Prescription Problem

It is easy to numb pain and try to forget that there is a problem. The medical world has done a great job of giving out methods such as prescription medications that help cease feelings and covers up the underlying problem. When dealing with a chronic condition such as migraine headaches life can take on a whole new frustrating level. With all the stress and frustration that already exists in daily life sometimes it seems more appealing to cover the issue of chronic migraines up with some form of treatment rather than actually deal with the neurological condition that a migraine really is.

Migraines are indeed a neurological concern. Medical professionals have spent years studying the condition and have come to the conclusion that a migraine attack is the result of the blood vessels in the brain enlarging and inflicting misery on his or her victims. Blood vessels in the brain will expand to the point of causing intense throbbing and pounding sensations to occur. This throbbing or pounding feeling is often described by migraine sufferers as being felt or dwelling right above the eye on one side of the head. As the blood vessels expand they begin to release a harmful chemical into the brain, this chemical begins to strike up war on the brains arteries. The brains arteries fight back by sending out a whole slew of migraine symptoms that can leave a person laid up for several days.

Relieving The Pressure

There are several different ways one can relieve the pressure that a migraine creates the most common form of migraine treatment is the use of prescription medications. It is important that migraines sufferers realize that medication prescribed for migraine relief is not a cure for migraine headaches themselves but are used for one of two purposes:

1. Relieve Symptoms
2. Prevent Attacks

A relief of migraine symptoms can be found by the use of one of the over the counter medicines we have already mentioned earlier in this book and was briefly touched on in the paragraph above. Keep in mind that no prescription medication can prevent a migraine 100% but there are those prescription medications available that can help reduce the number of migraine attacks experienced as well as lessen the level of pain felt by the migraine sufferer. A few of the medication that a doctor might prescribe to assist with lessening the occurrence of migraines would be:

• Anti-depressants
• Anti-Seizure Medication
• Blood Pressure Medication
• Triptans

Prescription medication should be one of the last treatments tried in helping relieve migraine headaches; however, until recent years, migraine sufferers had very few options in relieving their migraine pain. New prescription medication called triptans is now available on the market and is geared toward relieving migraine pressure. Triptans have two important abilities:

1. They are able  to constrict blood vessels.
2. They create an upset in the process which leads into a migraine by disturbing the  sequence of chemicals that inflict pain or irritation to the nerves.

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. We mentioned several triptans and you might be feeling somewhat overwhelmed and unsure as to which one is worth speaking to your doctor about.

WARNING

The most common side effects associated with triptans are but not limited to:

• Drowsiness
• Facial Reddening
• Fatigue
• Tightening In The Chest
• Tightening In The Throat
• Dizziness

The role Triptans play in releasing migraine pain is due to the affect triptans have on the restriction of blood vessels or the narrowing of 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.

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