Hey guys, Google "Hemicrania Continua". This is a daily, one sided, headache ranging from slight to moderate with occasional severe migraines mixed in. This type of headache affects the whole side of...
Wow. 800mg a day?? I wouldn't remember how to get to work everyday....
I JUST weaned myself off Topomax....took my last dose last night. I have been on 200mg for almost four years and never thought it helped me, but they kept me on it. I have always had issues with it....
Cranky, I was not assuming "prior authorizations" were a done deal; I was simply presenting an option that I don't think most people know about. It is a simple phone call that you can make to see if...
Katiusha, I hope you are able to get your parents to take you to the place Ann recommended. Ann and I have the same sort of rare headache, it is only upon seeing a specialist that this is uncovered....
Look into "prior authorizations" with your insurance company. This will allow you to get 30 a month for the same co-pay. Your insurance company will fax a form to your doctor who will have to explain...
Katiusha, Quit the phsycologist!! She does not know the first thing about helping someone in chronic pain. I would not think that seeing someone like that could possibly do you any good. That's her...
Hi Casey, I have used Frova for years. It supposedly lasts longer than Imitrex, or other such types of meds, and so is a better option for those of us that have CDH. I had a "prior approval" from my...
Hi Oley, Many of us have been in your position; I was 32 when I had a headache for 3 months straight before the doctors could finally break it. I have had MRIs, CAT scans, sinus surgury, infusions,...
Katiusha, My old neurologist went on treating me (without helping me) for four years and never referred me to a Headache Specialist. I went back to my regular doctor for something, who was the first...
Sorry, that is not what I have, I have Hemicrania Continua (one sided continuous headaches) My pain is daily, but localized to one side of my head, covering the area around my eye, varying from...
Have any of you guys with constant daily headaches been diagnosed with hemicrania continua? I recently went to a NEW neurologist that is a specialist only dealing with headaches, he gave me this...