Cymbalta for migraine prevention

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Avatar f tn Does cymbalta cause weight gain? The doctor wants me to take it for chronic headaches but 5 years ago I took Lexapro and that made me gain weight! Help!
Avatar n tn I have recently been prescribed Verapamil for migraine prevention but I'm also taking Norvasc. Should these medications be taken together? The Norvasc was prescribed a number of years ago by a different doctor for Migraine prevention. It hasn't helped my migraines but I've continued to take it. Since they are both blood pressure meds, I'm doubtful I should take both.
Avatar n tn A complete neurological examination is also important. There are a variety of migraine medications and it may take several tries for you to determine the best medicine suited for you. Take care and do keep us posted.
Avatar n tn It is a medication that needs to be taken every day in order to prevent migraines. Cymbalta is an antidepressant which works both for migraine as well as underlying depression. “Triggers” are specific factors that may increase your risk of having a migraine attack even if you are under treatment. So it is possible to have a headache even while you are receiving treatment. Common triggers are sleep deprivation, stress and certain foods.
1088430 tn?1259159773 I am currently taking anywhere from 300mg to 600mg of Magnesium citrate a day. The recommended dose for migraine prevention that has been proven in scientific trials is 400mg per day (in one trial) and 600mg per day (in another trial)... so, basically, I think that if 400mgs works, then that's all you should take. But, some people find that more is helpful, or sometimes people's doctors will prescribe more.
2024985 tn?1328846203 You will eventually come to a risk-benefit formula that works best for you, balancing the need for steroids, either inhaled or oral, with their side effects, with the reduction in frequency of potentially life-threatening episodes. There is no "one shoe-fits-all".
128966 tn?1212772935 hi Shazz, The reason i asked about the stress and depression is that this usually are the triggers for migraine. Aside from Lexapro, it would also be good to relax, de-stress and avoid, if possible, from being depressed. This will definitely decreased your migraine attacks. Have fun:) Take care and keep us posted.
1132246 tn?1260288259 You are only supposed to take 1 pill in 24 hours but this is the only thing I found that will take away my migraine!! We are leaving for mexico in 2 days and I have my Relpax packed and ready for an attack!! That's how much confidence I have in this drug. I am also taking magnessium and feverfew daily but found that taking 800 mg 2 times a day gave me bad runs. So I am only taking 500 mg a day.
768044 tn?1294223436 But, everything on the original list I gave you are common first line preventative treatments for migraine prevention that lots of people who use the migraine tracker take... so adding all of them would be helpful. But, personally, for me, the addition of Botox Injections, Beta Blockers, Magnesium and Coenzyme Q10 to the migraine tracker would be helpful.
Avatar f tn I was on it before for migraine prevention. Doc had me stop it a month before coming off my birth control.
1580828 tn?1322128022 I seem to have exhausted all possiblitites at this time. I have been on cymbalta for 3 or 4 years now. However, have been on disability for a little over a year from dizziness (imbalance) and migraines. It has been confirmed I have constant silent migraines due to mild chairi and cervical disk compression and cervical degeneration. My question is if I miss one dose of the cymbalta within a day I have the brain bashing migraine and the severe dizziness as bad as when it first occurred.
Avatar n tn hello, i understand what you are saying in regards to fibro. The whole thing doesn't make sense to me either. I understand that Drs. see the symptoms and give it a name. I really wish there was some relief because it is really bad. It feels like when you have the flu and are achey all over, but ten times worse. And with that is extreme exhaustion.
768044 tn?1294223436 In the Migraines and Headaches Community, tia1977 posted a question asking what the best prescription for migraine prevention was. I think that this is a very interesting question that we probably all want to know the answer to and I still think that there is no simple answer since we are all so individual and unique... BUT! I remembered an article I read called "Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache in the Primary Care".
Avatar f tn Madicine does help for some people and for limited time But you are the one how has the control of you mind and body. My advise is if you think you can't function without medicine than don't give up keep trying there must be one that works for you. If not than do what i did :)) Good Luck Keep us posted.
