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teenage daughter just been prescribed Pizotifen for migraines . Experiences please

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By Wed 04-Nov-09 11:16:49 Add message | Report | Contact poster

My fourteen tear old has been suffering with migraines for the last six months. They seem to have coincided with the start of her periods. She is now having 3-4 a week, which is quite debilitating for her. She is struggling to find relief from conventional painkillers and so the doctor has prescribed Pizotifen.

She is to initially take 0.5 mg a night,increasing it up to 1.5 if it doesn't help at the lower dose. She is taking it as she goes to bed.

I have a couple of concerns regarding weight gain( you know what teenage girls are like on this subject!!) and whether she is going to be really tired during the day because of the sedative type effect.

Has anyone had any experience - good or bad they can share with me. Thanks

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 09-Nov-09 10:27:16

Thank you everyone who replied. We are one week in now and she hasn't had a single migraine(usually 2-3 a week).She doesn't seem any hungrier so I am hopeful she has escaped this as a side effect.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 21:52:51

Have you tried Imigran in a nasal spray everyone - it is fab - a bugger to get the Dr to prescribe but I went from being hospitalised as my migraines were so severe they were mistaken as strokes to be uneffected by them now.

Stopping smoking has been the bigeest change for me and getting physically fitter - ot all seems to tie in with not getting half as many anymore!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 21:47:52

I think they should sell this as a sleeping pill. I took one at night and I only just got out of bed in the morning to get the kids to school, came home and fell asleep again until it started to wear off about 3pm. Absolute nightmare for me but my DH said it was nice and quiet grin

At least I didn't put any weight on as I was too tired to eat hmm

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:00:01

bwahaha! lol

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 17:49:18

Was that because you couldn't see the food, Leonie?! grin

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 17:02:28

hand and feet tingling is also common, i remember that. pins and needles, couldnt drink coke, and lost weight without trying, even with blurry vision...

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 17:01:21

a better link

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 17:00:22

oh my, the fizzy drink thing is positively infamous!! lol

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 16:51:36

I'd not heard about the fizzy drinks Leonie. They don't affect my vision but they do affect my word stock, it can take a few minutes sometimes to recall the right word and often I just won't find it at all.

As for the weight loss, I wish! smile

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 16:49:35

I don't have any experience of this medication. I get migraines and have Naramig on prescription. Only take one when I have the migraine and it clears it up.

Just interested in you mentioning weight gain. My DD was prescribed Dianette (not for contraception) and she put on a stone in the 3 months she was taking it. She is just about to start with another pill and I mentioned to the doctor about weight gain. The reply was that no pill is laden with calories and any weight gain as a side effect of medication is down to feeing hungrier and eating more. I thought some meds actually put weight on people rather than excess food.

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