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Ways to Treat Migraine When it Occurs  
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Step 4: Treat Migraine with an Acute Treatment

Nurse, Let's Talk Acute Treatment Options
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What are acute medications?
​Acute medications include NSAIDs, Triptans, Combinations, Ergots, and Nausea Meds. (They are taken when the headache begins)
NSAIDs (​NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS)
  • Ibuprofen/Advil, Motrin (Brands)
  • Naproxen Sodium/Aleve, Anaprox (Brands)
  • Diclofenac Potassium/Cambia (Brand)
  • Ketorolac/Toradol (Brand)
Triptans
  • Almotriptan/Axert (Brand)
  • Eletriptan/Relpax (Brand)
  • Frovatriptan/Frova (Brand)
  • Naratriptan/Amerge (Brand)
  • Rizatriptan/Maxalt (Brand)
  • Sumatriptan/Imitrex, Zembrace, Onzetra, Tosymra (Brands)
  • Zolmitriptan/Zomig (Brand)
Combinations
  • Naproxen + Sumatriptan/Treximet (Brand)
  • Aspirin + Acetaminophen + Caffeine/Excedrin Migraine, Goody's, BC Powder (Brands)
ERgots
  • Dihydroergotamine/Migranol (Brand)
  • Ergotamine/Ergomar (Brand)
Nausea Meds
  • Prochlorperazine/Compazine, Compro (Brand)
  • Metoclopramide/Reglan (Brand)

Learn From Experience: Find Acute Treatments that Work

Watch Cathryn's migraine journey of the ups and downs of finding acute migraine medications that work. This is a real patient being interview by headache specialist, Trupti Gokani, MD. You can see the entire series here.

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