BigLucy: I just wanted to say welcome and sorry that I haven't responded. I actually haven't even read your other post (I don't think) but I am sorry that you didn't feel like you were getting...
Good Morning Joan. First, I can't answer your question about what this might be but I can tell you a couple of things that I have experienced. I have that swooshing sound in one ear occassionally and...
Odessa: I can't say that I have your exact symptoms but I will share what I can with you. First, I take Relpax and seem to have fairly good results. However, the one and only time that I took an...
hillside23 - You sound like an echo to my own situation. I feel the exact same way - I just told a friend of mine this morning that I wish a brain tumor would show up on one of my scans just so that...
Hey Leigh Ann: I completely understand how you feel. The thing that makes me the most angry is that I have been trying to take Lortab with all my other meds instead of the po Dilaudid (taking it as...
Good Morning. I have a question about taking Demerol for Migraines. Let me explain and sorry if this gets long. I usually go to the ER when I have a migraine. I get Decadron, Toradol, Zofran and...
I want to tell all of you about a book that I am reading. I started reading it on the advice of my son's pediatrician; however, the second I started reading it, there were so many things that sounded...
Hey Ann. Thanks! I do have Immitrex injections but I am so scared to use it - even though someone on here did tell me that your BP only increases for a short time, I am afraid of having my BP...
Okay everyone - what do you think? For the past month, I have been doing great (or so I thought). I have been working more than usual (about three times per week) and keeping up with my three kids. I...
RehabNurse: Ditto what Mexximelt said. You are awesome. Most people that have gone through all that you have would have jumped off a bridge. You are also so wonderful in sharing all you can with all...
Hi RehabNurse: Here is a thought - through the hospital where I work, we have a Nurse Advice Line - a telephone number where parents can call and ask questions. The nurse (who is very script ed)...
Leigh Ann and Snuggles - haven't heard from either of you in awhile and have been worrying about you both. How are you both doing? Leigh Ann, any luck with the Fentanyl patches? I am curious to find...
Circa: Hope that you are having a good day today. In some ways, I feel like you do. My life had come to a complete standstill until my doctor started me on pre-treating my migraines. So far, it has...
Hey everyone! I know that I have read much on here about taking big doses of Magnesium to help migraines. I have gone back and searched postings and I just can't find what I am looking for. Can...
Hey everyone. Just wondering if anyone that has a problem with high blood pressure takes Immitrex injections? I normally don't have problems with hypertension but any time that I have a bad migraine,...
Zaza: I just wanted to tell you that when I have a migraine, it is usually behind my left eye. I used to think my weirdest sympton was that on the side of my pain, that side of nose started running....
AngMichelle: How long did this migraine last? What did you take to get rid of it? Are you still off all of your meds? Ann: How is the Indomethacin work? Are you still taking it? Any side effects?...
holmelsa: I was just re-reading some of our older posts and came across this one - how did your appointment go? Any change in your meds?...
Chutz: you are an inspiration to us all. I certainly won't try to say that I can understand what you have been through but want you to know that I so appreciate you sharing your story just to help...
Good Morning ReHabNurse: Stella Marie is correct - you will always be their mom and he will always be their dad. My parents divorced when I was 2 years old. I am now 42 - that is 40 stinkin' years....
Hey RehabNurse: First, stop and take a very deep breath. Second, find an attorney! I don't know a lot about how the legal system works for divorces but I do have several friends who are divorced. I...
Hey Leigh Ann: Please keep me updated on what your PCP says about the Fentanyl patches - your experience with the Pain Clinic is exactly why I have been afraid to pursue going to one. I truly don't...
Hi Rehabnurse: Just read your post and I wish I was there to give you a big hug. I know that things look impossible right now but tomorrow is a new day (and the day after, and the day after that,...
zaza: Welcome to Healing Well. I saw your post and can totally relate. When my migraines started (last June), they were almost the same as yours. I would go to bed perfectly fine and then start...