203003 tn?1210855907 Last night I had a migraine, I suffer from them. My doctor put me on Cymbalta for depression, I started taking it yesterday to then find out I cant take ANY MIGRAINE MEDS with it. I could die from too much serentonin in my brain or go into a coma. I went to the ER didnt tell him I was an addict bc I knew he wouldnt gimme the right shots for my migraines.
237152 tn?1206651036 s why they start you out on a low dose and move you up over several weeks. I took it for migraine prevention and it changed my taste of everything. I hated it but it is good for migraine prevention and anti-seizures pain etc. I finally adjusted to it, I felt like you at first. I just hate all medication but sometimes you don't have an option.
Avatar f tn My husband was perscribed Cymbalta along with Imitrex and Relpax for migranes. He went into a coma and had to be on a respirator in ICU for 3 days. Is this seretonin syndrome? The doctor claimed it was just a coma brought on by an intese migrane! Weird, Huh?
Avatar f tn I saw a headache specialist for this on a regular basis. If I developed a migraine that lasted for more then a week I would see the Dr., who would prescribe a 'burst' to zap the headache. We always found that my headaches would respond to Methergine. I finally decided that because my headaches were under control and the triggers were identified ( inflammation and strain from neck ), I could turn my med. prescriptions over to my PC Physician in order to eliminate so many appts.
1397091 tn?1296576718 I had a migraine start last Monday and tried to tough it out with a few hydrocodon and phenegren. It got worse so I broke down and went to th ER four days later and that nasty lady doc was there. I still have the stabbing pain behind my left eye, it won't go away. Thank God it was put in my charts that I was to be givin stadol for migraines. She only gave me 1mg but at that point I didn't care just needed some relief. She took 1 and a half hours to get to me.
Avatar n tn Now they have given me Amerge to use when I get a migraine to stop it, it is suppose to be slower acting but has a longer lasting effect, so the migraine will not come back the next day, and that is what was happening.
549637 tn?1316705828 I was on topomax for over 6 months for migraines but I believe it might be partially responsible for putting me into a huge suicidal depression especially since I have been up to 100mg. Should I go off it? My Doctor doesn't believe it is the cause and wants me to take an antidepressant. I have been on several anti-depressant meds and haven't found one that really works for me. The most recent I have been on is Cymbalta and it made me nauseated all the time.
Avatar f tn I have Chronic Migraines for the past 4 or 5 years. A Migraine that never goes away, I have tried several medications for it but nothing helps. I have a small cyst at the right side base of my brain, and was wondering that could be possibly a trigger in causing migraine.
Avatar m tn I was intialkly prescribed Tramadol for the pain, and then Nortriptyline for migraine prevention. I started at 25mg once at night. That decreased the headaches probably about 50% then moved to 50mg at bedtime. That didn't really help the headaches anymore, but I began to notice the side effects. I was REALLY drowsy and I started to have mood swings (I'd be sad or anxious for no reason). So, we decided to go back down to 25mg again. Also...
Avatar f tn I take 300mg Neurontin at night for Migraine prevention and have gained 5 pounds on it over the course of 6 weeks. I hope that that the weight gain will taper off.
Avatar f tn Could anyone tell me if they have gotten Duvanta-30 as a generic for cymbalta? Due to the money crunch we have had to look to the canadian drug companys for my husbands meds that he takes, and when I ordered the cymbalta that is what they sent, and when I questioned it they said it was the same... So a little feed back would be great. thanks.
Avatar f tn I am currently taking a med prevention for migraine, also to calm my nerves, so if i have anxiety it should help me at least a little. it is amitriptyline.
Avatar m tn Has anybody here tried Effexor extended release for migraine prevention? I read on Dr Hain's website that they use Effexor as a first drug for migraine nowadays. Would be interesting to hear what people has to say about it; side effects, effects, how long you can be on it, the need to up the dosage, etc?