Sunday, January 30, 2011
Study Shows That Majority of Patients Discontinue Triptan Use. Neuromuscular Dentistry is an Alternative to the Pharmaceutical Approach to Treatment
A recent study (pubmed abstract below) in the Journal Cephalgia showed that "Less than 15% of subjects received more than one triptan product in the 2 years." Triptans which are very successful for a small percentage of patients are not a panacea. The reasons for discontinuation may be numerous. I suspect that many patients treated for "migraines" of various types actually have headaches (
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