Tricyclic antidepressants for migraine and tension-type headaches
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Tricyclic antidepressants for migraine and tension-type headaches
Tricyclic antidepressants have a long history in the treatment of headache. In 1964 Lance and Curran reported a better response to amitriptyline (30-75 mg/day) in chronic tension headache (n=280) compared with 11 other commonly used drugs (such as benzodiazepines, vasodilators, and sedatives). They also reported a placebo controlled crossover trial of 27 patients that showed clinically signific...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5250