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HEADACHES

HEADACHES To the Editor:— In the extensive literature on chlorpromazine and reserpine reports on the usefulness of these drugs in patients with headache are conspicuous by their absence. In personal communication one doctor who had reported on a series of 600 hospitalized patients stated that chlorpromazine therapy was very effective even with small doses in patients with headache. He mentioned that 0.05 gm. given intramuscularly was specific for his wife's periodic migraine attacks. A second doctor reporting on 425 patients agreed. A third doctor who had reported on reserpine in a fairly large series of cases could not answer the question. Rauwolfia has been used for headache by Indian practitioners of medicine for centuries. I prefer chlorpromazine because the former frequently causes impotence and sometimes increases the severity of depression, thus increasing the risk of suicide. I have prescribed Thorazine for nine patients presenting headache as a major complaint. I used http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

HEADACHES

JAMA , Volume 157 (12) – Mar 19, 1955

HEADACHES

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To the Editor:—
In the extensive literature on chlorpromazine and reserpine reports on the usefulness of these drugs in patients with headache are conspicuous by their absence. In personal communication one doctor who had reported on a series of 600 hospitalized patients stated that chlorpromazine therapy was very effective even with small doses in patients with headache. He mentioned that 0.05 gm. given intramuscularly was specific for his wife's...
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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1955 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1955.02950290062018
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Abstract

To the Editor:— In the extensive literature on chlorpromazine and reserpine reports on the usefulness of these drugs in patients with headache are conspicuous by their absence. In personal communication one doctor who had reported on a series of 600 hospitalized patients stated that chlorpromazine therapy was very effective even with small doses in patients with headache. He mentioned that 0.05 gm. given intramuscularly was specific for his wife's periodic migraine attacks. A second doctor reporting on 425 patients agreed. A third doctor who had reported on reserpine in a fairly large series of cases could not answer the question. Rauwolfia has been used for headache by Indian practitioners of medicine for centuries. I prefer chlorpromazine because the former frequently causes impotence and sometimes increases the severity of depression, thus increasing the risk of suicide. I have prescribed Thorazine for nine patients presenting headache as a major complaint. I used

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Mar 19, 1955

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