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Migraine Headaches Symptom Report

Headaches of the common migraine type are recurrent pulsing headaches, not preceded or accompanied by an aura. The headaches can last many hours, even days and may be associated with nausea, sensitivity to light and/or sensitivity to sound. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Migraine Headaches severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Migraine Headaches

Treatments Patients Take For Migraine Headaches
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Topiramate 53 17% Topiramate: 17%
Imitrex 34 11% Imitrex: 11%
Excedrin 16 5% Excedrin: 5%
Midrin 14 4% Midrin: 4%
Amitriptyline 13 4% Amitriptyline: 4%
Excedrin Migraine 12 4% Excedrin Migraine: 4%
Propranolol 12 4% Propranolol: 4%
Butalbital, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine 11 3% Butalbital, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine: 3%
Eletriptan 11 3% Eletriptan: 3%
Zolmitriptan 10 3% Zolmitriptan: 3%
Rizatriptan 9 3% Rizatriptan: 3%
Acupuncture 8 3% Acupuncture: 3%
Nortriptyline 8 3% Nortriptyline: 3%
Tramadol 8 3% Tramadol: 3%
Verapamil 8 3% Verapamil: 3%
Divalproex sodium 6 2% Divalproex sodium: 2%
Advil Liquigel 5 2% Advil Liquigel: 2%
Hydrocodone 5 2% Hydrocodone: 2%
Butalbital compound and codeine 4 1% Butalbital compound and codeine: 1%
Butorphanol 4 1% Butorphanol: 1%
Excedrin Tension Headache 4 1% Excedrin Tension Headache: 1%
Magnesium 4 1% Magnesium: 1%
Promethazine 4 1% Promethazine: 1%
Atenolol 3 1% Atenolol: 1%
Avoid aspartate (sweetener) 3 1% Avoid aspartate (sweetener): 1%
Avoid MSG 3 1% Avoid MSG: 1%
Butalbital 3 1% Butalbital: 1%
Ice or Cold Packs 3 1% Ice or Cold Packs: 1%
Sleep 3 1% Sleep: 1%
Sumatriptan 3 1% Sumatriptan: 1%
Tizanidine HCl 3 1% Tizanidine HCl: 1%
Acetaminophen 2 1% Acetaminophen: 1%
Advil Migraine 2 1% Advil Migraine: 1%
Botulinum Toxin Type A 2 1% Botulinum Toxin Type A: 1%
Butalbital, aspirin and caffeine 2 1% Butalbital, aspirin and caffeine: 1%
Calcium 2 1% Calcium: 1%
Coffee 2 1% Coffee: 1%
Equate Ibuprofen 2 1% Equate Ibuprofen: 1%
Excedrin Migraine Geltab 2 1% Excedrin Migraine Geltab: 1%
Gabapentin 2 1% Gabapentin: 1%
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen 2 1% Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen: 1%
Ibuprofen 2 1% Ibuprofen: 1%
Ibuprofen Prescription 2 1% Ibuprofen Prescription: 1%
Indomethacin 2 1% Indomethacin: 1%
Lamotrigine 2 1% Lamotrigine: 1%
Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA) 2 1% Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA): 1%
Migranal Nasal Spray 2 1% Migranal Nasal Spray: 1%
MRI 2 1% MRI: 1%
Nadolol 2 1% Nadolol: 1%
Naratriptan 2 1% Naratriptan: 1%
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen 2 1% Oxycodone-Acetaminophen: 1%
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 2 1% Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): 1%
Acetaminophen-Isometheptene-Dichloralphenazone 1 0% Acetaminophen-Isometheptene-Dichloralphenazone: 0%
Almotriptan malate 1 0% Almotriptan malate: 0%
Aspirin 1 0% Aspirin: 0%
Chelated Magnesium 1 0% Chelated Magnesium: 0%
Co-Dydramol 1 0% Co-Dydramol: 0%
Cyclobenzaprine 1 0% Cyclobenzaprine: 0%
Dihydroergotamine 1 0% Dihydroergotamine: 0%
Ergotam/caff 1 0% Ergotam/caff: 0%
Fentanyl 1 0% Fentanyl: 0%
Fluoxetine 1 0% Fluoxetine: 0%
Gabitril 1 0% Gabitril: 0%
Galantamine 1 0% Galantamine: 0%
Glatiramer acetate 1 0% Glatiramer acetate: 0%
Imipramine 1 0% Imipramine: 0%
Karuna Migraine Formula 1 0% Karuna Migraine Formula: 0%
Ketorolac 1 0% Ketorolac: 0%
Levetiracetam 1 0% Levetiracetam: 0%
Loratadine 1 0% Loratadine: 0%
Lumbar Puncture 1 0% Lumbar Puncture: 0%
Magnesium Oxide 1 0% Magnesium Oxide: 0%
Metoprolol Succinate ER 1 0% Metoprolol Succinate ER: 0%
MigraTen 1 0% MigraTen: 0%
Morphine Sulfate ER 1 0% Morphine Sulfate ER: 0%
Naproxen 1 0% Naproxen: 0%
Naproxen Sodium Prescription 1 0% Naproxen Sodium Prescription: 0%
Neurologist 1 0% Neurologist: 0%
Organic Diet 1 0% Organic Diet: 0%
Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy 1 0% Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy: 0%
Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen 1 0% Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen: 0%
Seasonique 1 0% Seasonique: 0%
Sertraline 1 0% Sertraline: 0%
Tylenol Extra Strength PM 1 0% Tylenol Extra Strength PM: 0%
Zonisamide 1 0% Zonisamide: 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.