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Migraine vs hypoglycaemia/hypotension after exertion

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Teaching point

When a patient with migraine features collapses after exertion, treat the physiological derangement before the headache. Correct hypotension with IV fluids and hypoglycaemia (BGL ~3.5) with IV glucose; a triptan is wrong until the patient is haemodynamically and metabolically stable. If hypotension dominates, fluids come first.

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