Aspirin 'may be effective against migraine'

15 April 2010

People who suffer from debilitating migraine headaches may benefit from taking aspirin, new research suggests.However, they are likely to need more than the usual recommended dose in order to find relief.


Scientists at the University of Oxford carried out a review of 13 existing studies, which had looked at a combined total of 4,222 people.



Publishing their findings in the Cochrane Review, they revealed that one in four migraine sufferers could be free from pain within two hours of taking up to 1,000mg of aspirin (three standard tablets).


More than half of study participants experienced a reduction in pain so that they were only suffering from mild symptoms after taking the high dose.

In general, people are advised to take no more than two aspirin tablets at a time.

Nick Henderson, executive director of the Aspirin Foundation, told the Times: 'This is good news for migraine sufferers, but before exceeding stated doses, migraines should be diagnosed properly and not be confused with a standard headache.'

About one in four women and one in 12 men experience migraines, according NHS figures, and nine-tenths of sufferers have their first episode before the age of 40.
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