title: Preventive treatment of migraine: effect on weight.
abstract: Weight gain is a side-effect commonly associated with drugs used for headache prophylaxis. Weight gain can adversely affect patient health, exacerbate comorbid metabolic disorders and encourage noncompliance. Few studies have been conducted specifically on the effect of headache medications on weight, and it is important for physicians to have accurate information about weight-gain side-effects when identifying appropriate pharmacological regimens. This review discusses the potential effects on weight of the more common headache medications.
authors.affiliation: Jefferson Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. william.b.young@jefferson.edu
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Rozen
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics