that I haven’t had to “doctor shop” around; in fact, I’ve had the same PCP for 18 years, and the same neurologist for 4 years now. Here’s the strategy that I used. Once I’d spent 3.5 years trying all of the “normal” migraine preventatives and rescue meds, and following the “migraine rules”, and I still [...]
In reading the recent posts, I am astounded by what I read. How do you folks get docs to Rx these drugs? Why am I having such a tough time getting anything? How many docs did you have to go thru 1st? Around where I live (very rural), if you change docs at all they [...]
Hello! My husband (who’s a migraine sufferer — I am, too), started on Lipitor a few weeks ago & has had a migraine for 21 days!!! Have any of you had a similar reaction?? He’s been examined by some specialists, who have discounted the Lipitor connection (though they have ascribed no other causes). He’s otherwise [...]
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Ggrandmother who has had visual migraines for 40 years! I have always had an aura, beginning as a tiny spot in my field of vision and expanding with flashing edges and moving out of my field of vision. A slight headache follows and some tiredness. Entire episode takes roughly and hour and would occur 4-5 [...]
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I have migraines and have been trying natural cures but I haven’t found anything that’s work for me yet. I’m 55 years old and in 2004 I stopped having periods and pretty much but not 100% have been having migraines once a week for the last three years. I don’t want to take drugs. I [...]
I was right in the middle of a horrible hormonal one today, firing at both temples. 5 hours later my triptan still hadn’t worked, when I suddenly got a vice like, crushing pain – all over the back of my head. It really felt unbearable like my head was going to explode. I took two [...]
And the cause has been identified! I had three herniated discs in my back and they were putting a tremendous amount of pressure on several nerves. My neurosurgeon identified this as the cause of my migraines and since I had my first back surgery to fix that problem, the only migraines have been at the [...]