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Old 15 Nov 19, 07:34 PM  
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Originally Posted by THE WIZARD View Post
Cant help with that one but my life changed when prescribed Sumatriptan for my migrainous neuralgia - wake up in the morning and if right half of face hurting and eye feeling like a poker in it as long as I take half a tablet within 30 mins I am safe & can feel it ease off.
This is my DH every day for the last 3 years at least he was prescribed Amitriptyline to help with it but it doesn’t help much. He still takes ibuprofen or paracetamol and codeine too when it becomes unbearable.
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I take these for blood pressure. It is successful at reducing BP. But I cant comment on the effect on migraine. But according to the NHS, it isn't approved for treating migraines.
You are right it is a medicine usually used for treating high blood pressure, however it can also be used to treat migraines (or rather as a migraine preventer when taken regularly). Many medicines are used "off licence" (i.e. outside the use for which the manufacturer made the trails for that gave them the evidence to submit to licensing authorities).


Off-licence does not mean unsafe though. Most medicines for children are prescribed off licence due to the difficulties in doing clinical trials on kids.


It's a perfectly well accepted usage. OP, I hope this link will reassure you: migrainetrust/living...ive-medicines/
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I was prescribed this last week for migraines. One tablet a day- low dose. Monitoring as I do get dizzy spells, used to get very low BP. Too early to say what side effects are, especially as I’ve forgotten a few days!
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Originally Posted by Saratoska View Post
Just been prescribed Pizotifen for migraines but pharmacist said very common side affects were weight gain and tiredness

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Um, in a roundabout way, yes. I’ve been incredibly conscious of an extreme upswing in my appetite - and it’s entirely a mental feeling rather than a physical one. What I mean is I constantly think I’m hungry rather than actually feeling physical hunger in my stomach if that makes sense?

A quick Google search confirmed that in some countries Pizotefen is used as an appetite stimulant and the percentage rates of weight gain as a side effect are high, so this is why; whilst it doesn’t put weight on by itself it dramatically alters your appetite and it’s subsequently how you deal with that.

I have a friend who also takes it for migraines and has not had a weight gain, but she is incredibly focussed on healthy eating and exercise anyway - she does say however it takes great effort sometimes not to give in to the belief that she needs more food.

So I suppose both are possible? I hope that’s useful for you.
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