What should be take medicine for migraines? So what kind take medicine.

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Not all headaches are migraine. Only a well qualified doctor can diagnose whether headache is migraine or some other type of headache. An improper diagnosis will affect the treatment.

Anurag Seth · Accepted Answer

Not all headaches are migraine. Only a well qualified doctor can diagnose whether headache is migraine or some other type of headache. An improper diagnosis will affect the treatment.

Udaya Nath Sahoo · Answer

Hello,

Thanks for your query on Lybrate

"As" per your clinical history is concerned you can take preventive medication like [Amitriptyline]which you need to take regularly at night and follow lifestyle modifications like this -

1)Try to avoid triggers. If certain foods or odors seem to have triggered your migraines in the past, avoid them.

2)Try to reduce your caffeine and alcohol intake and avoid tobacco.

3)Try to establish a daily routine with regular sleep patterns and regular meals. In addition, try to control stress.

4)Do exercise regularly. Regular aerobic exercise reduces tension and can help prevent migraines. If your doctor agrees, choose any aerobic exercise you enjoy, including walking, swimming, and cycling. Warm up slowly, however, because sudden, intense exercise can cause headaches.

5)Obesity is also thought to be a factor in migraine headaches, and regular exercise can help you maintain a healthy weight or lose weight.

6)Try to reduce the effects of estrogen. If the patient is a woman who has migraines and estrogen seems to trigger or make her headaches worse, she may want to avoid or reduce the medications she takes that contain estrogen.[Oral contraceptives].

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