Re: Any Suggestions on how to deal with migrains
From: Tara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Feb 9 13:53:46 2006
Rhonda,
Maybe seeing another neurologist will be helpful to you. Sometimes
doctors get stumped, or are in a rut of giving out the same treatments.
Maybe a new doctor can give you a different perspective, or insight, and
maybe some new treatment options. Sorry I don't know much about
migraines or their treatments. I wish you good luck. It may be
beneficial to get copies of the tests that you have had and your medical
record so that if you go to another doctor he/she can interpret your
case better. I don't know, just a suggestion! I would definitely seek
help from someone who will care to get to the bottom of your problem.
Head pain is something that definitely needs to be addressed and taken
very seriously. You may have something else causing the pain. I just
had a patient that had a horrible headache and high blood pressure. We
thought it was from a medication that he was on, but it ended up to be a
benign (non-cancerous) head tumor that did not show up on a CT scan. It
took a doctor thinking outside of the box to do a spinal tap and
diagnose the problem! With the proper medications and treatment he is
doing great!! I'm not saying you don't have migraines or you have
something else, all I'm saying is find a doctor who will listen and not
give up on you. You deserve to get some answers! I hope you have many
pain free days ahead, I feel for you!
At Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Rhonda wrote:
>
>Tara, My Neurologist has pretty much given up on me and I need to find
>another one. I have had CT or MRI can't remember which one, and I have
>the films here with me. They Nerologist gave them to me and told me to
>keep them. I was on topomax an antiseizure med that has the side affect
>of helping with migrains, inderal LA which is a blood pressure med that
>has the side effect of helping migrains and Zomig which is a triptan
>drug like imatrex. The Zomig made me crazy and I couldn't be feeling
>that way while taking care of my son. When taken all together my
>periods stopped. The docs where all stumped saying that that has never
>been reported as a side effect. After I stopped taking them I got my
>period back and regularly. So I have tried a few things and they made
>me feel worse. I always wondered about imatrex and if that would be
>different than the zomig. I have read a few things on Migrains and endo
>too. I wonder.....Rhonda
>
>At Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Tara wrote:
>>
>>Rhonda,
>>
>>Migraines are HORRIBLE. I only suffer from them once in a great while.
>>You sound like a chronic sufferer of them. I've read a little about
>>them. Have you tried a drug called Imitrex? I know that it is specific
>>in that it works on cerebral blood vessels to ease the pain. Many
>>people cannot take the drug if they have high blood pressure or coronary
>>artery disease, and I certainly do not know you or your medical
>>condition. Since you are seeing a neurologist, I would think that they
>>would know what's best for you. Have you told them about your continued
>>pain? Have you gone for an MRI, CT scan, EEG, or any imaging of your
>>head? Also, do a google search on endometriosis and migraines. I've
>>read some interesting articles that state that there is a correlation
>>between them. I hope you get some pain relief soon! Hugs, Tara
>>
>>At Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Rhonda wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi Ladies, Just wanted to know how you deal with the migrains...I
>>>relized last night that about the same time I started dealing with endo
>>>I started getting migrains. The migrains have been around a bit longer
>>>but then who knows maybe the endo was there too I just didn't know it. I
>>>have been to a neurologist who pretty much doped me up on 3 meds and
>>>sent me on my way when the migrains started getting worse and not better
>>>I went off all of them. The pain med he gave me for them seriously made
>>>me crazy, couldn't take it anymore and threw them down the drain. I
>>>take vicoprofen for the endo and I have started to take it for the
>>>migrains...doesn't really stop the pain so much as takes the edge off
>>>and lets me pass out. I didn't vomit last night...but I was in so much
>>>pain that I understand why people do things to hurt themselves in an
>>>attempt to stop the pain. My head is throbbing today due to the
>>>sevarity of the migreain...the neurologist said it is called rebound
>>>headaches that can last for weeks...sometimes they do....becuase your
>>>brain was in so much pain that it residually hurts for days/weeks later.
>>>As for migrain triggers, they happen when I am dehydrated I know that
>>>but no foods seem to be the culprit. I can't pin oint them as they
>>>happen whenever, charting them doesn't seem to produce any patterns, I
>>>can tell you that I am ovulating and wondered if that isn't helping the
>>>migrains.
>>>Ok with all that said any suggestions? My nerologist said taking high
>>>doses of Riboflavin and magnesium but I am afraid of creating an
>>>electrolight imbalance. Thank-You for ANY suggestions!! Rhonda
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