dear lactnetters. i have aclose friend who suffers terribly from migraine
headaches. thus far the only thing which has helped has been demerol.
understandably, she doesnt want to take it while nursing. she has a 3 yr old
(used the demerol sparingly with her) and a 2 mo. infant. she's heard of a
drug called imitrex (aka sumatriptan) which reportedly when administered
subcutaneously at the onset of symptoms can stop or greatly diminish the
migraine. does dr hale or anyone else know of contraindications to nursing?
tia.
jennifer hill in tidewater va