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Hi,

I've been on Propanolol 80mg for my mirgraines which have worked very well. One issue with them is that I can wake up during the night and I have great difficulty in getting back to sleep. This results in me being quite tired during the day, as I drive 45mins to get to the office and sometimes 4-5 hours if I'm on site then it was a concern.

I saw the doctor on Friday and he suggested trying Pizotifen, he told me they can cause drowiness but if I take it at night then I should be OK by the morning.

I've been reading through the experiences here and I'm not too sure about taking them now, I haven't been to the pharmacy with the prescription and I'm unsure whether to bother.

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    What time in the day are you taking Propanolol?? I've also just started taking Propanolol and in the first few weeks I kept waking up in the night but seems to have settled now. I try and take one tablet in the morning and one about 4pm ish. When I first started taking them I was taking one tablet in the morning and the other a night straight before bed which obviously wasn't working.

    I use to take Pizotifen for about a year but I gained a stone and still had about 6 migraines, doesn't sound many but for me that and the weight gain was enough! I thought there must be something else. I did feel more tired than usual but suppose it's what you get use to. I would say at first I felt very tired.

    I would try and change the times that you are taking the tables?

  • migrainegirl
    migrainegirl

    Posted

    [color=indigo:e7a98e51d0][b:e7a98e51d0]Hey All I'm new just joined as I found this webby interesting,

    I have started on Pizotifen and am pleased to say it started working that night as i can have migraines for 8 weeks on thte trot with no break the only thing with it i found it has increased my appitite rapidly and im sleeping better but I don't want to weight gain either and I am a little moody but i think in at that middle cycle of my monthlys so will have to wait to see if my normal mood swings are just that or that of the tablet i'm on 1.5 mg at the monent.

    is there anything else i should be aware of with taking this tablet

    thanks all.

    Tracy

    xx

    blessed be

    gold reiki to you all[/b:e7a98e51d0][/color:e7a98e51d0]. :D

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I gained about a stone over a 12 month period. To be honest I wasn't aware of what i was eating, I was eating things that I would have only ever eaten on odd occasions! I would see food and eat it! Also my portion sizes increased whilst taking Pizotifen. I was taking 0.5mg.

    I guess it's what you can deal with, the migraines or being careful on your eating habits?

    Good luck

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