Dear Bet, I'm not familiar with that particular diagnosis, but I can totally relate to everything else - feeling overwhelmed by the pain, and loved ones seemingly distancing themselves. I woke up...
My neurologist has just prescribed a low dose of Effexor to help with my persistent migraines. He thinks it will be OK to take the Maxalt if i have a break through headache, since it is such a low...
Are there any other vegetarians out there who have been told not eating meat might be causing their headaches? I find it tiresome, since I am not willing to eat it but wondered if anyone else has had...
Hi Ann, Thanks for your concern. I have tried oral imitrex without success. The nighttime attacks happen once every couple months. If I take the maxalt and go to sleep, it doesn't work. I have to...
Hi, I get similar disturbances sometimes when I'm lying in bed, sometimes even quite colorful not always connected directly with a migraine, other times a flash of light before one starts. I also...
Yes, ice pick or knife stabbing pain over the right eye (occasionally left for me) is a good description. I know that in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) stabbing pain is considered blocked qi, but...
When I was a child my father got terrible migraines and they were often preceded by an, almost out of character, giddy fun-loving mood. We came to dread them because it almost always meant an aura...
Yikes!. Instant coffee before bed and you can actually fall asleep? I truly hope the Maxalt helps for you. It's the only thing that works for me. Even narcotics don't take the pain away. I'm not a...
These don't happen very often, but when they do I feel like I've been tackled by an entire football team. Usually, it comes after a very full day, often a very happy full day. There's something about...
I have also just begun using Lyrica. I started with a very low dose and after a week am taking 25 mg. in a.m. and 50 mg in p.m. along with Ashwaganda, an ayurvedic herb also prescribed by the...
Hi, I am new to this forum. I have had migraines for 30 years, though they have gotten much worse since menopause. Now I have at least some pressure in my head at all times, constant tight neck, jaw...