Dear Dr. Haplea,I've been suffering from "occular" migraines, or migraines with aura for about two years. I get no headache at all; the aura comes on with no warning, lasts about twenty minutes, and is followed by two to three days of absolute exhaustion. During the exhaustion phase, I am non-functioning. I need to sleep about 16-18 hours a... Read more
Dear Dr. Haplea,I have been prescribed Indocin and Lyrica to help me with rebound. I have a migraine about 25 days out of the month, which Zomig zmt will take care of, but I need to stop the overuse. What I have read about Indocin is that it can cause sudden heart attack or stroke without warning, which could result in death. And what I'm... Read more
When it comes to your migraines, there are many pieces of information that you should share with your doctor. To help categorize your headaches as migrainous or non-migrainous, you should be prepared to outline a typical headache from start to finish. You may have symptoms prior to the onset of your headache that let you know that a headache... Read more
Earlier this year it was reported at the annual meeting of neurologists (The American Academy of Neurology) that treating migraine headaches with occipital nerve block was effective. Occipital nerve block is a procedure where anesthetic agents (lidocaine and bupivacaine) are injected near the occipital nerve on the back of the head near the... Read more
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