Doxepin..for migraine prevention
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Doxepin..for migraine prevention
Neurologist is having me start the medication Doxepin for migraine prevention..have you tried this..how did it work? Thanks !
greeneyes
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Greeneyes- Posts : 231
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Location : California
Re: Doxepin..for migraine prevention
Hi,
I have been on doxepin, but not for migraine prevention. In my case, it was given for sleep. It didn't work very well though- I didn't get really good sleep on it and went back to my old standby- zanaflex. Doxepin is one of the older anti-depressants, though, and I think my Mom said it was occaisionally used for headache prevention years ago when she did her neurology rotation (that would have been in the 60's and 70s).
I really hope this one helps you, as i know you could use a major break from the migraines. hang in there.
Pain free days,
sailing
I have been on doxepin, but not for migraine prevention. In my case, it was given for sleep. It didn't work very well though- I didn't get really good sleep on it and went back to my old standby- zanaflex. Doxepin is one of the older anti-depressants, though, and I think my Mom said it was occaisionally used for headache prevention years ago when she did her neurology rotation (that would have been in the 60's and 70s).
I really hope this one helps you, as i know you could use a major break from the migraines. hang in there.
Pain free days,
sailing
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Re: Doxepin..for migraine prevention
Thanks Sailing..he said it should also help with the fibromyalgia pain..hoping it helps me sleep..since I suffer with insomnia.
Hope you are doing well.
greeneyes
Hope you are doing well.
greeneyes
Greeneyes- Posts : 231
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Re: Doxepin..for migraine prevention
greeneyes, i took doxepin for a few years, for sleep. it worked pretty well for that, before it stopped being effective. it did nothing for my migraines, but for me, sleep is all-important.
sleep makes the difference between awful migraines and less awful ones! hope it works for you, for at least one symptom, and hopefully, more than one! dianne
sleep makes the difference between awful migraines and less awful ones! hope it works for you, for at least one symptom, and hopefully, more than one! dianne
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