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Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Carrie

I have been having headaches since I was in my early 20’s and I am now 51. So, you can tell I have been going through this for a while. I have been on various medications, both preventive and abortive….

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Jessie B.H.

I am a 32-year-old woman and I have suffered with migraines for as long as I can remember. My mother and grandmother were both forced to live with migraines too, so I feel it is hereditary. I’ve seen countless doctors…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Stephanie

I am 21-years old and have suffered from migraine headaches since the 3rd grade. The pain has become increasingly worse, almost to the point of passing out. It feels as if there is an electric drill penetrating my right temple…

Abortive Drugs for Migraine

Medications taken to stop or abort a migraine attack. Some abortive drugs for migraine include: Ergot Based: Cafergot®, Ercaf®, Ergomar® Phenothiazines/nausea medications: domperidone, prochlorperazine, metoclopramide Dihydoergotamine: DHE-45®, Migranal® Anti-Inflammatory: aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, meclofenamate Analgesic Combinations: Excedrin® Migraine, Midrin® Triptans: Amerge®, Maxalt®,…

Chronic Migraine

Chronic migraine best characterizes those patients with a history of migraine who experience headache more than half the time. This condition was previously called Transformed Migraine. However, transformation requires that the sufferer recall precisely how their headaches have changed over…