All 3 patients had two additional atherosclerotic or nonatherosclerotic risk factors for stroke, suggesting that vertebral artery hypoplasia combined with other conventional risk factors may provide an optimal background for brainstem ischemia.
Category B anti-headache medications include Tylenol (acetaminophen); Reglan (metoclopramide), which is used for nausea but also may relieve a mild headache; and over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Advil and Motrin (ibuprofen) or Aleve (naproxen) only during the first and second trimesters.
There are some medications that you should avoid while pregnant, unless recommended by your doctor, such as: 1  Ibuprofen such as Motrin, Advil, or others. 2  Alcoholic preparations (in medications and out) 3  Aspirin, an anti-inflammatory and blood thinner used to treat pain, fever, headache, and inflammation.