Chronic pain represents one of the most important public health problems and, in addition to
classical analgesics, antidepressants are an essential part of the therapeutic strategy. This …

Background This is an updated version of the Cochrane review published in 2005 on
selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for preventing migraine and tension‐type …

The aim of this study was to evaluate in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled
study the safety and efficacy of venlafaxine extended release (XR) in the prophylactic …

Background Tension-type headaches are a common source of pain and suffering. Our
purpose was to assess the efficacy of tricyclic (TCA) and tetracyclic antidepressants in the …

Tension-type headache typically causes pain that radiates in a band-like fashion bilaterally
from the forehead to the occiput. Pain often radiates to the neck muscles and is described as …

Tension-type headache represents one of the most costly diseases in modern society
because of its very high prevalence. Very little research on this disease has actually been …

Antidepressants, particularly tricyclic antidepressants, have been a mainstay in the
prophylactic therapy of migraine. The tricyclic antidepressants amitriptyline, nortriptyline, and …

Objective. To assess the efficacy and tolerability of prophylactic drugs for chronic tension-
type headache (TTH) in adults. Methods. We searched several databases from inception to …

4 методы профилактики и лечения (НН Яхно, ЕД Соколова, 2001). Терапия ГБН детей
также должна основываться на физиологических и патофизиологически особенностях …

Migraine and depression coincide in some 20–30% of patients. Although antidepressants
(namely tricyclics) are not considered as first-line prophylactic compounds in patients with …