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I have been diagnosed with basiler migraines and was prescribed amitriptyline. will that keep me from getting any more or am i still susceptible?

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Maybe: The medication may help a lot, but migraines are generally triggeres, and looking at your exposures and sensitivities may be helpful, good integrative me, and allergy eval may help as well

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Answered 4/5/2016

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