Migraines in a professional kitchen...tapped out - I was dizzy, I was nauseous, I couldn't hear a thing over the pounding in my head, and my vision would "white out" when faced with any...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Hair loss & Canker Sores...I am at 40mg (20 in morning & 20 at night)....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Ocular/Retinal Migraine...I was hoping some members who may of suffered with many, maybe hundreds of episodes that have no issues with their sight could reassure me somewhat....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Topamax and Eye Diseases...Last year I noticed a sudden loss of vision in my right eye. Quick treatment was able to restore most of my vision with some permanent damage....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) as a preventative?...My neuro just prescribed me olanzapine as a new attempt to find a preventative that might work for me....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
Anyone given Decadron in the ER?...Last night I had to make the dreaded trip to the ER for a migraine going on three days....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatment
Retinal Migraines?...There were no other symptoms I could tell, aside from causing me panic attack and a very bad night sleep....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
School Accommodation for Memory loss associated with Migraine Medication...Right now she is taking the 5 pills and experiencing the memory loss, but at least she is not in bed....Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Any treatment options?...wondering if anyone knew about any new or experimental treatments, anything rare, or not well known, something that even a specialist migraine doctor might...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatmentDepressionMental Health
Beer Therapy...To my surprise, as a slight beer buzz kicked in, the migraine symptoms dissipated and were completely gone in about an hour....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Chronic Aura...I have also developed some numbness in my pinky finger on the right side and a tingling sensation....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptoms
Are our migraines all in our head?...If anyone dared to tell me that my migraines might be in my head I would lose my mind....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingChronicTreatment
Afraid this is life....Late nights (and I have always struggled with insomnia), school and friend stress, ect....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Vestibular migraine with aura lasting months...Its fatigue, blurred vision like the world is moving, vertigo, nausea, numbness in my hands and face, light sensitivity and I get really startled by loud...Reactions0reactionsComments15 replies
What questions do you have about migraine treatment?...have only 1 doctor that treats hemiplegic migraines, which is one of the ones I have and, I am not in their medical group, and they are short-staffed right...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Preventatives: Pizotifen ("Sandomigran") and/or Orphenadrine ("Norflex")?...I have been wondering and getting the strong sense that I might suffer from a combination of migraine/vascular headache as well as tension/cranial muscle...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisTreatmentEpisodic
Seizure-like episodes in aura?...I then get full body weakness, and then I start getting severe cramping in my upper right abdomen with twitching and jerked my in my limbs....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Migraines and stroke...The MRI showed several mini strokes on the right side of my brain....Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
Bad days....never ending...I needed to vent and thought every one of you might understand. I have had migraine disease for 35 years and I am so tired of it....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Need advice - prescribed Trokendi RX...I'm not sure what course I can take or what drug I might suggest to the doctor (if he's open to prescribing it to me at all). Any suggestions?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment