Aspirin can be considered an effective and safe option to other, more expensive medications to treat acute migraines as well as prevent recurrent attacks, a new study suggests.
The review, published in the American Journal of Medicine, includes evidence from 13 randomized trials of the treatment of migraine in 4,222 patients and tens of thousands of patients in the prevention of recurrent attacks.
The findings suggest that high-dose aspirin, in doses from 900 to 1,300 milligrams given at the onset of symptoms, is an effective and safe treatment option for acute migraine headaches.