Archive for March, 2011

headaches … is there something to be done about it?

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

I am here speaking on the behalf of my mother and not myself.  She has been experiencing for quite some months a persistent sort of headache which occurs mostly in the morning. Sometime it gets so intense she gets nauseous and vomits continuously. The only sort of medicament that seems to work with her is [...]

Migraine flare ups and fumes, perfumes, and toxic chemicals

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Whoa…I have been in migraine hell for four days now.  My husband and I have just moved into a new apartment, in a new town.  the landlord has just painted the place and re -finished the floors.  I have had a non stop aura since we got in the place a few days ago. Thank [...]

Topamax??? Depression?

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

I’ve just started using Topamax for my migraines after using Depakote for two years. Has anyone had any experience with it?  What were your side effects?  Did you like it?  My neurologist said a lot of people lose weight because sugar “just doesn’t taste the same”.  Well, I’ve been on it two weeks, and let [...]

PCOS and also an adrenal disorder which causes some of the same symptoms

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

I have also been told I have PCOS and also an adrenal disorder which causes some of the same symptoms (congental adrenal hyperplasia). I have had the problems some of you mention since I was a teenager. Birth control pills, acne medicines, and occasional steroids have kept things in pretty good control. I was able [...]

Some of you are talking about Birth control and night sweats and insomnia

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Some of you are talking about Birth control and night sweats and insomnia. I was having this same problem with night sweats and insomnia. Boy what a terrible thing. Well I spoke with my Dr. and he put me on this birth control pill called Mircette. It has a hormone that you take through the [...]

I am having Aura all the time

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Okie I have a question. I am having Aura all the time. I’ve been on Verapamil 180mg, twice a day for a week now. Do you guys think this will go away the more Verapamil gets in my system, or is this something i’m just gonna have to live with? God it’s so annoying. Anyone [...]

Atkins like diets

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

I briefly tried the Atkins diet, but couldn’t stick with it ’cause I didn’t like enough of the foods that were ok to eat. Without the carbs I wasn’t eating enough and got constant headaches. Many, many years ago I consulted my Dr. cause I was getting daily headaches while trying to diet. I thought [...]