The use of intravenous or parental magnesium has been used since the 1930s and 1940s as an effective treatment for migraines. A recent study done in an emergency room in Chicago was conducted using IV magnesium and two other conventional medications The other two intravenous medications were metoclopramide and prochlorperazine.
There was no difference between effectiveness of all 3 medications. From my years working in the emergency room we always used opioids or the other two drugs above. Now the emergency room doctor can use magnesium IV.
Until tomorrow…