Wife and mother of 4 living with migraines

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Migraine is a genetic neurologic disease best treated by a Migraine/headache specialist. Neurologists may be fine doctors, but they treat so many different conditions it is hard for them to be experts in any one area. Migraine/headache specialists devote their entire practice treating patients with headaches and Migraines and are experts, taking extra classes and attending scientific conferences to learn about the new advances in Migraine and headaches. You can find our patient recommended specialist list HERE.

While topamax may not be the best Migraine prevention medication out there, it is the one we hear the most about because it is heavily marketed to doctors and patients alike. There are many other medications, over 100 in fact, that can be used for Migraine prevention. Migraine Preventive Medications - Too Many Options To Give Up! has information you can share with your doctor if you feel topamax isn't working for you. 

Recent evidence confirms having a long history and/or frequent Migraine attacks can cause silent brain damage.  It is more important now than ever to reduce our attacks and get on a good preventive plan. Yes, Migraine Can Cause Brain Damage is an important article to read.

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Welcome again,

I have had migraines since I was 10 yrs. old. It runs in my family. After I had my first child  my migraines were worse. part of the problem is hormones and just daily life. Whether it be good or bad stress. I went through all of the triptans out there. The best one I have found is Frova. It has a longer half life than other triptans, meaning you don't need 2 or three before your pain is resolved. It does however take about 45-60 minutes before you start to feel human again. I have never tried botox. You sound like I was. I was stuck in a headache forever. It is so depressing not to mention annoying. Ask your doctor if you can try Frova. You may need to take your first one and then follow up with a second to break the cycle and pain. Also if you are able to take an NSAID ie: Ibuprofen, then take this with the Frova. Get some sleep as much as you are able,LOL, you know what with kids and all! It may take you a week or so to start to notice the difference. Then when you are able to recognize your pre headache symptoms take the ibuprofen and Frova right from the start. You may sitll get a headache but it will be so much less and will go away faster. I use Excedrin the one without aspirin. It really works, and if your house is like mine, there is no downtime for mom.