Information and opinions on Migraine from headachelady at MyMigraineConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/85102/appt-frustration Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:10:40 -0400 headachelady 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 receive weren't helpful.  The neuro exam wasn't very thorough.  He said that my neuro exam was... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/85102/appt-frustration http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/84778/ms-specialist Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:18:45 -0400 headachelady 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. nite (8/22) I knew a bad one was coming. My hand started to tingle and go numb.  I did the... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/84778/ms-specialist http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82869/preventatives Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:05:52 -0400 headachelady 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 at night.  Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?:)  Well, the prednisone... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82869/preventatives http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82762/holding-hope Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:31:57 -0400 headachelady 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 hope.  For most of the time over the past 2.5 years, I have found it hard to hold on to hope on my... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82762/holding-hope http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82728/wondering Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:33:34 -0400 headachelady 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 success.  In the hospital the only thing that I have ever been given has been IV DHE, high dose steroids,... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82728/wondering http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82682/start-specialist Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:59:46 -0400 headachelady This is my first share post.  I felt that it was appropriate as I just started yesterday with a new HA specialist. My migraines started in 1999 when I went on the birth control pill.  They only happened 3-4X a year.  Then in 2006 I started having them monthly and was put on Topomax and it worked well until February of 2007.  That was the beginning of a very long descent into what has seemed like a private... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/221905/82682/start-specialist