certain drugs developed for other purposes have been used successfully in preventing migraines. these include: beta-blockers such as tenormin (atenolol) inderal (propranolol) and blocadren (timolol) antidepressants such as elavil (amitriptyline) and pamelor (nortriptyline) ergot derivatives such as sansert (methysergide) antihistamines such as periactin (cyproheptadine) anticonvulsants such as depakene and depakote (valproic acid).
are there any medications to prevent migraines?