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the unavoidable trigger

by mcmurraychick
Thursday, July 24 2008

i got out of my way to avoid my triggers. no perfume at all is allowed to be worn in my house ( all my friends know this) i don't eat onions anymore ( and that one really hurts my feelings) i gave up tuna, and regular coffee, i don't use splenda. but the one trigger that gets me, and i can't avoid it is the weather. woke up on... Read more Chevron

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i knew it was too godd to last

by mcmurraychick
Friday, July 11 2008

having been on topamax for about 5 weeks now ( and seen a reduction in the number of migraines i was haveing) i thought i was doing good. right at 5 weeks since my last BAD one. ( the day i got the topamax as a matter of fact) and 7 weeks since i had to go to the ER. then at 3 am while on my lunch break it hit!!! now here we are 5 hours... Read more Chevron

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moving into week 3 with topamax

by mcmurraychick
Tuesday, June 24 2008

well i am moving into week 3 with topamax, and had a good checkup with the doctor this morning. he decided not to up the dosage from 25 mg a day just yet. i am doing good so far and have seen a drop in the number of headaches, they also told me this morning that is is rheumatoid arthritis in my knees, and that they think it is in my spine... Read more Chevron

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week 2 of topamax

by mcmurraychick
Monday, June 16 2008

well i am heading in to week 2 of topamax. and so far it's not been to bad. i am worried about the changes in appetite. as i really don't want to eat...... and this is at a 25 mg dose once a day. i got back next week and they wil raise the dose then, i knew going in that we were going to have to go slow, as i have so many problems with... Read more Chevron

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