rachum yes i know what youre talking about . migraine meds can cause these effects - along with depression, but so can the migraine itself. it's hard to tell what is what. mood changes and feeling...
southern bell yes i get the severe nausea also with my migraines. i take 10mg compazine for that, and it works wonders! please do let me know if the aspirin/muscle relaxer/anti-nausea combo works for...
beth if you do go off meds you want to be careful and make sure you have some around if you get into migraine trouble. i would not quit the daily aspirin since youve had TIA's and this can help to...
sabrina i totally understand what you are talking about regarding the effexor withdrawal symptoms. my doc had put me on it and after a bit i had a horrid severe allergic reaction to it so had to quit...
Bethuk yes my last hemiplegic migraine i took 1,000mg of aspirin and a muscle relaxer at onset of it and it totally stopped it! i don't know if it will work for you or even for me again, but it's...
the doctor has tried me on a few different blood pressure meds to see if it would help my headaches, but unfortunately i have had bad reactions to all of them. normally i do not have high b/p so the...
sarah what you are describing sounds like hemiplegic migraine (with the confusion and speech probs.) do you also get the vision and weakness/numbness on one side of your body? you want to make sure...
Lauren Fioricet is barbituates, acetaminophen, and caffeine combined. it's usually prescribed for tension headaches or tension migraines, but i find that it also helps for hemiplegic migraines unless...
hopeful82 i highly recommend you ask your doc for a trial on fioricet which is for tension headaches. that has made a world of difference for me when not much else had. good luck, jenny...
inju is it possible that your recent dizziness could be attributed to your taking the xanax daily? this is a side effect of that med good luck, jenny...
tymaboy i have hemiplegic severe migraines and i am on fioricet also. i have found it to be extremly helpful for most migraines -except the very severe ones. technically yes fioricet is for tension...
nicky toradol has worked very well for me in the past also, but it is actually a muscle relaxer...
somaa what you are describing with the constant head pressure happens with me also. what i have found to be the cause is a rise in blood pressure. normally i do not have high blood pressure but there...
NIKKI66 when i read your post 2 things ran accross my mind. one is maybe you are hypoglycemic and low blood sugar was adding to your migraines. the other thing i'm wondering is if your migraines are...
KazzieQ what you are describing could very well be a hemiplegic migraine. my doctor had me on antidepressents at one time also to treat my hemiplegic migraines. i never found it to be helpful, but i...
i want to know what everyone thinks may cause these type of migraines. i do not have any family history for hemiplegics. mine seem to really hit hard starting in around october or so. i have wondered...
liz what happened?why are people not wanting you on here? you seem pretty nice to me and havent said anything wrong. im glad your blood pressure is doing better. you sound like you are under a lot of...
bethunk best of luck with your doctor visit, or have you already went? Fioricet is actually for tension headaches or migraines caused from stress. it will help relax you and those muscles that get...
bethunk im so sorry you are having a migraine /community/emoticons/sad.gif ! what type of painkillers are you using for it? have you ever tried stadol (pronounced stay-doll) or fioricet? stadol is an...
so sorry bethuk. so yours started all the sudden also? no one understands the definition of panic better than someone with hemiplegic migraines that is unable to speak properly etc. it terrifies me...
im so sorry no one has written on here for so long! ive been looking for a current hemiplegic migraine forum to join- as i have suffered with these for almost 3 yrs now. it is reassuring that i have...