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Headache research is a field which is persistently busy
in finding new migraine medicine. Examples of migraine medications
currently on the market include: propranolol, timolol, divalproex and
some antidepressants. To know more about the New Migraine Medicine
read, The
Latest Tools For Headache Relief.
Natural
headache relief treatment for migraine can be done with the help of
Feverfew or fish oil. A migraine sufferer is thus always advised to
maintain a diary of food he consumes, so that it may be known as to
which food acts as a trigger for his/her migraine attack. When migraine
occurs, pain centers in the brain are activated, resulting in throbbing
pain. Symptomatic relief medications are used in the relief of the
actual symptoms that are most commonly associated with migraines.
Following are the medicines used for migraine headache relief:
*Beta-blockers- These
include propranolol, metoprolol, and atenolol.
*Amitriptyline
(antidepressant)- Most often, amitriptyline and a beta-blocker are used
together.
*Anticonvulsants- Medicines called topiramate and sodium
valproate, are known as anticonvulsants. They are used to prevent
epilepsy. Howsoever, it has been found that these might prevent migraine
attacks as well.
Other new migraine medicine that can be tried include-
methysergide, gabapentin, pizotifen, lisinopril, calcium channel
blockers and selective serotonin inhibitors (SSRIs). The migraine
medicines have become essential to fight migraine headache, that makes a
person restless. Migraines can also be treated with the help of natural
headache relief methods. The field of headache research is growing fast
to find cure for different types of headaches.
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