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By Mayo Clinic staffThere's no cure for cyclic vomiting syndrome. Severe bouts may require hospitalization for administration of intravenous fluids. Anti-nausea drugs and sedatives also may be delivered intravenously.
In many cases, the same types of medications used for migraines often help stop or even prevent episodes of cyclic vomiting. These medications include:
- Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline and nortriptyline
- Triptans, such as sumatriptan (Imitrex) and zolmitriptan (Zomig)
- Analgesics, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others)
- Dulude E. Cyclic vomiting syndrome. http://www.uptodate.com/online/content/topic.do?topicKey=gi_dis/26569&selectedTitle=1~6&source=search_result. Accessed Oct. 8, 2008.
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/cvs/index.htm. Accessed Oct. 8, 2008.
- Di Lorenzo C. Approach to the child with nausea and vomiting. http://www.uptodate.com/online/content/topic.do?topicKey=pedigast/7584&selectedTitle=3~6&source=search_result. Accessed Oct. 8, 2008.
- Pareek NP. Cyclic vomiting syndrome: What a gastroenterologist needs to know. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2007;102(12):2832-2840.
- Hoecker JL [expert opinion]. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Oct. 14, 2008.
