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What has been your experience with CGRP-targeted medications for vestibular migraine?

Have you found it as effective for typical migraine? In light of the publication from Tarnutzer et al., PMID 42396702.
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Neurology · Stanford University
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As with every migraine treatment, there are non-responders, super-responders, and patients in between, but in my experience there is a clear signal that CGRP-targeted therapies are worth trying in vestibular migraine, particularly in patients with significant side effects from or contraindications t...

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Neurology · Brown Neurology
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I have had a lot of success treating vestibular migraine with atogepant and fremanezumab. I have seen more with atogepant and it's become my first choice as a preventative for vestibular migraine.

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Neurology · Greater Boston Headache Center at Boston Advanced Medicine
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In my opinion, vestibular migraine is a non-entity in the same way as new daily persistent headache is a non-entity. Considering either condition as an entity does injustice to the patient.

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