The Journal of family practice
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The debilitating effects of migraine might be reduced in patients using an effective migraine medication. The serotonin (5HT1) receptor agonist sumatriptan has been shown in clinical trials to alleviate headache and associated symptoms in the majority of patients treated. ⋯ Patients using sumatriptan to treat migraines for up to 24 months experienced improvements in disability and productivity as well as in health-related quality of life as measured either by a general health status instrument or a disease-specific instrument.
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There have been several published reports that hypothyroid women do not need to increase the dose of levothyroxine when they become pregnant. ⋯ For hypothyroid pregnant patients, thyroid function tests, especially TSH, are recommended during each trimester to determine the need for additional levothyroxine.