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These are the first prospective studies to use criteria for menstrual migraine proposed in the 2004 revision of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) to examine the efficacy of rizatriptan for treatment of a menstrual attack. Two identical protocols (MM1 and MM2) were randomized, parallel, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies. Adult women with ICHD-II menstrual migraine were assigned to either rizatriptan 10-mg tablet or placebo in a 2 : 1 ratio. Patients treated a single menstrual migraine attack of moderate or severe pain intensity. The primary end-point was 2-h pain relief and the secondary end-point was 24-h sustained pain relief. A total of 707 patients (MM1 357, MM2 350) treated a menstrual migraine attack. The percentage of patients reporting 2-h pain relief was significantly greater for rizatriptan than for placebo (MM1 70% vs. 53%, MM2 73% vs. 50%), as was the percentage of patients reporting 24-h sustained pain relief (MM1 46% vs. 33%; MM2 46% vs. 33%). Rizatriptan 10 mg was effective for the treatment of ICHD-II menstrual migraine, as measured by 2-h pain relief and 24-h sustained pain relief.
Cephalalgia 2007 May
PMID:Rizatriptan for the acute treatment of ICHD-II proposed menstrual migraine: two prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies. 1744 79

More than 20 million US women suffer with migraine, two thirds of whom experience menstrually related migraine. Estrogen plays an important role in triggering migraine, and given the numerous hormonal fluctuations throughout a woman's lifetime, there are many opportunities for a hormonal impact. Accurate diagnosis is key to initiating effective treatment, and when acute therapy fails, the unique predictability of menstrual migraine lends itself to preventative treatment.
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2007 Jun
PMID:Preventative treatment of menstrual migraine. 1750 50

Menstruation increases the risk of migraine in susceptible women. In a subpopulation of women with menstrual migraine, headaches occurring in association with onset of menses may be more severe and of longer duration than headaches experienced by the same woman at other times of her menstrual cycle. Although menstrual migraines share many clinical characteristics of other types of migraines, their occurrence is predictable provided that the patient has regular menstrual cycles. Therefore, short-term prevention regimens can be considered for women whose headaches are not adequately managed with acute therapies.
Headache 2007 Sep
PMID:Understanding the causes and prevention of menstrual migraine: the role of estrogen. 1785 May 39

Acute treatment of menstrual migraine (MM) attacks is often incomplete and unsatisfactory, and perimenstrual prophylaxis with triptans, oestrogen supplementation or naproxen sodium may be needed for decreasing frequency and severity of the attack. In this pilot, open-label, non-randomised, parallel group study we evaluated, in 38 women with a history of MM, the efficacy of frovatriptan (n=14) 2.5 mg per os or transdermal oestrogens (n=10) 25 microg or naproxen sodium (n=14) 500 mg per os once-daily for the short-term prevention of MM. All treatments were administered in the morning for 6 days, beginning 2 days before the expected onset of menstrual headache. All women were asked to fill in a diary card, in the absence of (baseline) and under treatment, in order to score headache severity. All women reported at least one episode of MM at baseline. During treatment all patients taking transdermal oestrogens or naproxen sodium and 13 out of the 14 patients (93%) taking frovatriptan had at least one migraine attack (p=0.424). Daily incidence of migraine was significantly (p=0.045) lower under frovatriptan than under transdermal oestrogens or NS. At baseline, the overall median score of headache severity was 4.6, 4.2 and 4.3 in the group subsequently treated with frovatriptan, transdermal oestrogens and naproxen sodium, respectively (p=0.819). During treatment the median score was significantly lower under frovatriptan (2.5) than under transdermal oestrogens (3.0) and naproxen sodium (3.9, p=0.049). This was evident also for each single day of observation (p=0.016). Among treatments differences were particularly evident for the subgroup of patients with true MM (n=22) and for frovatriptan vs. naproxen sodium. This study suggests that short-term prophylaxis of MM with frovatriptan may be more effective than that based on transdermal oestrogens or naproxen sodium.
J Headache Pain 2007 Oct
PMID:Frovatriptan vs. transdermal oestrogens or naproxen sodium for the prophylaxis of menstrual migraine. 1795 67

