2007-01-14 15:25:23 · 5 answers · asked by *~aMy~* 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
b/c they use such a low dose of the antidepressants that it only helps balance out the norapinephrine levels in your brain that it can help in the prevention of migraines. No one really knows why this helps, but it does. Anyways I wish you good luck in finding a way to help with the migraines.
Best wishes, ~Baby blue~
2007-01-15 07:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by ariel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antidepressants (used to treat depression0 are often used for migraine prevention. They are often prescribed for migraine at smaller doses than would be used to treat depression. Antipressants are helpful to some people with migraine as their chemical action helps to correct the chemical imbalances behind the migraine disorder. They also have pain-relieving properities, and are used for general pain relief in a variety of painful disorders. Misunderstanding will arise, however, if the patient does not understand why an antidepressant is being used for the treatment of pain. Uninformed migraine patients often think that the doctor secretly believes them to be depressed and doesn’t really understand migraine. Although depression can certainly accompany migraine, and has been shown to be more prevalent in migraine sufferers (migraine is also more prevalent in people with depression), most often the antidepressant is not being used to treat depression when prescribed for migraine prevention
2007-01-14 15:33:03 · answer #2 · answered by sohail k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I"m not sure but they shouldn't be. Ask your Dr. for a Migraine prevention medicine if the AntiDepressant medicine isn't working. I know for me the Antidepressant Medicine didn't work for me with pain but it helped cope with the pain. But it didn't take away the pain. I would ask your Dr. if you could see a migraine Specialist. And ask to be put on Topamax. It helped Me tremendously for constant Headaches. Best of luck!
2007-01-14 16:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain antidepressants may also inhibit the inflammatories and stress factors that nay contribute to migraines, cluster and stess headaches. Hence the association with possible pain and stess inhibitors. It will all depend upon our actual esposure ane/or intakem of causative and esxposurennfact9trdl
2007-01-14 15:33:53 · answer #4 · answered by cmpbush 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
serotonin is sometimes out of balance in people with migraines and depression.
2007-01-14 15:29:13 · answer #5 · answered by eva diane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