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(Message started by: The Image on Sep 22^nd, 2007, 10:23am)

Title: Naramig
Post by The Image on Sep 22^nd, 2007, 10:23am

Anyone here on Naramig? How do you rate it?

Title: Re: Naramig
Post by Jules86 on Sep 22^nd, 2007, 11:06am

Sorry to butt in but can't figure out how to post. New to this board and would like to get some info from other CH suffers. thanks Jules86

Title: Re: Naramig
Post by George_J on Sep 22^nd, 2007, 11:11am

on 09/22/07 at 11:06:52, Jules86 wrote:

Sorry to butt in but can't figure out how to post. New to this board and would like to get some info from other CH suffers. thanks Jules86

Welcome, Jules86.

Best thing to do for your first post, in order to introduce yourself and so forth, is to hit the link for the "Getting to Know You" board, go to the top where it says, "start new topic", and hit the link. Put a subject at the top, and go from there.

Again, welcome.

Best,

George

Title: Re: Naramig
Post by Ray on Sep 22^nd, 2007, 12:04pm

We Yanks call this Amerge (Naratriptan). It is available in two strengths, and only in pill form. It is too slow as an oral medication to be of much use in Cluster headaches. Most of us, who use drugs in this class, use Imitrex injectables, or a nasal spray. They work quickly.

Your milage may vary,

Ray

Title: Re: Naramig
Post by E-Double on Sep 22^nd, 2007, 10:20pm

Though it appears to not be a great abortive for clusters it does appear to have preventative qualities and quite a few use this med to geth throughh an event or a shift of work.

Title: Re: Naramig
Post by BlueMeanie on Sep 22^nd, 2007, 10:58pm

If your talking about Amerge, i've used it several times. There is a couple of problems with it. It has been a savior for me more than once, but if you don't take it right away as soon as you feel a CH attack coming it'll be too late and not work. Plus if you take one, and it doesn't work, you cannot take a shot of Trex so you're stuck riding the CH attack out until it's over.

Never mix triptans.

Title: Re: Naramig
Post by The Image on Sep 23^rd, 2007, 6:22pm

Thanks. That makes a lot of sense. The golden question is 'How long does it take (approx) for Naramig to kick in?