Menstrual migraine: treatments

Evidence-based neurology checklist on menstrual migraine: treatments: Acute treatments Acute treatment is the same as for non-menstrual migraine Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) e.g. Naproxen Frovatriptan Estrogen patch Other hormonal treatments

Acute treatments

  • Acute treatment is the same as for non-menstrual migraine
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) e.g. Naproxen 

Frovatriptan

Estrogen patch

Other hormonal treatments

References

  1. MacGregor EA, Steiner TJ, Davies PTG. British Association for the Study of Headaches (BASH). Guidelines for all healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and management of migraine, tension-type, cluster and medication-overuse headache. September 2010.
  2. Brandes Jl, Poole AC, Kallela M, et al. Short-term frovatriptan for the prevention of difficult-to-treat menstrual migraine attacks. Cephalalgia 2009; 29:1133-1148.

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