The purpose of this review is to provide a simple, evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of migraine. The review is based on clinical experience data, results from placebo-controlled trials and pharmacokinetic information of clinical importance and is a distillation of material from a comprehensive literature review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic features and treatment of menstrual migraine. Migraine, particularly menstrual migraine, is most prevalent in women of childbearing age. Menstrual migraine is generally severe, lasts longer, recurs more frequently, results in greater disability and is more resistant to therapy than nonmenstrual migraine. Despite the associated disability for otherwise-healthy women, migraine is frequently not diagnosed. The initial visit to an obstetrician/gynecologist is an ideal time to screen women for menstrual migraine. Triptans are effective in the acute treatment of menstrual migraine. Naratriptan and frovatriptan also have been evaluated for prophylactic efficacy. Both agents were effective in reducing the incidence of menstrual migraine. Frovatriptan also reduced the severity and duration of breakthrough headaches. Acute treatment is typically the same for menstrual and nonmenstrual migraine, involving the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents (NSAIDs), triptans or, rarely, ergot derivatives. In addition, NSAIDs, magnesium supplementation, estrogen therapy and triptans have been proven effective for short-term prevention of menstrual migraine. In some patients, continuous estrogen therapy may be necessary to control these headaches. Improved diagnosis and treatment of menstrual migraine is critical to decrease the associated disability. Acute and shortterm preventive therapy with triptans is effective; oral contraceptives may be used for long-term preventive therapy.
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PMID:Menstrually related migraine: breaking the cycle in your clinical practice. 1797 61

Frovatriptan belongs to the triptan compounds used for the acute treatment of migraine. Its affinity for the migraine-specific serotonin 5HT1B-receptors is highest in the class. Its long half-life in plasma (26 h) and metabolism by multiple pathways are unique characteristics among the triptans. These features can translate into long duration of action and low risk of interactions with other drugs. Frovatriptan has been effective and well tolerated over a wide range of doses in randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled acute migraine trials and long-term, open-label trials. The 2.5-mg dose is recommended for both efficacy and a favourable side effect profile for acute migraine treatment. Frovatriptan has the lowest headache recurrence rate of all the triptans. Frovatriptan was better tolerated than sumatriptan in a head-to-head comparison study. Frovatriptan could make its mark especially in slowly progressing migraine attacks and in attacks that are highly predictable. For example, for the short-term prophylaxis of menstrual migraine, frovatriptan is the triptan of first choice.
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PMID:Frovatriptan review. 1800 Dec 61

Menstrual disorders affect millions of women in the United States and represent an important health burden. The most common menstrual disorders are dysmenorrhea and headache; these conditions are leading causes of work or school absenteeism and substantially impact quality of life. Headache associated with menses is often migraine and referred to as menstrual migraine. Although the pathogenesis of menstrual-related pain conditions is not fully understood, menstrual-related overproduction of prostaglandins is implicated in the pathophysiology of both menstrual migraine and dysmenorrhea. In clinical practice, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are considered the first-line therapeutic option for managing pain associated with dysmenorrhea. NSAIDs also play a role in the acute treatment and intermittent prophylaxis of migraine. Triptans, a class of highly selective serotonin receptor agonists, represent the gold standard for acute treatment of migraine. In addition, hormone therapy is effective in many cases for treating dysmenorrhea and may be beneficial in the management of menstrual migraine. Thus, overlapping treatment regimens may be advantageous in treating the coexisting menstrual-related pain conditions of dysmenorrhea and migraine.
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PMID:Menstrual-related pain conditions: dysmenorrhea and migraine. 1853 89

