Side effects migraine medications

Moreover, propranolol also has a number of useful side effects. It has been proven to be effective in migraine prevention, and any new drug for migraine prevention will also have to be better and cheaper than propranolol. Notwithstanding the success of the triptans introduced several years ago that work once the migraine attack has started, preventative migraine medication will not be found unless, of course, it is found to be the side effect of a new drug approved and made available for another indication. ... 

Preventive therapy should be considered in the setting of recurring migraines that produce significant disability frequent attacks requiring symptomatic medication more than twice per week symptomatic therapies that are ineffective, contraindicated, or produce serious side effects and un-... 

Commonly prescribed medications to prevent migraines are amitriptyline, divaproex sodium, propranol, timolol, topiramate, bupropion, cyproheptadine, diltiazem, doxepin, fluvoxamine, ibuprofen, imipramine, and methysergide. Methysergide is particularly effective. However, there are side effects that might make this dmg less tolerable. 

The common side effects of abortive medications are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The development of hypertension is not associated with these medications. Care should be taken to ensure the patient is experiencing a migraine because a headache can also be caused by severe hypertension. 

This may be a side effect of the medication because beta blockers are frequently prescribed for hypertension, but this effect does not indicate the medication s effectiveness in preventing migraine. 

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