. ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁the ▁person ▁also ▁has ▁de pression , ▁an ▁ant ide press ant ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁choice . ▁ ▁Ab ort ive ▁ther ap ies ▁for ▁mig ra ines ▁may ▁be ▁or al , ▁if ▁the ▁mig raine ▁is ▁m ild ▁to ▁moder ate , ▁or ▁may ▁require ▁stronger ▁medicine ▁given ▁int ra ven ously ▁or ▁intr am us cular ly . ▁M ild ▁to ▁moder ate ▁head aches ▁should ▁first ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁ac et amin oph en ▁( par ac et am ol ) ▁or ▁NS A ID s , ▁like ▁i bu pro fen . ▁If ▁accompanied ▁by ▁n ause a ▁or ▁vom iting , ▁an ▁anti em etic ▁such ▁as ▁met oc lo pr am ide ▁( Reg lan ) ▁can ▁be ▁given ▁or ally ▁or ▁rect ally . ▁Mod er ate ▁to ▁severe ▁attacks ▁should ▁be ▁treated ▁first ▁with ▁an ▁or al ▁tri pt an , ▁a ▁medic ation ▁that ▁m im ics ▁ser ot on in ▁( an ▁ag on ist ) ▁and ▁causes ▁m ild ▁v aso con str iction . ▁If ▁accompanied ▁by ▁n ause a ▁and ▁vom iting , ▁parent eral ▁( through ▁a ▁need le ▁in ▁the ▁skin ) ▁tri pt ans ▁and ▁anti emet ics ▁can ▁be ▁given . ▁ ▁Several ▁complement ary ▁and ▁alternative ▁strateg ies ▁can ▁help ▁with ▁mig ra ines . ▁The ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ne uro log y ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁mig raine ▁treatment ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁stated ▁relax ation