Thursday, September 11, 2008
Maybe this is silly or stupid....or maybe I am WAY off base.......
Please, be honest....
I take my preventive med (topamax, YUCK!) I have been on this for 4 months now, & I still get regular migrains daily. I am SO scared to go back to the Dr....he is suck a (insert explicitive here) He never truly listens to me...........any whoo....
but my rescue is hydrocodone. Now, my dr give me a 20count.
When I get my bad day.....I try to only take 1/2 if necessary....then will go the other 1/2 if needed....so if I run out of my 20 count in 1-1.5 months is that too fast?
Geeze, I really need to figure things out here. GUess I gotta find new Dr, I guess Im just affraid of the judgements, looks & comments.........
Snobrdgrl321
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One, you should never be scared of telling your doctor anything. And if he doesn't listen to you, what is the point of going to him? You need a doctor you can have a working relationship with.
Two, if you are still having near daily migraines after 4 months on Topamax, time to switch drugs. It is obviously not the preventive for you.
As for your other question, you do seem to be running through the hydrocodone a little fast. You may be risking medication overuse headaches. Are you using a Triptan? (ie, Imitrex, Relpax, Treximet, Frova) Because unless is is contraindicated by a medical condition, that should be your first line of defense. If you are taking a triptan and still need the hydrocodone, it might be time for a new abortive. There are 8 or 9 out there, and another one might give you more relief.
I also use hydrocodone as a rescue, but only if my triptan has failed or if I've maxed out my triptans for the week. I also have near daily migraines too. I try to make it a point never to take my hydrocodone more than 2 times a week.
I hope you find a better doctor and some real releif soon.
Well, I dont know if it's an abortive or not....but I also take Toradol.......
I have tried Frova and others that dont work....so Ive been on the Toradol for a while.
No, toradol is not an abortive but an NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Taking certain medications, even OTC, can unwittingly put us into another problem. It is called Medication Overuse Headache. This is not fun, and no prevention medication on earth will work if we are in MOH, I'm sorry to say. This article: Medication Overuse Headache - When the Remedy Backfires will give you more information.
Frova is an abortive, a triptan. I have a story for you - do you mind? I had tried Amerge, Relpax and Frova with no luck a few years ago so I assumed that triptans wouldn't work for me. Last year I was in a bind a needed to abort a Migraine attack. A friend knew my doctor had prescribed triptans and gave me an Axert. Guess what? It worked. I was totally surprised but thrilled beyond belief. And the best part is it continues to work. So maybe another triptan, there are seven (plus Treximet, which is a combination of Imitrex and naproxen sodium) may just work.