Ang - I second the thought that I wish every doctor who treats patients with headaches would have just one bad migraine. I bet our treatment would get faster and better if the doctor had to suffer...
Hey Ang: Sorry to be so dumb - thanks for clarifying the PCOS! I can't wait to hear what your PCP says - I think PT might be a good idea. Also, RehabNurse has a good point - xrays don't show a lot...
Hey Ang: Just wanted to say hi and hope you are feeling better. An MRI sounds like a good, reasonable request to me. Passing out isn't normal - even for whiplash - now, maybe the concussion - but, if...
kissfan: There are so many of us on here that can relate to what you are going through. All of us respond differently to every med and some respond better than others. Some would say that taking a...
chronic1106: Hydromorphone and Dilaudid are the same med. My doc writes for Dilaudid and the pharmacy fills it as hydromorphone - Dilaudid is the brand name. You might want to check with your doctor...
Hey RehabNurse: So glad (and so sorry) to know that someone besides me knows about this hypersensitive smell issue. I thought it was gone when my headache subsided, but I worked last night and it...
RehabNurse: Just got up after working all night last night and have read your post. I am worried about you! I think everyone will agree that chronic pain (whatever kind of pain it is) and...
Hey Leigh Ann and Ang: First, thanks for the input about the Immitrex injections. I felt so stupid - I was looking at the samples that the doctor gave me just so I could figure it out before I got a...
Welcome. My best advice to you would be to schedule an appointment with a neurolgoist - preferrably one that is a headache specialist. My neurologist has told me that many doctors do not like to...
Hey Ang. Saw both of your replys and will definitely look into the energy medicine. At this point, I am willing to try anything. Saw my neurologist today - thank God for him. His is so understanding...
Hey Leigh Ann - how are you? I have been wondering how you are doing! Thanks for your response. The neurologist told me that variations in sleep patterns can be a huge trigger for some with...
I was in the ER last night for a migraine and two things happened to me that I have never had happen before. First, my pain was on the right side of my head (behind my R eye) and the left side of my...
I am wondering if anyone else medicates themselves before they get a migraine. My neurologist has told me to take all my abortive meds any time that I know the barometric pressure is changing (my...
Carina: Good Luck today and keep us updated. Stay strong!...
jermy - I am sorry that I haven't gotten back to you sooner. Seems everyone kind of takes a break from here over the weekends. First, I (and probably most everyone on here) understand your...
Carina: I am so sorry for what you are going through. These doctors that treat any one with pain like we are stupid, drug seeking, idiots make me want to scream! I deal with them with my mom on a...
Did anyone see the piece that was done about the new surgery for Occipital Neuralgia this morning on (I believe) Good Morning America? A friend of mine saw it and said that a plastic surgeon and a...
Hi to all of you. Boy, there are some knowlegeable and smart folks on this site! Thank you all for the information. I just wanted to add my two-cents. I have had three c-sections. During all three...
holmesla: I will tell you what I take and how I take it - I actually take some pretty strong meds but I will tell you that so far, the meds I take at home have decreased my ER visits (for IV meds,...
hopefulmigrainer - just wanted to give you a little more input. I agree with the other poster regarding preventatives. I have had great luck with Verapamil and Trileptal. However, depending on what...
TDodrn: I do this all the time with migraines - I will dream all night that I am being shot in the head, beaten with steel pipes in the head, etc. and then will wake up with the absolute worst...
Keah, thanks for always looking into to stuff that benefits us all. You have such an awesome attitude and always make me smile when I read your posts. I only hope to have such a great outlook on life...
Ann - glad to know you finally got a diagnosis - sometimes, that is half the battle. Sorry to sound stupid but what is indomethacin? Just curious. Thanks....
Hey Jenny: I have heard of others suffering with this kind of pain and they call it "ice-pick migraines". I believe that they say that it is the stabbing pain that only lasts for seconds at a time. I...
Hey Snuggles: So glad to hear that your trip was fun - you sound like an awesome fisherwoman! How are your migraine-free days? Still good without the AquaFresh Extreme? That is amazing to me - I am...