2013
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s33769
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Preventive treatment in migraine and the new US guidelines

Abstract: Migraine headaches are among the most common headache disorders seen in various practices. The prevalence of migraine headaches is 18% in women and 6% in men. While millions of Americans suffer from migraine headaches, roughly 3%–13% of identified migraine patients are on preventive therapy, while an estimated 38% actually need a preventive agent. The challenge among physicians is not only when to start a daily preventive agent but which preventive agent to choose. Circumstances warranting prevention have been… Show more

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“…Consistent with a need for noradrenergic effects, headache reduction with venlafaxine was observed at the 150-mg dose, but not 75-mg dose. The 150-mg dose is required for inhibition of the norepinephrine transporter [27].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consistent with a need for noradrenergic effects, headache reduction with venlafaxine was observed at the 150-mg dose, but not 75-mg dose. The 150-mg dose is required for inhibition of the norepinephrine transporter [27].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sexual dimorphism is reported in migraine, i.e. prevalence ratio among men and women is 3:7 [13,14].…”
Section: Advantages Of Orodispersible Filmmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Migren atakları hastaların %90'ında işlevsel fonksiyonlarında bozulmaya ve %50'sinde de yatak istirahatı gerektirecek şekilde şiddetli ağrıya neden olur. [1][2][3] Migren tedavisinde PAIN A RI na devam etmeleri de önerildi. O gün dinlenmeleri tavsiye edilerek taburcu edildi.…”
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