For severe migraine attacks, oral pills may be too slow to work. Treating a migraine is a race against pain, but pills need to be digested to be absorbed. During a migraine, the gut system is slowed, causing pills to take longer to reach the bloodstream. If you experience severe attacks, you may need options that act very fast. This informative video from Migraine Canada explores alternative fast-acting treatments for severe migraine. Learn about different options that can provide quicker relief and ensure you manage your condition effectively. Remember, this video is a guide and does not replace the advice of your treating physician.
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- 00:00:21.070migraines can be difficult to control
- 00:00:24.730here are difficult situations reported
- 00:00:27.680by migraineurs attacks that lives very
- 00:00:31.010fast attacks that are already intense
- 00:00:34.190upon awakening attacks with early-onset
- 00:00:37.580nausea and frequent vomiting for severe
- 00:00:41.659attacks oral pills may be too slow to
- 00:00:43.940work treating a migraine is a race
- 00:00:46.790against pain pills need to be digested
- 00:00:49.400to be absorbed during a migraine the gut
- 00:00:53.030system is slowed and pills may take a
- 00:00:55.369long time to reach the blood if you
- 00:00:58.100suffer from severe attacks you may need
- 00:01:00.140options that act very fast there are
- 00:01:03.229options to bypass the gut treatment
- 00:01:06.350options that bypass the gut are called
- 00:01:08.540parenteral some examples of parenteral
- 00:01:12.260medications include oral powder absorbed
- 00:01:16.280directly in the stomach nasal sprays
- 00:01:18.950that are absorbed in the veins of the
- 00:01:20.540nose rectal suppositories are absorbed
- 00:01:24.080in the veins of the rectum injectors
- 00:01:26.360that deliver the medication in the deep
- 00:01:28.250skin tissues or in the muscle cambia or
- 00:01:32.510diclofenac potassium is an oral powder
- 00:01:35.330Zoma triptan or sumatriptan exists in
- 00:01:39.230nasal sprays naproxen indomethacin or
- 00:01:44.540aspirin can be used as suppositories
- 00:01:47.650sumatriptan or die Hydra or God Amin
- 00:01:50.570also called DHE are available as
- 00:01:53.450injectable drugs severe attacks may need
- 00:01:56.630a combination treatment
- 00:01:59.380anti-inflammatories and triptans
- 00:02:01.370may be taken together for maximal
- 00:02:03.620efficacy
- 00:02:05.420if nausea is a frequent problem for you
- 00:02:08.600you may use an antiemetic medication as
- 00:02:11.540part of your migraine combination
- 00:02:13.220prescription antiemetics like
- 00:02:15.440metoclopramide or prochlorperazine
- 00:02:18.370exists as pills and in suppository form
- 00:02:22.000if you have frequent severe attacks
- 00:02:24.709consider a preventive treatment
- 00:02:27.490preventative treatments may decrease
- 00:02:29.900frequency of headaches but also
- 00:02:31.970intensity and makes the attacks easier
- 00:02:34.459to control severe migraine attacks can
- 00:02:37.340be invalidating don’t despair there are
- 00:02:40.370options for you the more you know about
- 00:02:42.860migraine the more controlled you can get
- 00:02:45.230over your attacks
