در پيشگيري حملات سردرد ميگرني و مقايسه آن با آمي تريپتيلين و پروپرانولول در مركز پزشكي امام خمينيي (ره ) تبريز HYPERICUM PERFORATUM بررسي تاثير قطره گياه

Assesment of Hypericum effects in Prophylaxis of Migraine and Comparison of it with Amitriptyline and Propranolol in Imam Khomeini Medical Center, Tabriz

Background Regarding the outbreak of migraine attacks and problems of it, we decide to asses available treatments. Due to common use of hypericum for migraine in our country and no registered investigation about it, we research it and compared with amitriptyline and propranolol. Methods: According to IHS* criteria, migraine patients were diagnosed and if indicated , would treat randomly with hypericum, amitriptyline or propranolol. Response to the treatmerts were assesed regarding to severity, frequeney, and duration of the attacks monthly for 3 months. Results: From all patients , 181 persons were diagnosed as migraine that only 96 patients cooperate. This results obtained: Hypericum decreased firstly duration and severity of attacks (85.7%) then the freguency (71.4%) . Amitriptyline diminished the freguency in 91.7%, and severity in 100% of the patients . Propranolol decreased the freguency in 100%, and the duration & severity in 80% of migraniers.