Constant head pain for almost 3 years - Migraine????...Let me explain.... For almost 3 years now, I've migraine pain (pain, light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, vomiting some days, body aches some days, body getting colder the worse the pain...reactions7replies
New Government Restrictions on Pain Meds ...From the Wall Street Journal Aug 22,2014: "The Obama administration moved Thursday to restrict prescriptions of the most commonly used narcotic painkillers in the U.S. in an attempt to curb...reactions2repliesTreatment
Tips for getting moving again while dealing with migraine...Before chronic migraines I was very physically active. If I wasn’t giving it my all it wasn’t good enough. With chronic migraines I continued to exercise as much as I...reactions7comments
Going off The Pill...Are Migraines better or worse?...Hi, forum newbie here. I'm a 45 year old female and I have just stopped taking The Pill after 20+years on it. What am I in for? My neurologist couldn't...reactions1reply
What Happens in Our Brain During Migraine ?...Does anyone know? Is it a series of seizures like epilepsy. The reason I ask right now is that I'm a beader, as in making jewelry, and I was in...reactions4repliesDiagnosis
Exercise...Hello Everyone, Among the many things I am working on these days to try to reduce the use of abortive and rescue medications is trying to increase my levels of...reactions2replies
Migraines stole my life...Following chemotherapy, I had had a couple of migraine like headaches with mild nausea. One day, I was sitting in a classroom during a teaching workshop and, much to my...reactions4comments
Cervical Facet Nerve Block (C2 through C5)...Hello to the group! Yesterday I had a bilateral cervical facet nerve block (C2 through C5) at Chelsea Community Hospital (I am currently in the MHNI inpatient program at CCH)...reactions5repliesSurgery
Treximet Price Increase...For those who take Treximet, has anyone else had a massive increase in price for their prescription! I usually pay $68 for 9 pills every month, after insurance kicks in...reactions9repliesTreatment
cycling back to previous meds...I don't know if anyone here knows the answer to this or has tried it. But I started getting migraine attacks last year. I have tried several meds, and what...reactions1replyTreatment
Suggestions? What can work?...I came here looking for some answers. I've been living with Migraines since a child before I even knew they were called that. I would have headaches so severe, even...reactions1reply
ER Visit...I haven't been to the E.R. for several months just due to the stigmatism. Yesterday I had a 9 on a scale of 10 nothing I usually used worked. I'm...reactions1reply
What worked for me...I have been getting migraines since my late twenties and would average about 4-6 a month up until this summer (I am now in my mid-forties) when they more than...reactions1comment
Silent Migraine, complex migraine or something else?...Hello, Im new here. I had my first migraine aged 11. Suddenly my whole visual field went crazy and I couldn't see anything properly - zigzags and blind spots and...reactions7repliesDiagnosis
Separating Depression Symptoms From Migraine Symptoms & Frustrations...“Is today my birthday?,” my nephew asked his mom days before his third or fourth birthday. When she said no, he said, “Well, is it my birthday season?” My sister...reactions12comments
Have I got Kidney problems?...Hi I am 49 years old and taking Topiramate 25mg twice daily to help with Migraine (I also have FMS and OA)- I have been taking this dosage now for...reactions3replies
“Migraine Brain” Part III – Catching up after an attack...One of the challenges with migraine-related cognitive deficits is that it can leave migraineurs with a sense of running behind. I have often described it as “playing catch up“. I...reactions2comments
Migraines and losing time, confusion, and driving...So, I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience to mine. I did Dr.google it, but came up mostly empty. I have had chronic migraines now for...reactions18replies
Migraines allergic to meds...Hello. I have had migraines for the last 15 years. I have had allergic reactions to about 3 meds and seizure like reactions to two. As a result I just...reactions2replies
