Medicines

Your healthcare provider may prescribe migraine medicine to help keep your headaches under control. There are two types of prescription medicines for migraines:

• To stop a migraine already in progress (acute treatment and rescue medicines)


• To prevent migraines (preventive medicines)

Some people may need to use both preventive and acute treatments. Your healthcare provider will help you decide which is best for you. He or she will consider:

• How often and how severe your attacks are


• How much they affect your life


• Other medical conditions you have

Your healthcare provider may also prescribe medicine for nausea, if your migraines upset your stomach.

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