In article <1993Jun17.010936.13908 at news.columbia.edu> ggi3 at cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Gabriel George Ioan) writes:
>If anyone has any advice on the subject of migraines/migraine
>treatment, I greatly appreciate it. I would like, if possible, to
>help a close friend. Are there any new treatment options? Her
>migraines range from mild to very serious. There is a history on her
>mother's side of the family of migraines. All symptoms go away after
>menopause(obviously, indicating a hormonal connection). Through
>experience, the only treatment has apparently been prevention(lower
>doses of morphines, other pain killers), avoidance of certain
>foods(red grape products, chocolate, etc.), avoidance of long exposure
>to smoke filled environments, along with limited success in
>"non-traditional medicine". Once a full migraine sets in, the only
>treatment options are very high doses of demerol/synthetic morphines.
>Thank you in advance for any help. If possible, send as e-mail; I
>will summarize if any interest.
>Gabriel.
Hi! Have your friend go to a neurologist and get a prescription for
Imetrex - it is new, it is wonderful and I wonder how I got along without
it. I get 2 different kinds of migraines, and am now taking amytriptyline
daily which is cutting the frequency down. Imetrex is an injectable drug (
self injectable) that you give yourself when you feel a migraine starting.
It's wonderful - your muscles tighten for about 15-20 minutes (not
painfully, just noticeably), and by the time the muscles unlock, at least
with me, the migraine is gone. Since I have been using Imetrex, I have had
7 migraines start, 6 of them were prevented/gotten rid of by this new
migraine med. Most important tho, is to go see a good neurologist!
Satin
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