Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I have lived with migraine all my life. I'm 62. I have tried many alternative therapies as well as many preventative and abortive meds.
Fall of the year seems to be the worst time for me when I have migraines more than 15 days a month. My Headache Specialist put me on 'tizanidine' this month and so far it seems to be helping me.
I had gotten myself into a mess of rebound headaches. Stopping abortive meds is really hard but with the support of my Dr. and family I was able to get through some tough days and now have fewer bad days.
Today I will try acupuncture because I believe that the more pro-active you are the better the results.
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Migraine is a genetic neurologic disease. Most of us can manage it with lifestyle changes, trigger identification and management and traditional medicine. Complementary therapies, like acupuncture and biofeedback are also useful for some Migrainuers.
It may feel like you have tried every preventive medication out their to treat your Migraines, but you will see from this article that really isn't possible: Migraine Preventive Medications - Too Many Options To Give Up!
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