Question: ...have not come across anything that says that Bextra treats migraines,...
Answer:
Dear Jen,
Actually, other than Depakote, there are no medications that are FDA approved
for Migraine prevention. Everything else is prescribed off-label, often because
someone taking them for their original purpose notices that their Migraines
become better while taking them. Such is the case with Bextra as well as Vioxx
and Celebrex, two other medications in the same family.
Teri Robert
Dear Jen:
I have shown posters (a form of research report) at recent headache meetings on
Bextra successfully treating moderate migraines and tension-type headaches. When
it works, it can be extremely helpful and can avoid some of the side effects of
older NSAIDS. Your dose is sort of introductory and the company's package insert
goes to 40mg per day for dosing.
Good luck,
John Claude Krusz
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