In the first part of this section we argue that, when the staff members deal with medication-related issues in the meetings, they face some practical difficulties, which they seek to solve by establishing medication-issues as conversational topics (for an overview of CA studies on the management of topics in conversation, see [ 8], chapter 11).
In scientific terms, however, it is more than just an alternative to more established medication.
Avoiding medication overuse is an important aspect of headache care [3]; once established, medication overuse may be difficult to treat, and recidivism is common [90].
Medical conditions that rendered established medications unsafe to use and where patients were trying to conceive.
But with a lack of research, and controversy about abandoning established medications for a home remedy, the approach has been slow to take off.
Third, we believe that instead of searching for new medication, we should rely on already established medications with beneficial effects on the arterial wall.
However, established medications targeted at elevating HDL-C, such as statin, nicotinic acid, or fibrate, fail to reduce atherosclerosis risk [ 52].
Additional research in randomized trials evaluating topiramate alongside more established medications, such as disulfiram and naltrexone, may shed light on its relative efficacy and tolerability.
As lithium is one of the oldest and most established medications for the treatment of bipolar disease, a high percentage of patients in this group has been taking this medication for a long period of time (some >10 years).
