03.07
I just went to my doctor today and he made a bunch of changes that I wanted to run by all of you - as to what to expect, for those who are already on this stuff.
I really like/d this doctor because he believed it was “o.k.” for me to take triptans daily, as that is the therapy that works for some. I’ve been seeing him for about a year now, with no change in my chronic daily headaches and migraines that land me in bed 2-4 times a month.
So - triptans are out and Migranal is in. He prescribed the Migranal as 1 spray in each nostril twice a day. Question - I thought that Migranal was used as an abortive. I just read some warnings online of using it as a preventative. Comments?
In addition to the Migranal he increased my dosage of Keppra (currently at two 500mg at night) and added Arthrotec (one 75 mg pill a day). I also take 600mg of Magnesium.
I’m already thinking, “so what do I do when the pain starts tomorrow!?” - normally I would pop a Zomig or Maxalt and pretty much know I’d feel better within an hour or so. I am armed with some Prednisone, Vicodin and shots of Toradol - but obviously not the same.
Thanks for any feedback you can offer!
I noticed that you take 600 mg of magnesium. For what its worth, and your mileage may vary, I was doing a similar doseage for ages and not getting much relief. Then a naturopathic Doctor told me that I should take magnesium to which I did with no benefit. To this she said “ah, but its the type of magnesium you take that makes the real difference”. I had no idea about this before but started taking an “ionzed form of magnesium ” in a supplement that had a ferw other ingredients. It helped dramatically and it didn’t take long for me to perceive a real benefit. Ask your doc about that or search my posts for contact info on this ND. She’s awesome. Pretty much cured my headaches. First time any doc has afforded me any real relief in the 27 yrs I’ve had migraine.
Good luck!