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More about Antimigraine Drugs:
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Antimigraine drugs may interact with other medicines. When this happens, the effects of one or both of the drugs may change, or the risk of side effects may be greater. Anyone who takes these drugs should let the physician know all other medicines he or she is taking. Among the drugs that may interact with antimigraine drugs are:
- beta blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin) and propranolol (Inderal)
- drugs that tighten blood vessels such as epinephrine (EpiPen) and pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
- nicotine such as cigarettes or Nicoderm, Habitrol, and other smoking-cessation drugs
- certain antibiotics, such as erythromycin and clarithromycin (Biaxin)
- monoamine oxidase inhibitors such as phenelzine (Nardil) and tranylcypromine (Parnate)
- certain antidepressants, such as sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac), and paroxetine (Paxil)
- fluvoxamine (Luvox), prescribed for obsessive compulsive disorder or chronic pain
Remember naratriptan, sumatriptan, rizatriptan and zolmitriptan may interact with ergotamine. These drugs should not be taken within 24 hours of taking any drug containing ergotamine.
— Nancy Ross-Flanigan
