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Posted 7/19/2007 6:31 PM (GMT 0)
I got a horrible headache at work yesterday. When I got home, I took a valium (just to help me relax), but on an empty stomach. My husband suggested a little bit of food to help it kick in. So I ate a small piece of pizza and took a lunesta. I started feeling sleepy soon but very relaxed. I woke up the next morning with NO HEADACHE! I don't know if it was the valium or what, but I've called my doctor to tell him. Maybe my headaches are all stress/tension related and it was just coincidental that they started getting worse after the campground episode. It's now 1:30 in the afternoon and I still don't have a headache. Don't know why, but I am happy about it today. The medicine my doctor gave me as a maintenance med is verapamil (180 mg). Can't tell if it's working yet, today was my 1st headache free day. I've been taking this since 7/10, maybe I have to be on it for a while for it to start working.

Posted 7/19/2007 11:48 PM (GMT 0)

gardan:  I also take Verapamil as one of my prevenititves along with Trileptal.  My Verapamil dosage is 240mg a day. I started at your dosage of 180mg per day and then after being on that for a couple of months, the neurologist increased the amount.  I am not sure, but I think that it takes several weeks for the Verapamil to build up in your system.  I know that is the case with the Trileptal but I honestly can't remember for sure with the Verapamil.   I believe that the two of those together are helping a little.  I don't seem to have as many migraines per month as before; however, any time a storm comes or the barometric pressure changes dramatically, I still have them.

Hope you continue to feel better. 

Posted 10/24/2007 10:55 AM (GMT 0)
I had this occur when I was younger and was diagnosed with Benign Intercranial Hypertension. They need to take a look at your optic nerves and I would highly recommend seeing a neurologist for this. It's normally only found in women who are or have been at any point in their life overweight. But they can give you rounds of medication to break the headache cycles and help you make life changes to control it.
Posted 4/23/2008 4:36 AM (GMT 0)
I'd like to talk to favez. I'm new here and see that you haven't been writing here for awhile but I hope you do because I think we probably have the same exact thing going on. Everything you described fits with my symptoms and I'd like to know if you are better or if you know the cause of your migraines because that would probably greatly helf me. I don't know if I'm going to check this perticular chat too often but I left my email address, just click on my name and it'll show up, so please email me. Thanks.
Posted 7/12/2008 1:20 AM (GMT 0)

mad  I'm 29. I've been getting headaches/migraines since I was very little. My mom says that she remembers me crying about it when I was 5.

I have taken everything you can think of for it (over the counter and prescription). I've been on Topamax for a week now and I have had a headache every day. Does anyone know how long it takes to work?

I'm feeling strong cramping on the left side of my head. I'm twitching. I can't hold down food. Everything smells bad.

I'm starting to get scared because the headaches are getting worse then I have ever had.

Is there a chance it could be something serious?

My doctor is sending me to a neurologist to figure things out.

Posted 9/10/2011 11:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hello.

My name is Petros (Peter), i am 24 years of age and i come from Greece. Since 22 of February i suffer from constant headaches. I am amazed by the similarity of my symptoms and people's here. I have tried many things like physiotherapy, antiinflamantory, muscular-relaxers, sibelium and currently antidepresant (Zoloft). Nothing seems to help in the long term. I have been through MRI for both the kneck and the skull. They seem perfect. I would really like to know if any of the people here suffered from such headaches actually got well. And i would really like to talk with Anonnymous Girl and Favez. Let's hope we get well some day... cause i feel my life has been ruined since. Be well.

Post Edited (Petros_V5) : 9/10/2011 5:10:17 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 12/5/2011 10:02 PM (GMT 0)
HI I'm new to this and I have a question.

I get headaches and migrines almost everyday. They are bad and usually last all day. I thought they might be from needing glasses but they eye doctor said my eyes are good. I am worried about this being a serious problem and I don't know what I should do to diagnose this problem. Can anyone help?
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