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I have used ergotamine drugs over 40 years, when I started getting cluster headaches. Now my migraines are intermittent. No other migraine drugs have worked for me. Ergotamine-Caffeine Oral is easy to use and effective for migraine onset. If I get a full blown migraine before I take the drug it takes a long time to work.

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tim19620 | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
3/21/2014
Condition: Migraine Headache
Overall rating 3.7
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Medication has been discontinued by the manufacturer... have to switch meds. FDA required the manufacturer to pull it from the market since it was never properly studied and actually grandfathered in years ago. Other than that, the med when used gave me severe stomach upset but that beats a migraine any day. Reliable, easy to use, cheap, and effective.

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Jfw0341@aol,com | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
12/25/2011
Condition: Migraine Headache
Overall rating 5.0
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It has helped my headaches for over 10 years and now they are no longer making the medicine. Now to find one that will. Very disturbing that the company is no longer making it.

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AustinBat | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/2/2010
Condition: Migraine Headache
Overall rating 4.0
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I have suffered from migraines for the past 12 yrs, previously I took Maxalt at the onset and that worked. About four yrs ago they started to increase in their occurance and intensity. I began having them about once a week and they lasted longer. The Maxalt no longer worked. My doctor said they were becoming chronic, so he put me on a preventive treatment of topomax and now I take Ergotamine when I am getting a migraine. It has helped a lot. The headache goes away within 30 min to 1 hr. I only get migraines about once every two or three months if I am stressed out.Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
2/3/2010
Condition: Cluster Headache
Overall rating 4.7
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I'VE HAD CLUSTER HEADACHES FOR 23 YRS. REG. MEDS USUALLY CONTROL BUT SOMETIMES HAD A BREAK THRU. HAD TO TAKE A STRONG DOSE OF PREDNISONE TO ABORT. THIS DRUG HAS BEEN ABLESSING FOR ME IN THAT IT STOPS MY HEADACE WITH ONLY 1 OR 2 PILLS

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melwein3 | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
12/26/2009
Condition: Migraine Headache
Overall rating 5.0
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I have used ergotamine drugs over 40 years, when I started getting cluster headaches. Now my migraines are intermittent. No other migraine drugs have worked for me. Ergotamine-Caffeine Oral is easy to use and effective for migraine onset. If I get a full blown migraine before I take the drug it takes a long time to work.

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Caregiver
3/22/2009
Condition: Migraine Headache
Overall rating 2.0
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Head like a Balloon | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
3/3/2009
Condition: Migraine Headache
Overall rating 4.3
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I have suffered form Classical Migraine with Aura. Prior to the availability of the Triptans, I used Cafegot on a regular basis as soon as I felt a Migraine coming on. in about 50% of my experience I was able to head off the Migraine this way. In the other 50% when the Migraine did develop, it was less severe and of lesser duration.

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months |
7/16/2008
Condition: Migraine Headache
Overall rating 3.0
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I get migraine headaches rebound. It has worked for migraine headaches.

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Julie | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month |
1/29/2008
Condition: Cluster Headache
Overall rating 5.0
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The medication has worked well for me. It does cause me to be a little hyper. I have to eat before taking it or it makes my stomach hurt.

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