Posted by KarenB on July 10, 2000, at 1:11:00
In reply to Effexor XR and Headaches, posted by Allison on July 8, 2000, at 12:15:07
Allison,
Have you tried Inderal, the beta blocker? I was taking 10mg, 3x a day for prevention of migraines and found that the headaches completely stopped. I now keep it on hand as needed. If I feel one coming on, I take the first dose immediately and continue at 3x a day until it is completely gone. I also take Ibuprofen along with it, as described below.
Also, I don't know your age but my friend, when in her late thirties, started Hormone Replacement Therapy (usually reserved for older women) and said she has not had a headache since and that was almost ten years ago. Imagine 10 years without a headache!:)- and she had them almost daily, when she started this therapy.
Migraines are also associated with an excess of prostaglandin hormone in the system. If you take 200mg of Ibuprofen, every four hours (you must be consistent), it will impair the production of Prostaglandin and aid in stopping the headache. You can't do anything about the excess hormone already present BUT you can shorten the duration this way.
Hope some of this is helpful to you.
Karen
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