Migraine Neck Pain Treatment. These are prescription drugs such as sumatriptan imitrex tosymra and rizatriptan maxalt are prescription drugs used for migraine because they block pain pathways in the brain. Doctors try treating neck for migraine pain 01 02.
1 2 while in most cases neck pain in migraine is limited to the upper neck region sometimes the pain may radiate to the lower neck and or shoulder. Neck pain may actually be the most common migraine symptom despite the fact that it is rarely listed among usual symptoms such as nausea and light sensitivity. A migraine is the result of a neurological condition that affects the brain.
1 2 while in most cases neck pain in migraine is limited to the upper neck region sometimes the pain may radiate to the lower neck and or shoulder.
Up to 60 percent of migraine sufferers feel neck pain directly before a migraine takes hold. More than half of the migraine population experience neck pain before and or during a migraine attack. Migraine relief medications that combine caffeine aspirin and acetaminophen excedrin migraine may be helpful but usually only against mild migraine pain. In a survey of 144 migraine patients 3 out of 4 said that they experienced neck pain together with migraines.