Triptan-Withdrawal Headache

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-15-12-2

Keywords:

Headache Drugs, Patients Overusing Triptans, Triptan Withdrawal Patients

Abstract

The duration and severity of withdrawal headache after overuse of various headache drugs, including analgesics, ergots, and triptans, were determined in a prospective study of 95 patients (mean age 45+/-12 years; 80 women, 15 men) at the University Hospital Essen, Germany.

Published

2001-12-01

Issue

Section

Headache Disorders