Hi MissMolly! I went for five years with a diagnosis of a TIA or ministroke or stroke brought on by migraine. I ended up in the emergency room with total one sided numbness and partial blindness. All...
Hi! I find tylenol to be very ineffective for my migraines as well. Excedrin is a wonderdrug for me. If it were me, I would take him to a neurologist that is a headache specialist. While I may agree...
Hi Mamakitty... I sometimes get that...I usually get them from bright sunlight, so I do avoid that or I go out looking like a granny...LOL! Sunglasses, Hat, the works. Pretty pitiful really, since I...
My doctors and I have worried about the rebounding issue as well, but its easy to tell someone about it, its very difficult to push away a pain med when you are in great pain!...
Hi EHM! I am sorry to hear you have been suffering for so long! While I cannot speak to your meds at all, perhaps I can speak a little to your latest condition. I have had migraines since I was 15....
Thanks for your comments Cranky....I have to admit I was very leary after reading your comments and some others. But the amytriptaline was just horrible for me. So I figured...what the heck. I...
Well, I have been on Topamax for several weeks now and it seems as tho this is the med for me. Not only have my migraines decreased in frequency to nearly none, but my mood is excellent! I had been...
Well, when you get to the neurologist, make sure its a neurologist that specializes in headaches so as not to waste anymore of your precious time and energy worrying. I spent six years getting test...
I have not tried imigran...I have tried several prescript ion migraine meds that did nothing. Excedrin is just an over the counter asprin/acetaminophin/ with caffeine added. I don't know why it...
Believe it or not...plain old Excedrin Brand helps my headache pain immensely - I would imagine you can find that in England... And now that Ann has chimed in with help in the form of a headache...
[tr ][td class=msgThread2 vAlign=top height="100%"]Ah....I have gotten all of those symptoms at one time or another with my migraines...but I must say I don't get them all at the same time. You are...
Katiusha... Most definitely seek the services of a Headache specialist (mine is a neurologist). I also suffered (altho I must say not nearly to the extent you are) for about 15 years before anyone...
It is my understanding of this medication, that you must build up to effective levels. I have been taking topomax now for about six weeks and am up to two 25 mg in the am and two 25 mg in the pm for...