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Tricyclic antidepressants for preventing migraine in adults
#MMPMID28562550
Xu XM
; Liu Y
; Dong MX
; Zou DZ
; Wei YD
Medicine (Baltimore)
2017[Jun]; 96
(22
): e6989
PMID28562550
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BACKGROUND: Migraine, ranked as the 7th-highest specific cause of disability
worldwide, has caused an enormous burden on the economy and society. Tricyclic
antidepressant (TCA) is one of the most commonly drugs for migraine prevention.
However, evidence about the efficacy and tolerability of TCAs in the prophylaxis
of migraine in adults is somewhat confusing. METHODS: A computerized literature
search of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases from
inception to July 2016 was conducted. We reviewed all randomized controlled
trials that assigned adults with a clinical diagnosis of migraine to TCAs or
other treatments (placebo or other antidepressants). Reduction in migraine
frequency or index and response rates to treatment were defined as the efficacy
outcomes. Rates of dropout due to adverse effects were defined as the
tolerability outcomes. RESULTS: In total 12 trials consisting of 1006
participants were identified: 9 trials compared TCAs with placebo, and the other
3 compared amitriptyline with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or
serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). A significant advantage of
TCAs compared with placebo in the prevention of migraine in adults was observed
(standardized mean difference [SMD] = -.75; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -1.05
to -.46; P?.00001). Participants receiving TCAs were more likely to experience
an ?50% reduction in their headache burden than those receiving placebo (risk
ratio [RR] =1.40; 95% CI = 0.89-2.20; P?=?.14). In addition, the efficacy between
amitriptyline and SSRIs or SNRIs did not differ for migraine prevention in adults
(SMD = -.01; 95% CI = -0.31 to 0.28; P?=?.94) based on the available limited
trials. However, TCAs were less well tolerated than placebo (RR = 1.73; 95% CI =
1.00-2.99; P?=?.05) and SSRI or SNRI (RR = 2.85; 95% CI = 0.97-8.41; P?=?.06) on
account of adverse events. CONCLUSIONS: This research reveals that TCAs were more
effective than placebo, but no more than SSRI or SNRI in ameliorating the
headache burden in adults with migraine. However, TCAs appeared to be less
tolerated than placebo and SSRIs or SNRIs for some side effects.
|Adult
[MESH]
|Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic/adverse effects/*therapeutic use
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Migraine Disorders/*drug therapy
[MESH]
|Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/adverse effects/therapeutic use
[MESH]