Archive for June, 2009

Rescue Meds

Friday, June 26th, 2009

My Doctor gives me Vicoden to take when I feel like I need to go to the ER.? He wants me to stay out of the ER if possible.? When I went there they would not give me any pain meds at all, just droperidol and something for nausea (which didn’t even work for me [...]

Toradol?

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Has anyone ever had a shot of this? I get them from my doctor when i just can’t take the pain anymore. Usually they work however last time the relief only lasted about 8 hours!! i was really disappointment as usually the pain is gone before i hit the door and it isn’t a pain [...]

Few different meds

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Currently I’m on a few different meds to prevent.. Topamax & Petadolex, then either Relpax or Frova for the migraines. I take an Anaprox with the Relpax or Frova also which helps the effectiveness. Along with the migraines (about 2-3/week) I have a constant headache in my forehead which ranges from mild to moderate. I’m [...]

B vitamins beyond Riboflavin, plus eye

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Are there any B vitamins besides Riboflavin that are or could be implicated in migraines or in headaches similar to migraines? I ran out of my Balanced B-100 vitamins and just like a year or so ago when I ran out of prenatal vitamins, I’ve had almost 10 days straight of bouncing between full blown [...]

Wondering if age affects migraine frequency?

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

I am 50 and always suffered from migraines but they were fairly predictable (once every few months, lasting 24 hours). then 18 montsh or so ago they took a sudden turn for the worse, lasting for days. I notice my migraines were often, if not ususally triggered by the start of my mentrual cycle and [...]

Disability

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Is it possible to get disability for migraines, I have wondered this for a long time, people I’ve talked to who dont have migraines says its really hard, since i’ve had them for over 20 yrs, and cant hold down a job, didn’t know if this was possible. Like I said before, I dont know [...]