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Table 5 Preventive headache medication

From: The headache registry of the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG): baseline data of the first 1,351 patients

Group

Substance

Number of patients (%)

Antidepressants

Amitriptyline

113 (8.4%)

Opipramol

10 (0.7%)

Amitriptylinoxide

5 (0.4%)

Doxepin

3 (0.2%)

Duloxetine

11 (0.8%)

Venlafaxine

14 (1.0%)

Antiepileptics

Topiramat

71 (5.3%)

Valproate

2 (0.1%)

Betablockers

Bisoprolol

16 (1.2%)

Metoprolol

83 (6.1%)

Propranolol

8 (0.6%)

Botulinum neurotoxin

OnabotulinumtoxinA

56 (4.2%)

CGRP(R) antibodies

Erenumab

73 (5.4%)

Fremanezumab

31 (2.3%)

Galcanezumab

31 (2.3%)

Other substances

Flunarizine

15 (1.1%)

Candesartan

13 (1.0%)

Lisinopril

0 (0.0%)

Acetylsalicylic acid

2 (0.1%)

Magnesium

98 (7.3%)

Magnesium + vitamin B2 + coenzyme Q10

26 (1.9%)

Other

75 (5.6%)