dihydroergotamine
noun
di·hy·dro·er·got·a·mine
(ˌ)dī-ˌhī-drō-ˌər-ˈgä-tə-ˌmēn 
: a hydrogenated derivative C33H37N5O5 of ergotamine that is used in the treatment of migraine
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Other rescue medication options include dihydroergotamine, a class of drugs called gepants (or CRGP antagonists), lasmiditan, and anti-nausea drugs, which can help treat nausea and vomiting due to migraine in addition to head pain in some cases.
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Beth Krietsch, SELF, 22 Sep. 2022
Common types that help minimize pain include triptans, dihydroergotamine (which also comes as a nasal spray), gepants, ditans, as well as antiemetics, which can help with nausea and vomiting often brought on by migraine attacks.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022
O’Keefe said people might have turned to cream of tartar as a home remedy for migraines because dihydroergotamine, a treatment for migraines, has tartaric acid in its structure.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
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Beth Krietsch, SELF, 22 Sep. 2022
Common types that help minimize pain include triptans, dihydroergotamine (which also comes as a nasal spray), gepants, ditans, as well as antiemetics, which can help with nausea and vomiting often brought on by migraine attacks.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022
O’Keefe said people might have turned to cream of tartar as a home remedy for migraines because dihydroergotamine, a treatment for migraines, has tartaric acid in its structure.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
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dihydroergotamine
noun
di·hy·dro·er·got·a·mine
-ˌər-ˈgät-ə-ˌmēn
: a hydrogenated derivative of ergotamine that is used in the form of its mesylate C33H37N5O5·CH4O3S in the treatment of migraine
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