Sumatriptan for post-ECT headache.
A 27-year-old woman receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of depression developed post-ECT headaches refractory to treatment with acetaminophen and various nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. The patient was then treated successfully with oral sumatriptan. This case suggests that sumatriptan may be a useful treatment of post-ECT headaches that are unresponsive to conventional analgesics.
Fantz
R M
RM
Institute of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Markowitz
J S
JS
Kellner
C H
CH
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D018170:Sumatriptan