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...top 3 antidepressants prescribed to individuals with chronic tension headache

From John Claude Krusz, MD, PhD, and Teri Robert, for About.com

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Question: ...top 3 antidepressants prescribed to individuals with chronic tension headache

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Dear 30 year old:
Many antidepressants have been tried for headaches including migraines. The SSRIs that you've been on are one group; nefazodone, venlafaxine and even bupropion have been published on for headaches. So have the tricyclics, which numerically are probably among the top agents prescribed, although they are older agents with a lot of side effects like weight gain.
John Claude Krusz

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