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Hold on to HOPE…2019

Hold on to HOPE in the world of MIGRAINE news:

This year we have seen the FIRST EVER medications designed specifically for migraine prevention, which is a huge step forward for treatment and hopefully ultimately for a cure to this disabling neurological disease.

However, along with the excitement and renewed hope has also come disappointment and discouragement for those who have either not been able to access the medications yet, not found them to be effective, or had intolerable side effects. There is a huge mix of hope, excitement, fear, disappointment, frustration & more.

BUT, this is the good news. We are in a new era of migraine research and treatment finally, and there are several more migraine-specific medications that are in the clinical pipeline. For those who don’t know, the clinical pipeline refers to medications currently being researched & tested. Now more than ever 2019 should be a year of hope for us! Here are just a few of the medications that are in the pipeline:

Eptinezumab: migraine preventive CGRP inhibitor Administered via IV in your doctors office once every three months. Produced by Alder Pharmaceuticals. Expected to apply for an FDA license anytime now!

Rimegepant: migraine abortive AND preventive CGRP antagonist, oral tablet taken as needed or daily. Produced by BioHaven. Expected to apply for an FDA license in the first half of 2019. Also working on an intranasal version that’s still in trials.

Ubrogepant: migraine abortive CGRP antagonist, oral tablet taken as needed. Produced by Allergan. Expected to apply for an FDA license early 2019.

Atogepant: migraine preventative CGRP antagonist, oral tablet taken once a month. Produced by Allergan. Expected to apply for an FDA license in 2019.

Besides these new medications in the pipeline there are also other CGRP medications in earlier stages of testing as well as other non-CGRP medications and medical devices in various stages of the process such as Lasmiditan, PACAP-38, Neurolief, Nerivio Migra & more!
(Shosh Rachel)

#ChronicMigraine #CGRP

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9 Things Chronic Migraineurs Want You to Know- Migraine.com

https://migraine.com/living-migraine/9-things-people-with-want/

Imagine a job that you could never leave, not even for a short vacation. A job that is on your mind every moment of every day. A job that wakes you up in the middle of the night demanding attention. A job that causes severe physical and mental anguish, wreaking havoc on your body and your life. Now imagine having to do another job on top of that, like raising children or holding down a paying job. And add another job on top of that, one that requires hours of doctor’s appointments and treatments, pharmacy trips, fighting with health insurance companies, and research each week. The physical symptoms are enough to cause exhaustion, add all the other responsibilities on top of it and we’re pretty well wrecked.