My wife has been experiencing migraines since i've known her (10 years) and says she has had them since jr. high. We've had some moderate amount of luck using the imitrex injection system but she is getting real tired of the
side-effects and the needles. the pills don't do a thing for her. we
were told about a cure for migraines that are caused by bacteria by
using antibiotics but haven't been able to find any documentation to
support this theory. we were wondering if anyone else had heard anything
about this and if so, what? we'd love to here from anybody concerning
this or any other new ideas that have come along in the last 6 months.
we can be reached at: dragon_1@hotmail.com thanks for this wonderful
service to migraine sufferers everywhere!
Was reading some of the historys here and am surprised I can find comfort
in the other fellows worse luck. I dont suffer pain at all ,never did and
hope I never will. My wife is another matter. started migraines in the
4th grade. after we were married she had them on a fairely regular basis.
no clues to the origin. 5 kids gave her some relief. as she got older
they did get less frequent. she read a study about Dr.'s taking aspirin
for heart problems. they reported a reduction in migraine occurence and
severity. she started taking 2 each morning and night. the results were
great. she had to quit a few yrs ago for a cataract operation. and it
took us a while to realise why the headaches were back and bad. she went
back on the aspirins and the pain was gone within the day. meanwhile she
has been taking Neurontin for a condition called Myalgia. this is a drug
for seizures in epilileptics. a side benefit has been the very noticable
reduction in pain when she does have a migraine. right now she is off
aspirin again , till sat. another eye operation. the headaches came on
within 2 days. 2 and 3 a day. the Neurontin will take the edge off if she
takes them in time. they do make her sleepy though. when she gets better
i will try to get a first person account. the generic name for Neurontin
is Gabapentin. it is being used in some cases of random pain. our
discovery of the migraine relief was accidental. I have not seen it
mentioned else where. wish it would work for every one. good luck to all.
---les lyons llyons@flash.net
I first began having headaches 3-4 months ago. I had been taking Vaseretic
for 4 years for high blood pressure, and it was very much under control.
But, when the headaches became severe and frequent enough, I went to my
doctor who said my BP was suddenly 150/106, and was most likely the cause of
the headaches. He prescribed Norvasc in addition to the Vaseretic I was
already taking. Within a week, my BP had dropped to 130/96, and has hovered
in that range since. However, the headaches became increasingly worse, and I
began having vision problems along with them. After taking every conceivable
pain reliever over-the-counter, I saw a neurologist who sent me for an MRI.
From that, he diagnosed "migraines with aura", and prescribed Methergine,
Midrin and Tylox. Neither the Midrin nor the Tylox worked for me, and the
Methergine made me extremely nauseous. He then prescribed Stadol-NS, which
for me was completely incapacitating, and very scary! The next step, he
said, is to go to Imitrex, but he would require an electro-cardiogram to make
sure my heart was in good shape, as Imitrex is not recommended for those with
high BP. I've heard many good things about Imitrex, but what, if any, are
the side effects? My headaches are with me on a daily basis, and once a week
will crescendo into a full-blown migraine, which lasts 3-5 days. Am I
spinning my wheels looking for a "prescription" remedy for my migraines? I'm
ready to chuck the whole "medical" angle and try something different. I know
I echo the sentiments of every migraine sufferer out there...I'm just so
tired of living in constant pain. Is there any solution?
--- Terry Jdsim@aol.com
Hello.
I have just entered the world of migraines and am really uneducated on the
matter. My doctor is very vague in his explanations. I would change
doctors or get a second opinion, but I am a college student and have just
been taken off of my parents insurance and am not covered right now, so
financially I am somewhat stuck with the doctor I already have. My symptoms
are the left side of my head, behind my eye and left part of my neck down to
my shoulder THROB. I have tried phrenelin forte only to fall dead asleep,
inderal, which never had any effect, tranadol which killed the pain but not
the ache(if that makes sense), and presently I am to take xanax whenever I
feel it coming on. My problem with that is I can't always predict the pain
and so sometimes I get relief, others, I don't. It was good to be able to
find out that I am not the only one with this problem as my friends and
family think that it's just like a really bad headache and try to give home
remedies or tell me how bad their head hurts. Thanks for listening.
---Holly js@netpath.net
please can someone help me?i was so happy and touched to find this
site.the first letter i read made me cry.i cant belive someone else can
relate to my pain.5 years ago i got my first migraine but it's a very
strange thing that brings them on.i get them only at the moment of
orgasm.it comes on very fast with an intense burning at the back of my
neck and before i know it the top of my head is pounding so bad and the
pain is so intense i start to vomit.they can last from 1 day to 4
weeks.the intense pain can only be taken away with DHE
injections,however the residual pain can last for weeks.i am currently
on many meds that seem to help lesson the severity but they still
happen.does anyone know what these headaches are and why they
happen?does anybody else out there have them?if anyone can help please
email me at (vmoore@abraxis.com)THANKS,vm
dear ronda and other readers,
i was wondering if any of you have been told by your neurologist that your
MRI shows characteristics of MS? mine told me that the other day, but said
that it was most likely from the migraines. i have not been able to find
anything about this in medical books or on the web. all i can find is that
if you have those areas on your brain you have MS. my neurologist doesn't
feel that i have MS, but after that visit i came home and looked it up. i
have about 90% of the symptoms and will be going back soon for another
opinion.
i have been suffering from migraines since childhood and currently take
fioricet for pain. i am allergic to almost everything else. the longest
episode of migraines has been 7 weeks, immediately after the birth of my
second child. i was also told that they get better as we age, but that's not
happening yet.
anyone who has been told they have the characteristics of MS - but it's only
from migraines - PLEASE WRITE TO ME!!!!! thanks.
---kerry kerrykfitz@aol.com
Anyone have any suggestions for hard-to-treat menstrual migraines? I've
always had migraines but now the menstrual migraines have thrown me for
a loop -- the past two months I've been to the ER for a shot of Demerol.
Anyone with help?
---aqann@inxpress.net
