Paying for Prescription Meds...I've been taking this for about 15 years now, and you take a pill at the onset of a migraine and within minutes, the pain dissipates....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatment
15 year old - can't tolerate Triptans and has asthma...Help - my 15 year old has chronic migraine (to the point of not going to school in months) we are trying to treat and are treating lots of...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
any help would be appreciated...I was diagnosed with chronic migraine 2 years ago, having already battled it for 2 years....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
Are these symptoms typical?...With and without my usual migraine symptoms I will also have random head pain that comes and goes, it might be a sharp stab, an ache, scalp tingling, scalp...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Topiramate loosing effects for me help...For the last five years or so my migraines are fully back almost ever day like they once were. I’m also experiencing more of the side effects....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Other odd symptoms...Does anyone else get peculiar symptoms with their migraine condition? Things that happen when there isn't necessarily any headache?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSymptoms
Does anyone else experience constipation on Aimovig?...It helped somewhat with my migraines but the constipation is what I can't handle. I have always had an irritable stomach....Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
Part time disability ...But as my migraines have gotten worse I'm realizing that I just can't do as much as I want right now....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesWork & EmploymentInsurance & Disability
New tension headaches ...Never had these thanks to consistent migraines. Sometimes they go away easily. Sometimes not....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesEpisodicSymptomsTreatment
People who only have "really bad headaches", just don't get it....I admit, like her, I struggled with managing my migraines last year....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Postdrome...My migraines are not too frequent third and worst one this year....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Nutrition and Health...When it comes to managing your migraines, what nutritional challenges do you have and/or have you faced?...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
Stopping 25mg Topamax cold turkey...I've been suffering from migraines since the age of 8, i'm now 42 yrs old....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Returning to work...I have been on disability for chronic migraines and headaches for some time. I know I will never be able to do the work I was doing before....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Do your symptoms go away before suddenly coming back during the same attack?...I have chronic migraines (every week lately) and it's hard to tell when one attack starts and another ends sometimes....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
CGRPs and Other Ailments...Hi - I am wondering if taking CGRP inhibitors is contraindicated for people with conditions like IBS (so many people who suffer from migraines have IBS...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsCGRP
ice headband/hat recommendations?...A lot of the products on the market appear to use grids of frozen-water ice cubes that get very hard, and I like to lie down when I've got a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Diamox - the new topomax?...I have chronic refractory migraine that don't respond to pretty much anything....Reactions0reactionsComments16 replies
Various Muscle relaxants?...They don't seem to be too bad in general but I still have a headache pretty much every day (I am also on Botox) and migraine 1-2 times a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Does anyone get olfactory hallucinations?...Right before and right after I get a migraine I can smell the strongest odor of burning cigarettes. There are no cigarette smokers around....Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies