit forming, they are less desirable than specific headache drugs listed above. These include analgesics, narcotics, and barbiturates. Some drugs are used for headache pain but are not specific for migraines. The following drugs are sometimes used for nausea related to migraine headaches, in addition to migraine treatment: CGRP antagonists: rimegepant ( Nurtec) and ubrogepant ( Ubrelvy).45 Injection, Migranal Nasal Spray), Ergotamine tartrate ( Cafergot) Ergots including: Dihydroergotamine ( D.H.E.OTC pain meds and combination pain meds including: Advil Migraine (containing ibuprofen), Excedrin Migraine (containing aspirin, acetaminophen, caffeine), isometheptene-dichloralphenazone-acetaminophen ( Midrin), and Motrin Migraine Pain (containing ibuprofen).


The following drugs are also used for treatment:
