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2. Prevention of migraine attacks - Wikipedia

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   The beta-blocker propranalol's effectiveness in headache treatment was a chance finding in patients receiving the drug for angina (chest pain due to a lack of blood to the heart muscle). The beta-blockers that are used in migraine treatment are propranolol , nadolol , timolol , metoprolol , and atenolol .

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. Amitriptyline - Wikipedia

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   Amitriptyline may reduce the frequency and duration of chronic tension headache, but it is associated with worse adverse effects than mirtazapine. Overall, amitriptyline is recommended for tension headache prophylaxis, along with lifestyle advice, which should include avoidance of analgesia and caffeine. [40]

5. Management of chronic headaches - Wikipedia

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   Chronic headaches consist of different sub-groups, primarily categorized as chronic tension-type headaches and chronic migraine headaches. [2] The treatments for chronic headache are vast and varied. Medicinal and non-medicinal methods exist to help patients cope with chronic headache, because chronic headaches cannot be cured. [ 3 ]

6. Propranolol - Wikipedia

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   While once a first-line treatment for hypertension, the role of beta blockers was downgraded in June 2006 in the United Kingdom to fourth-line, as they do not perform as well as other drugs, particularly in the elderly, and evidence is increasing that the most frequently used beta blockers at usual doses carry an unacceptable risk of provoking ...

7. Verapamil - Wikipedia

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   This is a nonlinear dependence between plasma concentration and dosage. Onset of action is 1 to 2 hours after oral dosage, and 3 to 5 minutes after intravenous bolus dosage. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Biphasic or triphasic following IV administration; terminal elimination half-life is 2–8 hours. [ 39 ]

8. These Are the 6 Vaccines Doctors Are Begging Everyone Over 50 ...

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   These diseases include pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, meningitis and blood infections, and older people (and children under 2) are at the greatest risk.

9. Adrenergic blocking agent - Wikipedia

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   The first beta blocker, propranolol, was introduced in the early 1960s by the winner of The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988- Sir James W. Black. [23] The drug was originally developed in order to induce a calm effect on the heart by blocking the beta receptor for adrenaline, treating a range of cardiovascular disorders .