First Time Poster - Long Time Migrainer...You either get to be in near constant pain - or lose part of yourself?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
How to survive...upset with me only be able to work 20-25 hours a week but I CANNOT lose any salary because I'm single and own a house, I have no savings at...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Side effects after one dose of Venlafaxine (Effexor)?...I get them once a week, and they seem to be mostly triggered by either by running/exercise and sleeping less than 8 hours a night....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Update...I went waterskiing, fell back and the water hit my neck. Anyway, now I remember that I went to see a doctor who gave me cortisone for three weeks....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
How Do I Cope With Wait Times?...Whether it's my head or my body, or just sheer confusion and inability to think. I can't remember the last time I was me....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Migraines worse with age ...I take sumitriptan during attacks which doesn’t seem to work either....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingAuraCluster Headache
Newly prescribed Zonegran aka Zonisamide 50mg...conditions) Anyway, I've been on Trokendi XR 200mg for a couple of yrs now and it has stopped preventing most of my worst Migraines to the point where I need...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Topamax and mood side effects?...have to change meds again because Topamax has worked wonders for me in terms of migraines/headaches, but I also don't want to be miserable all the time either...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Lips/Mouth Tingles ... Normal?!...That leads to either my hands or feet getting tingles. Then my tongues/lips get tingles as well....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSymptoms
Has anyone else on Earth experienced this odd migraine symptom?...They've always been exactly the same; 20-30 minutes of sparkling aura or zigzag lines and circles, which start in either my left or right eye, then growing...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Jaw, lip and tongue numbness...This happens whether or not I have a migraine, but is worse during a migraine. I write better than I speak. Anyone else get this?...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesSymptoms
Migraines in a professional kitchen...serious spine damage from a car accident - and we both keep Costco sized bottles of Ibuprofen (my OTC drug of choice, as I don't have health insurance...neither...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Length of Major Hemiplegic Attack?...I was able to calm her down and get some food and water into her, she has hardly eaten since breakfast yesterday....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatmentSymptoms
Appearances Matter...If he only knew the duck feet paddling under water keeping me there. Even though I tell him this, he cannot understand. I feel black....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDepressionIntimacy & Relationships
Abdominal Migraines-Adult...My migraines were controlled with Imitrex rather quickly and I could go back to work . When I started getting the A.M. nothing stopped them....Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Pre-appointment jitters and sadness about how my headaches affect my husband...I seems like all alternative therapies I've heard about are either off island and/or too expensive. Just discouraging...Reactions0reactionsComments27 repliesCopingCostIntimacy & Relationships
migraines afternoon & evening...prone to migraine (despite not being hypoglycemic), & between that and general preference I graze throughout the day in addition to three small meals rather...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Topiramate withdrawal...Neurologist 1 did not answered my question about the chest pain and it was impossible to contact his office (either busy or “the number you dialed is not...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
hospital tips from a migraineur in medicine...I recommend shawls and arm warmers rather than messing with all-one-piece layers that will be obnoxious to deal with around the IV....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Chronic headaches...Hi everyone, A couple of years a go I went scuba diving and when I got out the water, I came over all dizzy and felt really unwell....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesChronicCoping