Sumatriptan for post-ECT headache

J ECT. 1998 Dec;14(4):272-4.

Abstract

A 27-year-old woman receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of depression developed post-ECT headaches refractory to treatment with acetaminophen and various nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. The patient was then treated successfully with oral sumatriptan. This case suggests that sumatriptan may be a useful treatment of post-ECT headaches that are unresponsive to conventional analgesics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Depressive Disorder / therapy
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Headache / drug therapy*
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / pharmacology
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / therapeutic use*
  • Sumatriptan / pharmacology
  • Sumatriptan / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists
  • Sumatriptan