Dihydroergotamine : Before Using

Dihydroergotamine - Nasal-Systemic

Brand Names

Migranal Dihydroergotamine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For nasal dihydroergotamine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to dihydroergotamine or any other ergot alkaloid. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Use of nasal dihydroergotamine by pregnant women may cause serious harm to the fetus. Therefore, nasal dihydroergotamine must not be using during pregnancy .

Breast-feeding problem

Use of nasal dihydroergotamine is not recommended for nursing mothers. Nasal dihydroergotamine may pass into the breast milk and may cause unwanted effects, such as vomiting, diarrhea, weak pulse, changes in blood pressure, or convulsions - seizures in nursing babies. Nasal dihydroergotamine may also decrease the flow of breast milk.

Use for Children

There is no special info comparing use of nasal dihydroergotamine in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

There is no special info comparing use of nasal dihydroergotamine in older adults with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking nasal dihydroergotamine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are using any of the following:

Cocaine
Epinephrine by injection " Epi-Pen "
Other ergot medication - ergoloid mesylates " Hydergine ", ergonovine " Ergotrate ", methylergonovine " Methergine ", methysergide " Sansert "
Sumatriptan " Imitrex " The risk of serious side effects causing by nasal dihydroergotamine may be increased.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of nasal dihydroergotamine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Heart or blood vessel disease
Hypertension - high blood pressure
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Infection The risk of serious side effects causing by nasal dihydroergotmine may be increased. Heart or blood vessel disease and high blood pressure sometimes do not cause any symptoms, so some people do not know that they have these problems. Before deciding whether you must use nasal dihydroergotamine, your family doctor may need to do some tests to make sure that you do not have any of these conditions.