Migraine treatment

The pathophysiology of migraines is still controversial with two or three predominant theories. Vasodilation of perivascular sensory afferents is thought to be the key to the pain portion of the migraines. This makes sense as some of the termination medications are triptans which vasoconstricts vessels. However, I don't understand why beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers are used as preventative medications, since they cause vasodilation, particularly calcium channel blockers. Could... Migraine treatment
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