头痛？你不是一个人在战斗(2/2)

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概述：偏头痛的主要治疗方法是采用曲谱坦类药物，有时也使用咖啡因。
Hints:
Croley
migraines
triptans
caffeine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minnesota
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/780307/Today, Mr. Croley produces and directs films and videos. He says months can pass without a headache. But then he will have three migraines within a month. If he takes the medicine his doctor ordered early in his headache, it controls the pain in his head. If not, the pain becomes extremely bad. Sometimes he has had to be treated with a combination of drugs in a hospital.
Some people take medicine every day to prevent or ease migraine headaches. Others use medicine to control pain already developed. Doctors treating migraine sufferers often order medicines from a group of drugs known as triptans.
Most migraines react at least partly to existing medicine. And most people can use existing medicine without experiencing bad effects. Doctors sometimes use caffeine to treat migraine headaches. Interestingly, caffeine can also cause some migraines.
Medical experts have long recognized the work of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic says several foods are suspected of being "triggers" that start migraines. They include cheese and alcoholic drinks. Food additives like salt and monosodium glutamate also may be triggers.克罗利目前从事影视的制作和导演工作。有时，他可以数月不头痛，但接着也可能一个月内会犯3次偏头痛。他说，如果在头痛伊始就服用医生开的药，疼痛会得到控制，否则会疼的非常厉害，有时甚至需要到医院接受多种药物治疗。
有些患者每天坚持服药以预防或减轻偏头痛，另一些患者则在疼痛发作时才服药。医生常用曲坦类药物来治疗偏头痛。
现有的药物对许多种偏头痛都有一定的疗效，而且对大部分患者都不会产生不良的反应。医生有时也用咖啡因治疗偏头痛，有趣的是，咖啡因同时也是导致某些偏头痛的罪魁祸首。
许多医生专家早已认可明尼苏达州罗切斯特美国梅奥医学中心的研究成果。该中心认为有几种食物也可能是偏头痛的诱因，如芝士和酒精类饮料。食品添加剂中如盐和味精等也可能成为诱发因素。