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Treating Migraine
Breaking down migraine treatments
While migraine does not yet have a cure, medicine has recently made great progress in treatment. These treatments can help relieve migraine symptoms, stop attacks, prevent them, or do both.
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The types of migraine treatments
There are two main approaches to migraine care: stop migraines after they start (acute) or prevent them before they start (preventive).
Many people with migraine use both acute and preventive treatments. There are also approved drugs that both treat and prevent migraines.
Acute
There are many kinds of treatments that aim to stop a migraine attack or treat its symptoms. They can come in the form of oral medications, nasal sprays, injections, or devices.
- Pain relievers or analgesics
Over-the-counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, as well as prescription options. Can often be taken with other treatments.
- Triptans
A class of drugs that can balance chemicals in the brain to reduce the inflammation and tightening of blood vessels.
- CGRP receptor antagonists
A class of drugs — also known as gepants — that can stop migraine pain signals thought to be linked to the activity of a protein called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP).
- Ditans
A class of drugs that acts similar to triptans, but doesn't cause the tightening of blood vessels in the brain.
- Ergot derivatives
A class of drugs that can balance brain chemicals similarly to triptans and shouldn't be used by those with high blood pressure or heart disease.
- Nerve stimulation devices
Devices that use electrical currents or magnets to "turn down" nerve activity in the brain and stop migraine attacks.
Preventive
As the name suggests, preventive treatments aim to prevent migraine attacks from ever starting. They too come in many forms, including oral medications, injections, and devices.
ORAL
- Blood pressure medications
Drugs that treat high blood pressure and migraine, such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and more.
- Depression medications
Drugs designed to treat depression that have also been shown to help prevent migraine attacks.
- Anti-seizure medications
Anti-seizure and anti-epilepsy drugs that have also been shown to help prevent migraine attacks.
- CGRP receptor antagonists
A class of drugs — also known as gepants — that can prevent migraine attacks by stopping pain signals thought to be linked to the activity of a protein called CGRP.
INJECTABLE
- CGRP antagonist antibodies
Injections that can reduce the activity of CGRP in the brain — a protein involved in sending pain signals to the nervous system.
- Neuromuscular blockers
Injections that use a neurotoxin to temporarily prevent muscle contractions and can block pain signals in the brain.
DEVICES
- Nerve stimulation devices
Devices that use electrical currents or magnets to "turn down" nerve activity in the brain and can prevent future attacks.
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6 things to talk to your doctor about
If you're still making tough compromises when it comes to your migraine treatment plan, it's time to talk to your doctor, whether in person or through .
Discuss your answers to these 6 questions with your doctor to help establish your treatment goals:
- Do you ever put off or avoid taking your migraine treatments?
- Do any treatments ever disrupt your day or week?
- Do you need to protect important days or events from migraine?
- Do you use multiple treatments to stop or prevent migraines?
- Does managing multiple treatments feel like a burden?
- Would you feel more in control if you had one treatment for all of your needs?
Giving your doctor a clear picture of your migraine experiences — including any current treatments — can help them determine whether Nurtec® ODT (rimegepant) is right for you. You can also ask your doctor for a sample of Nurtec ODT.