There tends to be a belief that prescription medications are an excellent way to treat every illness or condition under the sun – lies. Though prescription medications do have a purpose and a place in the helping fix, heal or correct a condition, which does not mean that they are a safe method for every one and for every condition. Take the condition of migraine headaches for example, though there are prescription medications available to migraine patients that does not meant that prescription medications is the safest and most effective treatment choice.
Triptans
Triptans are a collection of tryptamine-based drugs. Tryptamine is a monoamine alkaloid that can be found in certain vegetation such as plants, fungi and animals. Triptans are used as a tool to prevent migraines from being successful in completely immobilizing an individual. Because of triptans unique ability to attach to the serotonin receptors on the blood vessels and the surrounding nerves, they can help reduce and in some cases completely stop migraine headaches from occurring Triptans consist of:
- Sumatriptan (Imitrex, Imigran, Cinie, Illument, Migriptan)
- Rizatriptan (Maxalt),
- Naratriptan (Amerge, Naramig)
- Zolmitriptan (Zomig)
- Eletriptan (Relpax)
- Elmotriptan (Axert, Almogran)
- Frovatriptan (Frova, Migard, Frovamig)
- Avitriptan
Ergots
Ergots are similar to triptans in that they too constrict blood vessels, the difference is that triptans tend to constrict blood vessels in the brain whereas ergots are known to restrict blood vessels more in the heart and other parts of the body making them not nearly as safe of a treatment as triptans.
Health Dangers
Triptans work at relieving migraine pain by restricting the blood vessels or by narrowing them to prevent them from enlarging and creating migraine pain. Though narrowing is part of their job, it can also have a reverse effect by not only narrowing the arteries in the head but also create a narrowing of the arteries in the heart. This becomes increasingly dangerous for those individuals that have already experienced some form of coronary narrowing. The narrowing caused by the triptans could lead to further narrowing resulting in a heart attack or stroke.
If you are being encouraged to use a prescription medication as the main source of migraine treatment, be sure you know all the adverse side effects and remain under the care and supervision of a medical professional.
Tags: chronic migraines, Ergots, migraine, migraine attack, migraine headaches, Migraine Medication, Migraine Support Formula, Prescription medication, preventative migraine treatment, Triptans
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