Aquipta - Atogepant - 5 day Migraine

[fandjango]

Has anyone started taking the Atogepant Aquipta for Chronic Migraine?

I have recently stopped having botox treatment as it just wasn’t working. I have had radio frequency ablation treatment for Occipital Neuralgia too.

I started the tablets on Tuesday and so far I am feeling the most horrendous pain. This is in different places to where I would usually have migrainous pain.

All across my forehead, top of eyes and right on the top of my head.

I just wondered if anyone had experienced the same?

Thanks

Hey@fandjango- I’ve been taking Aquipta for almost a year after switching from Aimovig injections when they stopped being so effective.

I’ve had zero side effects with the Aquipta, and definitely nothing like what you’ve described which sounds horrible. Can you try to speak to your Neurology consultant tomorrow and see if they’ve got any advice or have come across this kind of reaction before? I can’t see anything about headache/increased migraine pain in the patient info for the drug, but it could potentially be it reacting with another medication you take rather than a direct side effect. I’m not a medical professional, but take a lot of prescription meds so have had interaction issues in the past.

Really hope you can get to the bottom of it very soon

My dd is on it after doing a migraine diary for about a year I think with the neurological dept. She was given a 3 month prescription and had to continue the diary during it. It really did help but it took a few weeks for her to see it. It does make her feel very sick for the first couple of weeks, even water makes her feel sick, and it suppresses her appetite which isn't too bad a thing as she is trying to lose weight.
She hasn't mentioned odd pains with it though but she does have CRPS so is used to ignoring pain for the most part. I would do what pp suggested and contact your doctor as it could be a contraindication with another medication or a side affect. It is fairly new and had only just been released by NICE for use by rhe nhs when my dd was put on it