The list below can be used to assess whether you are a candidate for a migraine-prevention drug. The most important thing to know is that no drug results in a 100 percent avoidance of migraines.

Overall, this guidance could help many migraine sufferers gain better control over their symptoms—and with fewer disruptions ...

There are now a number of additional migraine treatments available, including those that don’t seem to have the same risk of MOH. Hormone therapies are at the top of the list of medications that ...

This article uses the term “Maxalt” to describe both forms of the drug. Migraine is a neurological (brain and nervous system) condition that causes recurrent episodes of moderate to severe ...

5-hydroxytriptamine is a key mediator in the pathogenesis of migraine and thus 5-HT 1-receptor agonists are the principal drugs for acute migraine therapy. There are three classes of drugs for ...

For children and teens living with migraine, there may be a new preventive treatment, according to a preliminary study. Researchers found the drug zonisamide, which has been used to treat seizures ...

Researchers found the drug zonisamide, which has been used to treat seizures, may reduce migraine days in this age group. This study does not prove that zonisamide reduces migraine days ...