New Medication
Hi I don't post often but do read all your mail and think wow where do all these drugs come from. I have never been prescribed anything before for my migraines even though I get them nearly every day. I now find I cannot cope and have gone to my doctors who have prescribed Pizotifen1.5mg to be taken at bedtime - they act as a preventative and Domperamol 10mg. Does anyone no of any side effects. Catrina
Dear Catrina, Sorry, but no help here. I have been having migaines for seven years now and I have never heard of these two drugs. Maybe they are new and will stop the migraines. :-) Let us know how it works out. By the way, sometimes you have to be on the meds for about a month to really notice a difference. What did your doc say? Bye, Sandra
I wonder if "Pizotifen" is the same as Pyzotyline here in Canada? The trade name is Sandomigran. I've never heard of "Domperamol", so I can't help there. Jeff
Sandra My doctor did not give me a time scale on how long it would be before they would take effect. But I have been on them two days now and I have not had a migraine. Thanks Catrina
In a message dated 8/13/2003 7:28:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, selenemoonwolfe@... writes: We agreed to stop the amitriptyline since he and I do not think it is helping. He is pretty sure is is making me heart race, my resting heart race is around 100 I had a problem with racing heartbeat to due to Pamelor, of which my neuro had recently increased my dose......I was recently in the hospital for asthma and it was then that my heart rate really would not come down, went from 100 - 130 constantly....they tried decreasing the dose once I was discharged b/c my heart was still racing (they didnt want to mess w/ my migraine med regime in the hospital if they absolutely didnt have to).....pretty much regulated my heart beat....then when I saw my neuro she completely took me off the Pamelor and Topamax, she said we're not taking any chances.....and now I'm fine