The Reed Implant saved my life...We took our RV and traveled 14 hours to Dallas and stayed at a campground for a month to go through the trial and implant....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 replies
Medication Problems...Presently I use Tylenol 3 for the pain and Gravol for the nausea. Both are increasingly hard to obtain....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTreatment
Moving because of migraines? Migraine better in Switzerland??...This past summer I traveled to Switzerland for two weeks and was amazed to find my headaches much more bearable....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
First Time Poster - Long Time Migrainer...But is that seriously the trade off? You either get to be in near constant pain - or lose part of yourself?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Postural Migraines...Last year I gained an infection on my leg from a trail hike/run. I took antibiotics but suffered an allergic reaction....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSymptomsDiagnosisTreatment
What should I do next?...I’ve figured out some triggers and kept a diary - walking against wind, travelin, sometimes any movement at all Particularly walking n, when nervous or...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAwarenessChronicCoping
Navigating Through: A Journey from "It's a headache" to "Welcome to Migraines"...I had pulled my hair pins out and my mom said there was a trail from the car door to the front door in my driveway.... By teania13 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Cluster Headaches......pain but crying makes it worse, so you just succumb to the pain and soon it will diminish and you can catch your breath and unclench your fists and Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCluster Headache
Reputation of Pain...Reaching this depends on our brave decision of accepting pain that comes with our struggle to promote good causes as a necessity ....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
What am I missing/doing wrong?...undercoverage, craniosacral, massage, acunpuncture and then have abortive meds - imitrex, T3, tramacet I use no more than 1o days combined a month and gravol...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosis
Being driven crazy by construction lift...(Which, if I continue to hear the beeping, travels up into my cheekbones, my right eye, and finally the right side of my head and feels like someone has...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
What could be the reason for my headache?...So doctor found thyroid was due to Grave disease and treated with Radio IOdine(ROI 10mci), now I have become hypothyroid and taking supplement (thyronorm...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Migraine? Tension? Mixed??...I store all of my tension in my neck and shoulders, and usually when I have a bad headache, I have extremely tight shoulder/neck and can often trace the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesDiagnosis
Chronic Daily Headache as Psychosomatic...that the majority of patients who experience very frequent, severe, and unremitting migraines, for which no obvious circumstantial antecedents can be traced...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 replies
Escalating treatment options with your neurologist...I've tried the preventatives and am on Botox, which helps, and have Amerge, Zomig, Tramadol and Percoset as well as injectable Gravol for attacks....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Doctor refused to prescribe migraine medication...I felt depressed, overly tired and craved foods I like, but don't normally feel like I must have....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTreatment
Need one-sided headache help...The headaches have also changed to be only one-sided (always right) and are almost always accompanied by a dull-aching neck pain on the right-side that travels...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesDiagnosis
Different Severity?...I crave carbs with grade 2, particularly crisps or burgers (weird I know)....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Little Vent about Insurance and the New Year...I'll pay more for insurance, but the trade off would be I wouldn't have to worry about how to pay for my medications....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
New Year, new thread... Same frustrations ;)...At 2am I gave up: I phoned the after-hours home visiting GP (yep, we have such a marvel. Bulk billing, too). They're coming!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies