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. 2016 Oct 25;4:2050313X16675257. doi: 10.1177/2050313X16675257

Table 3.

Comparison between prior failed and current prophylactic/abortive headache therapies.

Case Prior failed prophylactic therapies Prior failed abortive therapies Prophylactic therapies during rTMS Abortive therapies during rTMS
1 Amitriptyline 100 mg qhs, topiramate 50 mg BID, Depakote 1000 mg qd Naproxen 500 mg q8h PRN Gabapentin 600 mg TID Ibuprofen 600 mg q8h PRN, zolmitriptan 5 mg once weekly PRN
2 Amitriptyline 75 mg qhs, Depakote 500 mg BID, topiramate 100 mg BID Dihydroergotamine 1 mg subcutaneously Propranolol 20 mg TID Sumatriptan 6 mg weekly PRN
3 Depakote 500 mg BID, nortriptyline 75 mg qhs Sumatriptan 100 mg, eletriptan 20 mg, zolmitriptan 2.5 mg Amitriptyline 75 mg qhs Hydromorphone 2 mg qd
4 Gabapentin 400 mg TID, Depakote 750 mg qd Zolmitriptan Nortriptyline 50 mg qd Ibuprofen 800 mg TID PRN, sumatriptan 25 mg two to three times weekly PRN
5 Amitriptyline 75 mg qhs Rizatriptan, sumatriptan Desipramine 50 mg qhs Naproxen 500 mg PRN, zolmitriptan 5 mg two times weekly PRN

Dosages (if known) are listed in table.