My neurologist also recommended that I take CoQ-10, but she said to take 150mg pills once a day. She said that any lower amount would not help. I took it for about 2 months but gave up when my bottle...
My neuro gave me valium for neck muscle spasms, which she said that was contributing to my tension headaches, which develop into migraines during the day....
My neuro put me on Cymbalta (an anitdepressant) for the menstrual migraines. It seems to have worked a little, although I'm getting the migraines so frequently now that I think nothing is helping me...
I know how you feel - I get very down when I have a migraine. I get a premonition feeling that I just know that one is coming, then I sometimes get an aura, but mostly not recently, and then I start...
Liz, Have you tried any tricyclic antidepressants, such as Nortriptylene? I found that it was helpful for ~2 years, and then it wasn't anymore. Also, has your dr. tried you on Topamax? I didn't find...
I'm so glad to know that I'm not alone! At work, I chose a cubicle that was as far away from a light as possible, but it wasn't enough. I had to have them unscrew the flourescent lights above and buy...
ER doctors are, in my experience, reluctant to give pain medicine; and neurologists that don't specialize in headache management have been arrogant and rude to me in the past because they think the...
LB, The toradol actually seems to help quite a bit if I take it with the Zomig at the start of the h/a, but if I wait to take it later if the pain gets worse, it only helps a little bit - just like...
I take 4mg dilaudid pills for severe migraines, in addition to my Zomig 5mg and Toradol 10 mg. Dilaudid sometimes makes me a little nauseous but most of the time it does take away the pain, although...