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Preventive Treatment of Episodic Migraine

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Frequent and disabling migraines should be treated with preventive ­therapies, whether pharmacologic or natural supplements. Many options are available, and treatment should be tailored to consideration of each patient’s comorbidities. It is trial and error finding the most effective drug with the least amount of side effects for each patient. Successful treatment will decrease disability and improve quality of life for the patient. This chapter lists the preventive medications with instructions on how to administer them, along with careful consideration of adverse effects.

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  1. Center for Headache and Pain, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Cynthia C. Bamford M.D.

  2. Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Cynthia C. Bamford M.D.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Center for Headache and Pain, Neurological Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Stewart J. Tepper MD (Professor of Medicine (Neurology) (Professor of Medicine (Neurology)

  2. Center for Headache and Pain, Neurological Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Deborah E. Tepper MD

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Bamford, C.C. (2011). Preventive Treatment of Episodic Migraine. In: Tepper, S.J., Tepper, D.E. (eds) The Cleveland Clinic Manual of Headache Therapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0179-7_9

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