Purposes:Migraine and Migraine headaches(Started May 15, 2011)
Date
Dosage
Migraine
Perceived effectiveness
Migraine headaches
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Dec 29, 2011
As needed
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Always
A little
Date
Dec 29, 2011
Advice & Tips
Identify earliest aura symptoms and take Eletriptan early. Once the headache starts, Eletriptan can be ineffective or even encourage a worse migraine. Some early aura symptoms for me: Elation, mental fuzziness, slight headache. Avoid triggering foods (smoked meat, Splenda, etc.) as much as possible, to prevent as many migraines as possible.
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