Oral contraceptive-induced menstrual migraine (OCMM) is a poorly defined migraine subtype mainly triggered by the cyclic pill suspension. In this pilot, open-label trial we describe its clinical features and evaluate the efficacy of frovatriptan in the treatment of its acute attack. During the first 3 months of the study 20 women (mean age 32.2+/-7.0, range 22-46) with a 6-month history of pure OCMM recorded, in monthly diary cards, clinical information about their migraine. During the 4th menstrual cycle they treated an OCMM attack with frovatriptan 2.5 mg. The majority of attacks were moderate/severe and lasted 25-72 h or more, in the presence of usual treatment. Generally an OCMM attack appeared within the first 5 days after the pill suspension, but in 15% of cases it started later. After frovatriptan administration, headache intensity progressively decreased (2.4 at onset, 1.6 after 2 h, 1.1 after 4 h and 0.8 after 24 h; p=0.0001). In 55% of patients pain relief was reported after 2 h. Ten percent of subjects were pain-free subjects after 2 h, 35% after 4 h and 60% after 24 h (p=0.003 for trend); 36% relapsed within 24 h. Rescue medication was needed by 35% of patients; 50% of frovatriptan-treated required a second dose. Concomitant nausea and/or vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia decreased significantly after drug intake. OCMM is a severe form of migraine; actually its clinical features are not always exactly identified by the ICHD-II classification. However, treatment with frovatriptan 2.5 mg might be effective in its management.
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PMID:Oral contraceptive-induced menstrual migraine. Clinical aspects and response to frovatriptan. 1854 31

The Treatment Guideline Subcommittee of the Taiwan Headache Society evaluated the medications currently used for preventive therapy of migraine in Taiwan according to the principles of evidence-based medicine. We assessed the quality of clinical trials, levels of evidence, and referred to other treatment guidelines proposed by Western countries. Throughout several panel discussions, we merged opinions from the subcommittee members in order to propose a Taiwan consensus about the major roles, recommended levels, clinical efficacy, adverse events and cautions of clinical practice for these medications in preventive treatment of migraine. Migraine preventive medications currently available in Taiwan can be categorized into s-blockers, antidepressants, calcium channel blockers, anticonvulsants, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, botulinum toxin type A and miscellaneous medications. Propranolol has the best level of evidence, and is recommended as the first-line medication for migraine prevention. Valproic acid, topiramate, flunarizine and amitriptyline are suggested as the second-line medications. The rest medications are used when the above medications fail. Botulinum toxin type A did not differ from placebo for episodic migraine prevention but its efficacy in chronic migraine is not determined yet. It is not recommended to use migraine preventive medication during pregnancy. For those women with menstrual migraine, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drug and triptans can be used for prevention during the menstrual period. The levels of evidence for migraine preventive medications in children/adolescents and elderly population are low. The preventive medications should follow the "start low and go slow" doctrine to reach an effective dosage. This can prevent adverse events and increase tolerance. The efficacy of preventive medications can not be evaluated until 3 to 4 weeks after treatment. If the improvement of migraine maintains for 4 to 6 months, physicians can gradually taper down or off the medications. Physicians should notify the patients not to overuse acute medications during migraine prevention treatment.
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PMID:[Treatment guidelines for preventive treatment of migraine]. 1868 55

The aim of the study was to study seasonal variation in migraine headache in a group of women with menstrually-related migraine (MRM) compared with non-menstrual migraine. Via newspaper advertisement, women with migraine living in North Norway were invited. The patients were included by questionnaire and telephone interview. We prospectively recorded migraine attacks from a 12-month headache diary performed by a group of 62 women with a mean age of 36.0 years (range 16-46 years), who fulfilled the criteria of migraine without aura. Of these, 29 had MRM and 33 non-menstrual migraine. Mean ratio between number of attacks in the light arctic season (May-June-July) divided with total number of migraine attacks during 12 months was 0.24 (9.4/38.4) in the group of MRM compared with 0.25 (5.6/22.1) in others (confidence interval -4.2, 6.3, P = 0.84). Nor were there more migraine attacks in the dark season in an arctic area (November-December-January) in any group. We found a higher migraine attack rate in those with MRM, but no indication of more or less frequency of attacks during the bright arctic season. These findings support the assumption that MRM and seasonal variation of migraine are due to different mechanisms.
Cephalalgia 2008 Dec
PMID:Lack of seasonal variation in menstrually-related migraine. 1872 37


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