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Nasal Sprays for the Treatment of Migraine

How migraine nasal do sprays work?

A nasal spray is a very effective treatment for migraine. It offers more rapid relief than oral medications. In fact, a 2013 research [2] review showed that it’s possible for nasal sprays to begin to ease the symptoms of an acute migraine attack in as quickly as 15 minutes.

Generally speaking, intranasally medication can be absorbed more rapidly and are more effective than oral medications. The reason for this is that;

Your nasal contains a high amount of blood vessels. This provides a more direct route for the drug into your bloodstream.

When a drug is directly absorbed into your bloodstream rather than through your mouth, it skips the breaking down the process by your digestive system or by your liver during first-pass metabolism. This means that more of the drug is readily available to counteract your migraine symptoms [3].