Hi, my name is Kim I am a wife and a mother of two boys ages 1 and 4. I have been suffering with migraines for as long as I can remember. The last 6 years they have turned into daily headache/migraines. Not so fun. I wish just one day I could wake up pain free. I am slowly losing my desire to do anything as everything seems to make it worse. My poor Hubby :(
I have started ANOTHER daily pain med regime and still no luck. Back to mr. neurologist (#3) again... *sigh*
How I evny nearly EVERY person who walks down the street besdie me. How light their head must feel when they wake in the morning. How easy they must have it to run after their child. To play in the park. To enjoy just doing nothing and feeling so good about it!
Will it ever end?
I have started ANOTHER daily pain med regime and still no luck. Back to mr. neurologist (#3) again... *sigh*
How I evny nearly EVERY person who walks down the street besdie me. How light their head must feel when they wake in the morning. How easy they must have it to run after their child. To play in the park. To enjoy just doing nothing and feeling so good about it!
Will it ever end?
Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!
I'm sorry you're in such a tough situation. What kind of daily pain meds are you taking? Many pain meds, if taken more than 2 or 3 days a week, can make matters worse by causing medication overuse headaches, aka rebound. For more information, see
Medication Overuse Headache: When the Remedy Backfires
Have you considered an appointment with a Migraine specialist?
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I've known people who couldn't use some triptans but could use others. Has your doctor suggested trying any of the newer ones? If you'd want to do that, you could try it in your doctor's office in case you have a problem.
Last week, I interviewed Migraine expert Dr. Richard Lipton and one of the questions I asked was what he recommends for people who can't take triptans. He finds that prescription strenght naproxen taken with an antinausea med such as Reglan, Phenergan, or Compazine, helps many of his patients.
How many days a week are you taking Demerol. It can cause rebound too. Are you trying preventives?
Don't lose hope. There is help available. Sometimes, it takes us a while to find that help, but it's out there.
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Teri
I am going to ask my neuro about another kind of abortive other than a triptan since I don't obviously know what in it I am having a reaction to. I am sure like you said that there are more out there and I am sure he knows. He was sure that Amerge would be ok for me. As compared to Imitrex with its history of this side effect. *Shrug* I always have to mix it up :) I am truly glad for these sites though. And for people like you who take the time to talk to us and understand!! It feels good to be understood and to not feel like I'm crazy.