Living with someone who doesn't understand...I took my medications for my ADHD and migraines and then went and took a warm shower before going back to bed for a bit....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Beer Therapy...I was nowhere near my medications, or even a quiet dark place to take refuge....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Triptans: Breath-Powered Intranasal Sumatriptan Dry Powder...With as many triptans as there are out there, and as many flat-out medications they use to remedy migraines there has to be something else....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Don't know where I belong...It is so weird to feel guilty that at the moment I am not debilitated by the migraines and yet I won't leave the house without my medications...I feel...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Amovig rebound???...The use of both medications does make them bearable, but there is some degree of pounding in my head around the clock....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
A new type of migraine with eye pain?...I work really, really hard to be healthy and stay off medications....Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Smell migraine triggers, HELP!...I DEPEND on my medication to get out of bed pretty much as they become more frequent. Needless to say, I need all of the help I can get....Reactions0reactionsComments16 replies
Taking matters into my own hands...I started on Topomax, elavil, and pain meds and nausea medication. I have had multiple hospitalization where I endured DHA by IV....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTreatment
Migraine free for almost a year now!!! Hope this helps!...I've tried every migraine medication under the sun and have pretty much been addicted to advil and aleive for years....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Oral Surgery...Usually when I use my abortive medication of sumatriptin injection, it is 95% effective. Now the migraine comes back an hour later....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Extended Severe Chronic Migraine...I have only tried to drive twice by myself since October, the second time was near disastrous, to many medications in my system , plus the blinding pain...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
Drs Baffled - Any help or advice...A recent attack followed by the fire alarm going off at work which left me literally incapacitated for several days - The medications I was given didn't...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptomsTips & AdviceHealthcare Team
Progressive Sensioneural Hearing Loss with Basilar Migraine?...Do medications help slow this process down? I am desperate for answers...I would really rather not be wearing hearing aids by years end at my age....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesSymptoms
Laser Treatment...Apparently, the woman had taken prescription medications for years to no avail, and has recently come across cold laser treatment for her migraines....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
How to prevent tension headaches/migraines?...adjustments, heat pad (this temporarily relieves pain sometimes), ice, Gammacare machine, stim machine, drinking 3-4 water bottles a day, exercising, meditating...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
My Experiences...She prescribed an MRI, did examinations and prescribed a medication that I just threw away because the side effects sounded exactly like what I would be...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptomsAuraTreatment
GammaCore Experience...I think it is especially valuable for those of us with chronic migraine who have failed all other preventative medications....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatment
How do I help my frustrated boyfriend not feel neglected when I can't go out?...That's with Botox injections and an extensive list of medications and supplements I've tried over the past 2 years....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
What do you do when you are at the end of your ability to take anymore?...I am religious about avoiding medication overuse, which means I spend 3-4 days a week in a LOT of pain....Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Spinal Cord/Neuro Stimulators...I have done ALL the medications, as well as the CGRP shots, I’ve done 2 inpatient lidocaine infusions, and an inpatient Ketamine infusion, an outpatient...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSurgeryChronicTips & Advice