Evolution of migraine-associated symptoms in menstrually related migraine following symptomatic treatment with almotriptan.
In addition to headache, migraine is characterized by a series of symptoms that negatively affects the quality of life of patients. Generally, these are represented by nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia and osmophobia, with a cumulative percentage of the onset in about 90% of the patients. From this point of view, menstrually related migraine--a particularly difficult-to-treat form of primary headache--is no different from other forms of migraine. Symptomatic treatment should therefore be evaluated not only in terms of headache relief, but also by considering its effect on these migraine-associated symptoms (MAS). Starting from the data collected in a recently completed multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study with almotriptan in menstrually related migraine, an analysis of the effect of this drug on the evolution of MAS was performed. Data suggest that almotriptan shows excellent efficacy on MAS in comparison to the placebo, with a significant reduction in the percentages of suffering patients over a 2-h period of time.
Allais
Gianni
G
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy. gb.allais@tiscali.it
Acuto
Giancarlo
G
Benedetto
Chiara
C
D'Andrea
Giovanni
G
Grazzi
Licia
L
Manzoni
Gian Camillo
GC
Moschiano
Franca
F
d'Onofrio
Florindo
F
Valguarnera
Fabio
F
Bussone
Gennaro
G
D000328:Adult; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020326:Migraine without Aura / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009325:Nausea / Q000188:drug therapy; D010147:Pain Measurement; D020795:Photophobia / Q000188:drug therapy; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014363:Tryptamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000188:drug therapy
D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014363:Tryptamines; C409045:almotriptan
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