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2. Amitriptyline - Wikipedia

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   Amitriptyline, sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine and tension headaches. [12]

3. Management of migraine - Wikipedia

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   Rescue treatment involves acute symptomatic control with medication. [4] Recommendations for rescue therapy of migraine include: (1) migraine-specific agents such as triptans, CGRP antagonists, or ditans for patients with severe headaches or for headaches that respond poorly to analgesics, (2) non-oral (typically nasal or injection) route of administration for patients with vomiting, (3) avoid ...

4. Prevention of migraine attacks - Wikipedia

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   Amitriptyline has been more frequently studied of the antidepressants and is the only antidepressant with fairly consistent support for efficacy in migraine prevention [citation needed]. The method of headache prevention with antidepressants is uncertain, but does not result from treating masked depression.

5. Your Guide to the 6 Most Common Types of Depression ... - AOL

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   Amitriptyline, sold under the name Elavil, is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression, especially when other medications aren’t effective. It’s also used to treat certain forms of ...

6. Nortriptyline - Wikipedia

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   Nortriptyline is an active metabolite of amitriptyline by demethylation in the liver. Chemically, it is a secondary amine dibenzocycloheptene and pharmacologically it is classed as a first-generation antidepressant. [36] Nortriptyline may also have a sleep-improving effect due to antagonism of the H 1 and 5-HT 2A receptors. [37]

7. Medication overuse headache - Wikipedia

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   Common over-the-counter medicines that can cause headaches when overused include Excedrin Migraine, Cafergot, and Advil. [11] [12] Dietary and medicinal caffeine consumption appears to be a modest risk factor for chronic daily headache onset, regardless of headache type. [13] [14] A lifelong history of headaches is a major risk factor for MOH. [15]