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Winter Holiday GuideEnjoying the Holidays Despite Migraines and Headaches --> Info for you...

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Had appt. with MS specialist yesterday.....what a frustration

I posted on Sunday that I was seeing an MS specialist at the Cleveland Clinic yesterday.  What a joke.  I am so frustrated that I don't know if I should cry or spit nails.  The appointment didn't start right.  The other hospital sent records on friday and somehow the doc never recieved them.  The records that he did... Read moreChevron

Am seeing an MS specialist at the Cleveland Clinic on Monday

Hi!  Haven't posted in a bit.  HAs are so-so with the stoppage of some meds and the addition of some others.  I was on a 6 day high dose prednisone cycle for the migraine cycle that was going on it's 3rd week.  I ended that the 18th.  It decreased in intensity, but didn't go away completely (never does).  Last Sat.... Read moreChevron

2nd day on high dose Prednisone, increased Namenda, new Verapamil and Magnesium preventatives

Hello all!  Today is the 2nd day of the high dose prednisone that I am taking in hopes that it will break this migraine cycle that is going on almost 3 weeks now.  Yesterday I took 60mgs and today I took 60mgs.  I have been having a lot of problems with insomnia due to HA pain and not being able to turn my brain off when I go to bed... Read moreChevron

I am holding on to hope.

I have to hold on to hope that I am going to get better - that the docs will find the right combo of meds, new treatments will be discovered, my body will respond better, and my migraines may get better after menopause (as some say they do:)  I have to hold on to hope or I will die.  For every new day that we are given there is... Read moreChevron

wondering what to do

I am new to this website and am really thankful to have found it.  I have been seeing a HA specialist for 2.5 years and switched to a new one yesterday. The only thing that they prescribe are preventatives and abortives.  I have tried all of the triptans with no success.  I currently use Migranal Nasal Spray with varied... Read moreChevron

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This animation shows one of the key causes of pain during a migraine--changes to the blood flow within the brain.

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