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USES: Ergotamine acts to reduce pulsing of migraine headaches. Caffeine is added to enhance the effects of ergotamine. The combination is used to treat migraine and cluster headaches.
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Wigraine
Uses
Ergotamine acts to reduce pulsing of migraine headaches. Caffeine is added to enhance the effects of ergotamine. The combination is used to treat migraine and cluster headaches.
Notes
- Avoid alcohol while taking this medication as it will only make your headache worse.
- Avoid exposure to cold.
- Be sure to mention any other diseases you have or other medication you take.
- Stop this medicine and call your doctor immediately if you think you are pregnant.
- Because this medication appears in breast milk, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
- If you take large doses of this medication for a long time, you may have a severe headache for a few days after stopping the drug.
- If the headache lasts for more than a few days, contact your doctor.
- Do not allow anyone else to take this medication.
Storage
- Store at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture.
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How To Use
- It is best to take this medication at the first sign of a headache.
- It will take longer to work if taken when the headache has already become severe.
- After taking this, lie down in a quiet, dark room for an hour or two.
- Make sure you understand how often to take this medication and the maximum amount of medication that should be taken (usually 6 per headache or 10 per week).
- Do not take more than prescribed.
- Review your dosing directions with your doctor or pharmacist.
- Be sure to ask any questions you may have.
Side Effects
- May cause dizziness, drowsiness, stomach upset, anxiety, tremor.
- These effects should subside as your body adjusts to the medication.
- Avoid activities requiring alertness if dizziness or drowsiness occurs.
- Notify your doctor if you experience chest pain, irregular heartbeat, vomiting, muscle pain or numbness, pain, tingling, or coldness in the hands or feet, vision changes or depression.
- If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions
- Tell your doctor if you have liver, kidney or blood vessel disease; high blood pressure, poor circulation, severe infection and of any allergies you have.
- Contact your doctor if you develop any kind of infection while taking this medication.
- This medication must not be used during pregnancy.
- If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, inform your doctor immediately.
- This medication may be excreted into breast milk and have undesirable effects on a nursing infant.
- Do not breast-feed without first consulting your doctor.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose, take as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Before you take this medication, tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription drugs you are taking especially erythromycin-like antibiotics (includes azithromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin), high blood pressure drugs called beta-blockers (includes acebutolol, atenolol, labetalol, carteolol, betaxolol, metoprolol, nadolol, oxprenolol, penbutolol, pindolol, sotalol, propranolol and timolol) or heart medication belonging to the nitrate class (nitroglycerin, Cardilate, Peritrate and isosorbide).
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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