Ozempic-like drug significantly reduces frequency of chronic migraines in pilot study
ITALY, JUL 2 – A 12-week trial showed liraglutide halved migraine days in 31 patients with obesity and chronic migraine unresponsive to other treatments, according to Italian researchers.
- Italian researchers led by neurologist Simone Braca published this month a pilot study showing that liraglutide reduced migraine frequency in obese chronic migraine patients.
- The small trial with 31 patients was motivated by the need for better treatments for high-frequency migraines unresponsive to current medications.
- Participants received daily liraglutide injections for 12 weeks, after which average migraine days dropped from 19.8 to 10.7, nearly halving the monthly migraine burden.
- One participant became completely free of migraines, while mild gastrointestinal side effects like nausea occurred but resolved, and researchers emphasized that the effect appeared independent of weight loss.
- This proof-of-concept study suggests GLP-1 receptor agonists could offer a new treatment option for some chronic migraine sufferers and calls for larger trials to confirm these findings.
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