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Acute migraine attack
Acute migraine attack · ICD-10: G43.909
Symptoms
- • Throbbing, often one-sided headache
- • Nausea and vomiting
- • Sensitivity to light and sound
- • Aura: blind spots, zigzag lines, blurred vision
Drugs and regimens
Eletriptan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine, adults — 20 or 40 mg; max single dose 40 mg
Ergotamine + caffeine⚠ Unverified
Migraine attack — 2 tablets at onset, then 1 every 30 min if needed
Frovatriptan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine, adults — 2.5 mg with fluids
Galcanezumab⚠ Unverified
Episodic cluster headache — 300 mg at onset of the cluster period, then monthly until it ends
Lasmiditan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine, adults — 50, 100 or 200 mg as needed
Naratriptan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine, adults — 1 or 2.5 mg
Rimegepant⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine — 75 mg as needed (max 75 mg per 24 h)
Rizatriptan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine — 6–17 y: by weight (single dose)
Rizatriptan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine — adults: 5 or 10 mg
Sumatriptan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine — adults: 25, 50 or 100 mg
Sumatriptan⚠ Unverified
Under 18 years
Ubrogepant⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine — 50 or 100 mg; a second dose ≥2 h later (max 200 mg/24 h)
Zolmitriptan⚠ Unverified
Acute migraine, adults — 1.25 or 2.5 mg; max single dose 5 mg