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Medications and their effectiveness
Please rate the effectiveness of the following based on your personal experience.
Rough Guide:
1 = Did nothing to help
5 = Usually Got rid of or successfully prevented an attack, or shortened it a lot
10 = Got rid of or successfully prevented an attack almost every time
Current Results:
Rough Guide:
1 = Did nothing to help
5 = Usally Got rid of or sucessfully prevented an attack, or shortened it a lot
10 = Got rid of or sucessfully prevented an attack almost every time
| Drug |
score /10 |
votes |
|
| Imigran-injection: |
5.89 |
116 |
|
| Oxygen |
5.71 |
242 |
|
| Topamax |
4.71 |
49 |
|
| Imigran-nasal spray: |
4.73 |
198 |
|
| Narcotics |
4.42 |
100 |
|
| Prednisone |
4.29 |
187 |
|
| DHE injections |
4.00 |
24 |
|
| Cafergot |
4.05 |
118 |
|
| Rizatriptan: |
3.70 |
43 |
|
| Imigran-tablet: |
3.67 |
243 |
|
| Zomig |
3.59 |
69 |
|
| Relpax: |
3.49 |
39 |
|
| Verapmil: |
3.41 |
180 |
|
| Dihydroergotamine |
3.27 |
48 |
|
| Hot/cold compress |
3.16 |
262 |
|
| Deseril: |
3.01 |
97 |
|
| Methysergide |
3.22 |
36 |
|
| Lidocaine |
3.15 |
34 |
|
| Ergotamine tablets |
2.95 |
94 |
|
| Lithium |
2.54 |
56 |
|
| Acupuncture: |
2.21 |
131 |
|
| Naratriptan: |
2.41 |
39 |
|
| Herbal remedies |
2.11 |
110 |
|
| Migranal nasal spray |
2.09 |
47 |
|
| Frovatriptan: |
1.53 |
17 |
|
| Phenylpropanolamine |
1.71 |
14 |
|
| Amerge |
1.29 |
14 |
|
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