Botox Injections...Hi, I currently get Botox for migraines every three months....Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
Symptoms of prolonged Sensory Aura?...I put a call into the neurologist to get his opinion to see if I have been having a migraine all this time....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
IV Lidocaine? At Jefferson?...How many days did you have it for, did it work, did the migraines keep away? I am on medicaid and they don't accept it....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
New to daily med and this site...Recently my migraines have become chronic and unbearable so I made my first trip to a neurologist. A friend told me about this site....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
photophobic...Is it normal that if you are having migrains with aura you are photophobic?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Can’t resist pinching forehead...It doesn’t happen very often, but when the migraine is intense and the triptan is not working, while I have to wait for my pain killer to kick in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Need a specs list in headaches fromAvm worse after gammma knife...My 27 yo friend has a history of migraines which are much worse since she was diagnosed with an inoperable cerebral AVM and had gamma knife incapacitated...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Missing doctor's appointments...I'm having a lot of difficulty with health care providers because I frequently need to cancel or reschedule appointments due to chronic migraines (20+...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Hypothermia or Myxedema...Has anyone else developed this awful pre migraine event? I have been getting them for 15 years without any treatment or idea how to handle them....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
How Did You Become Episodic Again?...My migraines have been chronic for about the past year and a half....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Protriptyline??...I have been using amitriptyline successfully to treat chronic migraine for the past 6 months or so.It helped me sleep better and improved my moods....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Celebrex...Has anyone tried Celebrex for daily migraines / headaches? What was the result?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Hemp Oil?...Has anyone here tried Hemp Oil to relieve migraines? A friend of mine has told me about it. I don't want to try it until I know it works....Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Glasses for Photophobia???...I'm ALMOST at the point of controlling Chronic Daily Migraine with a combo of Topomax, Cymbalta, (I have fibromyalgia & chronic depression), and Botox...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Metoprolol stopped working...I have been having migraine for around 18 years now....Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesTreatment
Imitrex/Sumatriptan...I find the initial side effects are worse for 15-60 min following injection, then the head pain subsides, but all other migraine symptoms remain....Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Is Botox Really Worth It?...This is my last resort as my migraines have gone from episodic to chronic in the last few months. Any tips? Will they apply lidocaine?...Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
When triptans stop working...I have been managing my chronic migraine for the past 10 years or so by staying under 10 triptans a month (have used both maxalt and zomig) and over...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Pulsating Temple Anyone?...My migraines always start as a throbbing pain in my Left eye and then moving to my left temple it feels dull and then it pulsates....Reactions0reactionsComments15 replies
Triptan no longer working?...Prior to that I had episodic migraine at about 5 headaches per year. I have never had even an hour free of pain since they became chronic....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment