Effects of medication use on the health state in postictal migraineurs

E.J.C.M. Mulder, J. Passchier, W.H.J.P. Linssen, E.J.C. de Geus

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Abstract

We investigated whether headache-free patients with migraine report a lower health state compared with healthy controls, and whether health state is differently affected during the postattack period after using sumatriptan versus habitual nonvasoactive medication. Mood, health state, and personality questionnaires were administered once during an interictal period and twice within 30 hours after different migraine attacks treated with sumatriptan or habitual nonvasoactive medication. Twenty migraineurs without aura, 10 migraineurs with aura, and 30 matched and headache-free controls participated in this study. During an interictal period, patients with migraine reported more problems regarding social activities and pain compared with healthy controls. During the postictal period, mood (fatigue and emotional state) was negatively affected by an attack that was treated with habitual medication, whereas health state (physical pain, social activities, current pain) was similar to the migraine-free period. Sumatriptan treatment had beneficial effects on aspects of health state and mood during the postictal period.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)782-791
Number of pages10
JournalHeadache
Volume41
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001

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