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Trying to figure out what is going on! Frustration with the Dr!

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Sunday, July 27, 2008
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Well here we are again. As migraine sufferurs we are all to familiar with dealing with cronic pain. We are all to use to being steriotyped as "pill-poppers" and all to use to hearing the most dreaded phrase from the doctor " I dont know" I have been having migraines from tha age of 8. Pain is n...
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    Nancy Harris Bonk
    Monday, July 28, 2008 at 12:46 PM

    Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!

     

    When we take certain OTC and prescription more than two to three days a week, we run the risk of getting Medication Overuse Headache, (MOH) formerly called rebound headache. Any Migraine prevention drug we take while in MOH will not work, period. Medication Overuse Headache - When the Remedy Backfires has more information.

     

    Don't lose hope, because there are over 100 medications used for Migraine prevention. With all the different combinations the numbers go up dramatically. Our article Migraine Preventive Medications - Too Many Options To Give Up!

      

    Thank you for creating a SharePost. SharePosts are a form of blogging, and there are many things you can do with them. You can share an experience, suggest something that's helped you, use SharePosts as a Migraine and headache journal, and many other things.

    We also have a discussion forum that you may want to check out. Especially if you have questions or are looking for information, you may find the interaction on the forum to be quite helpful. To get to the forum, just look for the orange box marked "Manage" and click on the Migraine Forums link. Because our forums are maintained by a third party, you'll need to register for the forum. You can use the same information you used to create your community log-in if you like. If you want to go directly to the forum, you can click HERE.

    Along with your personal "My Home" page and the discussion forum, you'll find links to a great deal of helpful information and a spot to sign up for our free newsletter on the main page of our site, http://www.MyMigraineConnection.com.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to post them to the forum or send me a message through my profile.

    Welcome again,

     

    Nancy Bonk
    MyMigraineConnection.com Expert

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