Mom of 12 year old with chronic daily migraines

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Pizotifen aka sandomigran, an anthihistamine sometimes used for Migraine prevention for children. Have you spoken to your doctor about your sons change in behavoir? That may be your first step, letting him know your son cannot tolerate being miserable and in pain. Don't give up hope though, there are many options left to try for your son.

Here's the thing - -  neurologists/pediatric neurologists may be fine doctors, but rarely  have the time to specialize in Migraine and headache disorders. Migraine specialists do just that -  treat people with Migraine disease and headache disorders only. They get extra schooling in this area, take extra continuing medical education courses and attend scientific conferences to be on the cutting edge of Migraine treatments and daignosis. For more information, continue reading: What's So Special About Migraine Specialists?  Sandomigran is no longer available in the US, I suspect you may be in CA or the UK. We do have Migraine specialists listed on our patient recommend list from outside the US you may want to look into. You can see that list HERE.

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Welcome again,

Yes i have daily migraines and im only 17 1/2 years old , I know that when I was put on a medication called topomax it changed my attitude and my outlook on life , also I was unable to focus. topomax is also known by some neuologists as dopomax. I would immidiately contact my Neurologist if i was acting differently , or if the medication made me feel physically ill.please feel free to email me back , im not an expert but I am in the same situation with the pain.

I too have a child (now a young woman) with migraines.  There are many causes and many treatments and this makes it difficult because what works for some does not work for others.  And what works for a while, may stop working and then you are back at square one.  The best advice I can give you is to educate yourself.  Go on line and learn about all the different classes of drugs used to treat migraines, the benefits, the side effects and use your "mothers intuition".  Treating your child will be a collaborative effort with your healthcare provider, and no one knows your child as well as you so it is imperative to educate yourself and be his advocate.  I hope he will be pain free soon.