“Blood thinners and migraine”
Hello,
I've been suffering from migraine with aura since I was little (visual aura, pins and needles, aphasia, confusion, etc.), I've heard that aspirin is used as prevention, and since it's an anticoagulant, I'd like to know if the other anticoagulants are used too (warfarin, coumadin, etc. ) can help with the aura, I don't care about the headache, I would like to know if you think these drugs help even with pins and needles, aphasia, numbness, sagging face etc.. so at least I can talk to my neurologist.
thanks!
I've been suffering from migraine with aura since I was little (visual aura, pins and needles, aphasia, confusion, etc.), I've heard that aspirin is used as prevention, and since it's an anticoagulant, I'd like to know if the other anticoagulants are used too (warfarin, coumadin, etc. ) can help with the aura, I don't care about the headache, I would like to know if you think these drugs help even with pins and needles, aphasia, numbness, sagging face etc.. so at least I can talk to my neurologist.
thanks!
Female | 20 years old
Complaint duration: years
Conditions: migraine
1 Answer
Neurologist
Aspirin is actually an anti platelet, not an anti coagulant. It can be considered a blood thinner but much less so than anti coagulants. Also, aspirin is not one of the medications used or recommended by the American headache association nor are anticoagulants. Medications that are commonly used for headache prevention are: propranolol, verapamil, topamax, depakote, pamelor, elavil, or gabapentin these being among higher level medications such as injection medications or another pill called qulipta. Your neurologist can speak to you more about which medication would be the right choice for you. Austin Oblack austin.oblack@gmail.com
