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Migraine is a chronic disease with an inherited tendency that is in the form of frequent headaches. It is a disease that affects more than 15% of women and 7% of men primarily between 20 and 50.
Preventive treatment is suggested as continued treatment with drugs to prevent the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks.

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE

Beta-blockers are used when a patient has migraine headaches and is very anxious or suffer from hypertension. (Atenlolo, propranolol, etc.).

Calcium antagonists flunarizine is effective but causes weight gain and sleep, so its use is limited to certain cases.

Antidepressants such as amitriptyline is usually indicated when the patient is depressed but can cause drowsiness and weight gain.

The antiepileptic (valproate, topiramate) are used in migraine with aura and very frequent. They may cause weight changes, hair loss, tingling and loss of concentration so you must adjust the minimum effective dose.

All preventive treatments shown to be effective after the first few months, you have to allow time to see its effectiveness.

Non-drug preventive treatment has not been effectively nothing except take a very dull life, the need to sleep – but no more, “eating right – but not much, and be quiet to avoid stress.

INDICATIONS OF PREVENTIVE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE

Sometimes and for various reasons there are patients who require continuous treatment to improve their quality of life, these cases are:

- When a patient with migraine have more than 3 attacks per month.
- When the attacks are less frequent but very disabling for normal work or social life.
- When used analgesics for headache is poorly tolerated, are ineffective or can not be taken for several reasons.
- When you have migraine associated symptoms such as severe motor paralysis of the body or major problems of impaired vision or dizziness.

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