i'm bpII and have mild visual (feel and see things) and auditory (noises get stuck in my head in loops) hallucinations. my pdoc prescribed seroquel to be taken at night when they seemed to be worse....
I am now trying to get off of this med. I started it in Dec '05 and we gave it 5 months to work on my migraines and it didn't. I was on 300mg/day at that time. I am now at 50mg/day and having a...
i am on depakote in addition to lamictal. i have to have my blood periodically checked. they check depakote level, liver panel and cbc (complete blood count). it can cause liver problems so that is...
bad weather is definately a trigger for me. and season changes. i am constantly checking weather.com to see what the forcast is....
my neuro and pdoc are trying to convince me to try botox. the only thing that is holding me back in the cost! and i worry that it won't work or worse it will but i will have to continue this. what...
my first neuro appt consisted of me going over my migraine diary and telling him what i had tried, what worked, etc. they he had be go for an mri. he started me on topamax and gave me tons of samples...
Sorry that you are going through them. My sister, I believe, has this type although she has never been formally diagnosed. She has the numbing of her face and body. She is lucky, she only has to take...
I have been suffering from chronic migraines, anywhere from 2-4/week, for over a year now. We have tried several antidepressants and preventatives and so far nothing has worked. My pdoc has recently...
I have been on Lyrica since December and have had no positive results as in regards to my migraines. The only thing that it has helped is my anxiety and it's not worth paying $35 a month for just...
I am taking Lyrica, a fairly new anticonvulsant, for migraines. But it is approved for neuropathic pain. Would this be an option?...
I've been on Depakote ER for one week. It was prescribed by my pdoc when I told him that I was up all night and not sleeping. He told me to stop the Seroquel and to take this at night. I am only on...
My pdoc has prescribed this for me for some mania that I have been experiencing. Hopefully it will help with these chronic migraines. Anyone else tried this? TIA, Jen...
Has anyone experienced weight gain since they have been on Lyrica. I know that it is a side effect....
Just wondering, are you weaning off any SSRI's. Shocks are really typical of this....
I have nausea sometimes with my migraines and my neuro prescribed me Reglan. It works pretty well....
My neuro has suggested Botox to me but at $800 every 3 months, there is no way that I can afford that. My insurance does not cover it normally, but my neuro is trying to work magic and get them to...
Aspartame is not a trigger for me, but I am extremely allergic to it and all artificial sweetners. I have to really watch my labels on all foods - you would never imagine how many foods have...
I was on Effexor for about 3 months, 75mg was my highest dose. It just didn't work for me. I found weaning off was easy, but I hadn't been on it that long either. I too have heard the horror stories...
Oh, I hope that it works for you!! It is so nice to meet someone that is on it for the same reason. I have been scouring the internet for just that. The one good thing: decreased anxiety. -Jen...
I have taken Flexiril and Soma for tension headaches. It depends if I am taking any other meds as to how I feel the next morning, if I am taking an for example an antidepressant - it really makes me...
Saw my neuro today. He gave me the ins and outs of DEA monitering. And I understand - if I went to school as long as docs have too, I wouldn't want my license snatched away either. He did write me a...
I tried it a couple of times for my migraines and it didn't work at all. But it seemed like it hyped me up. I never got sleepy on it....
Yeah, I've heard of the smell thing too. I told my pdoc at my last appt (emergency one) about my auditory and visual hallucinations. I have always had these but never told anyone until then (not even...
I get bits (fragments) caught up in my head. Like my cat meowing or this guy that constantly reves up his car/truck. After some time has passed, I hear those sounds and there is no cat arount or he...
*bump* Anyone? It is so frustrating to be on a med (off label especially) that is so new that alot of people probably have never heard of it....
I took Paxil previously for 2 years for General Anxiety and Social Anxiety. It worked really well for me the first time for my anxiety. I am currently on it again as an supplement to my other meds...
EE- My sister is a Physical Therapy Asst and she has done theraputic massage on me too - getting rid of those knots. Who knew you could have so many. And it does feel good to get rid of them. But it...
Hi EE - I was wondering, have you ever had a lumbar puncture done? -Jen...
A bit of good news. I had to go the doctor today for a sore throat. I have had it for a few days but yesterday it got really bad. While I was waiting in the waiting room, I started to have a migraine...
New to the board. I've been posting mostly in the migraine section but figured that I would introduce myself. Sorry if the story is long and bless you if you read it all. :smile: I was just recently...
Hi EE - I posted in my thread in reply to you. I'm so sorry that you are going through all this. I can relate. At least we know that we aren't the only ones. I will keep you in my prayers. And please...
EE - I'm so sorry for all that you are going through. I am beginning to think that my doc has labeled me as an addict. When in fact I'm actually using less pain medication than I did at the beginning...
Thanks Nicky. It is encouraging to hear someone that was in a similar place and has had an improvement. I have been out of work on disability for about 4 months now. I have made the decision to not...
Got a migraine this morning. I called my neurologist - they are off today - and I spoke with the neuro on call and he couldn't do anything for me since I wasn't his patient and he didn't have my...
Thanks Laura for that excellant description. I have been having these migraines since I was 12. And up to a year ago, I only got them occasionally. I don't know what has happened, other than the...
First of all, I am sorry that you are going through this. I have been having similar migraines since Jan '05. The first thing that you need to do is see a neurologist. They will most likely want an...
ER docs are the worse. At least my previous neuro's philosophy was to keep me out of the ER and if they meant giving me pain killers, he would. That was the only good thing about him. I know about...
My neuro has prescribed me this. I have been on it for about 3 weeks now and am not feeling any better. I still have 2-3 migraines a week. He must be prescribing if off-label because it's not...
The neuro that I am seeing is a migraine/headache specialist. I thought he was a wonderful doctor when I met him - he really knows his stuff. But not being able to take any pain meds to numb the pain...
Thanks Beth. I'm slowly losing my mind. I thank God every day that I have my husband because he has been the greatest source of strenght for me. The lasted med that my nuero gave me was Lyrica, of...
Just wondering if anyone can relate? STORY: I have had migraines since I was around 12 yo. But they were rare, only 2 a year. Jan '05 I started to have 1-2/week. It the progressed to 2-4/week. At...