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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: Headache. 2019 Dec 4;60(3):542–552. doi: 10.1111/head.13717

Table 2.

Medical History

Patient report of past headaches 9/78 (11.5%)
Patient report of past migraine 53/78 (67.9%)
Patients with self-reported previous history of headache/migraine N = 61 (78.2%)
Patient report having seen a doctor for treatment of previous headaches/migraine 27/61 (44.3%)
 Neurology 12/27 (44.4%)
 Primary Care Provider 8/27 (29.6%)
 Both 2/27 (7.4%)
Frequency of previous headaches
Documented frequency 34/61 (55.8%)
  Daily 1/34 (2.9%)
  Every other day 1/34 (12.9%)
  1-2x per week 5/34 (14.7%)
  1-2x per month 15/34 (44.1%)
  1-2x every other month 2/34 (5.9%)
  1-2x per year 5/34 (14.7%)
  None in the past year 5/34 (14.7%)
  Uncertain frequency 27/61 (44.2%)
Other symptoms of previous headaches
 Nausea 22/61 (36.1%)
 Vomiting 5/61 (8.2%)
Patients with one or more comorbidities N = 50 (64.1%)
 Mean number of comorbidities Mean = 1.60 ± 0.926 [1.34, 1.86]
Median = 1.00, IQR = 1.00, 2.00
Psychiatric comorbidities
 Depression 7/78 (9.0%)
 Anxiety 12/78 (15.4%)
 ADHD 5/78 (6.4%)
Overlapping pain conditions 11/78 (14.1%)
 Temporomandibular Joint Disorder 1/78 (1.3%)
 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 4/78 (5.1%)
 Endometriosis 4/78 (5.1%)
 Chronic Low Back Pain 2/78 (2.6%)
Prior use of Migraine abortive medications N = 44/61 (72.1%)
 Acetaminophen 7/61 (11.5%)
 NSAIDs 24/61 (39.3%)
 Excedrin 12/61 (19.7%)
 Any triptan 23/61 (37.7%)
 Opioids 2/61 (3.3%)
 Fioricet 2/61 (3.3%)
 Magnesium 1/61 (1.6%)
 Ondansetron 1/61 (1.6%)
 Anti-psychotics (Promethazine, Compazine) 2/61 (3.3%)
 Other/Unable to recall* 5/61 (8.2%)
Prior use of Migraine preventative medications N = 12 (19.7%)
 Beta blockers 5/61 (8.2%)
 Tricyclic antidepressants 3/61 (4.9%)
 SNRIs 2/61 (3.3%)
 Candesartan 1/61 (1.6%)
 Riboflavin 1/61 (1.6%)
 Magnesium 2/61 (3.3%)
 Topiramate 8/61 (13.1%)
 Botulinum toxin 2/61 (3.3%)
 Gabapentin 1/61 (1.6%)
 Other/Unable to recall** 3/61 (4.9%)
*

Other prior abortive medications that were named included homeopathic medicines, medicines from different countries

**

Other prior preventative medications that were named included steroids