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A member asked:

My gp gave me amitriptyline (elavil)as i have 6-8 migraine auras a month but no headache i thought elavil was more for migraine headache?ideas please?

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Still migraine: Auras and HA component of migraines would be expected to respond to the same treatment as they are part of the same process

Dr Modi agreed

Answered 7/27/2019

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