Terrell Davis was hit hard and walked off the field with a towel wrapped over his head last January in the first quarter of Super Bowl XXXII. It was a developing migraine that made the sunlight difficult to tolerate for him.
What do you think how was he able to return after halftime to score the winning touchdown and earn Most Valuable Player status? Whatever you may be thinking, the truth is that he recognized the early warning signs and immediately took an effective drug to control his pain.
Besides their being over-the-counter and prescription drugs, migraine drugs fall into the following two general categories.
- Migraine drugs that are used during an attack
- Those that help prevent attacks
Some of the migraine drugs can ease the head pain, while others can help relieve the vomiting and nausea. Hence, a migraine patient may need to take different medications to address the distinct symptoms that he or she is having.
As described in its own devoted article, Excedrin Migraine is the first FDA-approved over-the-counter drug for the treatment of migraine. Other prescription drugs that have been approved particularly for the treatment of migraine are:
- Dihydroergotamine (DHE-45)
- Isometheptene mucate combinations (such as Midrin, Isocom)
- Egotamine tartrate (such as Ergostat, Wigraine, Cafergot)
Some of the newest drugs for the treatment of migraine are:
- A nasal spray form of dihydroergotamine (Migranol), which was reportedly used by Terrell Davis during the Super Bowl.
- Naratriptan (Amerge)
- Zolmitriptan (Zomig)
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