antidepressants/headache

The focus of this review is on the efficacy of antidepressants as preventive treatments for migraine and chronic tension-type headache (TTH). Pharmacologic prophylaxis may be indicated for patients with frequent headaches, who respond insufficiently to acute therapies, or for whom medication overuse

Efficacy and safety of the following antidepressants: amitryptiline (tricyclic antidepressant), escitalopram (selective inhibitor of serotonin reuptake), milnacipran (selective inhibitor of serotonin and noradrenalin reuptake) and maprotiline (selective inhibitor of noradrenalin reuptake) have been

The two most important representatives of the primary headaches are migraine and tension-type headache. More than 10% of the population suffer from migraine and even a greater part, approximately 30-40% from tension-type headache. These two headache types have a great effect both on the individual

Headache was classified, in conformity to the classification of headache as specified by the Ad Hoc Committee, into migraine, contraction and combined types and others. Tricyclic antidepressant clomipramine having pharmacological properties, which are said to relatively and uniquely inhibit the

Tension-type headache is the most common form of headache. Eighty percent of cases occur before 40 years of age. A wide variety of antidepressants have been used to treat it. Tricyclics are the only antidepressants that have demonstrated their effectiveness in treating chronic tension-type headache,

20 patients with vegetative crises (panic attacks) and 20 patients with tension-type headache were treated by Lerivon (tetracyclic antidepressant) administration. The following parameters were investigated: the degree of headache expression according to visual analogous scale, the vegetative crises

Antidepressants are included in evidence-based guidelines for the prophylactic therapy of migraine. Although they can cause several side effects depending on the neurochemical activity, and are to be used with caution in older patients, some of them have a well-documented efficacy. Amitriptyline is

Tension headache (TH) and control subjects (n = 22, 11 in each group) were evaluated within a habituation experimental design, in which psychophysiologic responses to auditory stimulation were measured. Auditory stimuli were 20 80-dB, 1000-Hz tones, each lasting 2 sec and sounded at irregular

The purpose of the present study was to assess a group of patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and control subjects using the personality questionnaire proposed by Cloninger and to determine possible changes in the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) patterns of CTTH patients

Amitriptyline, which is a noradrenaline reuptake and 5-HT reuptake inhibitor, has an established role in the management of chronic tension-type headaches. In a single-blind study, patients with chronic tension-type headache were randomized to either fluoxetine 20 mg (a selective 5-HT reuptake

BACKGROUND Tension-type headaches are a common source of pain and suffering. Our purpose was to assess the efficacy of tricyclic (TCA) and tetracyclic antidepressants in the prophylactic treatment of tension-type headache. METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,

BACKGROUND Depression and headache are highly prevalent in clinical settings. The co-occurrence of headache may impact choice of antidepressants, healthcare utilisation, and outcomes in patients with depression. The current study aims to examine the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of different

BACKGROUND Although antidepressants are often used for preventing chronic headache, their effectiveness is uncertain. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of English-language, randomized placebo-controlled trials of antidepressants as prophylaxis for chronic headache. RESULTS Thirty-eight trials

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and relative adverse effects of tricyclic antidepressants in the treatment of migraine, tension-type, and mixed headaches. METHODS Meta-analysis. METHODS Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Trials Registry, and PsycLIT. Studies reviewed Randomised trials of adults

BACKGROUND Chronic tension-type headaches are characterized by near-daily headaches and often are difficult to manage in primary practice. Behavioral and pharmacological therapies each appear modestly effective, but data are lacking on their separate and combined effects. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the