Hi! Newbie with a question
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Obviously a years-long sufferer of migraines. Tried almost everything except Botox as insurance won’t cover. Most medications either don’t work or I had to stop due to significant rise in blood pressure. Long story short—a provider covering for my usual provider gave me a Occipital Neuralgia Nerve Block injection yesterday and it almost immediately took the intense throbbing and light sensitivity away—I was so elated and hopeful for the first time in years! But it was short-lived; within 5 hrs my blazing migraine returned. I did talk to the provider who said that it could actually take a couple of days to take full effect, but that is contrary to what I read online that the nerve block injection should work immediately. I’d love to know if anyone out there had an occipital neuralgia nerve block injection and when did you get relief? TIA
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- thanks so much for posting your question. My hope is that people will join in the conversation soon to share their experience with nerve blocks. We do have a story written by talking about how this type of nerve block affected them. Check it out here: https://migraine.com/stories/occipital-nerve-injections. There is also an older forum post with some people sharing their experience. You can find that here: https://migraine.com/forums/occipital-nerve-block. Hope that's a good start to hearing some more perspectives.
Warmly, - Cody (Team Member)Thank you!
I hope you get a lot out of the links! Do come back and share your experience with us all! Wishing you a gentle day, Tracy (Team Member)
, My husband had occipital nerve blocks done a couple of years ago. He also had almost immediate relief, but within hours, the pain returned. As his neurologist explained, the numbing effects from the injection wear off and leave the steroid portion to reduce the inflammation. It was the numbing medication that provided the temporary relief of the pain. Nerve blocks are effective for some people but not others, just as they are with the medications used to treat and manage migraines. I'm sorry that they failed to work for you. There are many other therapies that may offer relief. Have you looked into any other types of therapies? Warmly, Cheryl migraine community team Thank you! Unfortunately medications seem to spike my blood pressure really high—I’m allergic to several of the prn narcotic meds, insurance won’t cover a couple newer ones I haven’t tried like Qulipta (we’re appealing). Ubrevly does nothing, Torodal shots, nothing. “Intractable Migraines” I was told a couple of years ago, since forgot what that even means. 🫤 I never had so much as a headache until I got pregnant at 31. Thank you for explaining how the injection worked—I had a release shoved at me I barely got to read and boom, I was getting the shot and told “roll your head around, you feel better, right?” It did a little, now I know it was the the numbing agent. ☹️ , investing in therapies that aren't compatible with our bodies is frustrating. My husband has been there more often than not, and battling with your insurance carrier adds to the burden. My husband was diagnosed with intractable chronic migraine in 2012. He also lives with New Daily Persistent Headache(NDPH). That combination has left him with headaches that are incredibly resistant to treatment and intractable. I hope it works well for you when you get to try Qulipta. My husband has had some relief with Emgality, Nurtec, and now Vyepti infusions. I have found that researching potential therapies is very helpful. I do it just like before purchasing an item I've never tried. Please let us know how things go after trying Qulipta. Warmly, Cheryl migraine community team
