Archive for April, 2011

pain scale

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

I’d say according to your scale mine mine is 4 1/2 every day sometimes 5 and 6 but you never listed higher nor 1/2′s so I had to do a 1/2.  : )  Believe it or not I am not a pain pill person.  My husband says I’m nuts for suffering.  I have tons of [...]

prozac and migraine

Monday, April 18th, 2011

The underlying cause for my great increase in migraine headaches is due to depression ( and I was on 9 weeks sick leave this summer) So having visited my doctor yesterday I convinced her ( and myself) that I did not want preventatives ( was worried about all the side effects) I felt that if [...]

does psychotherapy work?

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Has anybody had an good results by being in therapy to figure out how to reduce the stress that might cause migraines? This is what I’m considering now.

will neurologists stick strictly to headache treatment?

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

I’m full of questions, I know Today, the neurologist told me that I need to speak with my primary care doctor about the anxiety problem I have. He said the anxiety has nothing to do with the management of headaches. Do all neurologists think that way?

I orginally went the first night because my migraine was so bad

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Hey, I wanted to tell you real quick that when I was in the er almost three months ago, I orginally went the first night because my migraine was so bad.  I had to go back to a different er the night after that because they did a spinal tap the first night, but did [...]

I have experienced extreme fatigue from the migraines for the past six years

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

It hasn’t been until the last almost three months without the everyday migraines anymore that no matter what I do, I am still extremely tired all of the time.  I thought that this would get better with time, seeing as how I was in bed most of 2002 because I was so sick, but absolutely [...]

Some questions about complicated migraines

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

I noticed that they are not very common, but I’m hoping someone here will know about them. Here’s her questions: How long after the initial episode does the lack of concentration, weakness, confusion, etc. last? What treatments have worked? Does anyone experience tremors after the episodes are over? What do you take for the headache [...]