Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!

Glad you found us and hope you find the site helpful and informative. As a single mother of just one teen, I can only imagine the exhaustion you feel being the single mom of three children . Holding down a full time job and being a Migraineur, no wonder you are pooped!  

Unfortunately, all three of the drugs you are taking (Topamax, metropolol, and protriptyline) have the potential side effect of drowsiness. And there is not an natural long lasting energy booster that I am aware of. Besides that, it really isn't the best solution to take other drugs, natural or not, to counteract unwanted side effects from the ones we already take. What may be a good idea is to talk to your doctor about your fatigue.      

How many Migraine attacks are you getting a month? See here's the thing -anyone who has three or more Migraines a month needs to be talking with their doctor about prevention. There's growing evidence that Migraine is a progressive brain disease. A recent study showed that Migraines can cause brain damage, and that people with three or more Migraines a month are more susceptible to this damage. For more information, see Is Migraine a Progressive Brain Disease? and Yes, Migraines Can Cause Brain Damage.

It may be time to see a doctor that is an expert in headache medicine. 

Sometimes, Migraineurs are difficult to treat and that is the time to see the expert. It's important to note that neurologists aren't necessarily Migraine and headache specialists. Take a look at the article Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? If you need help finding a Migraine specialist, check our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine and Headache Specialists.

Thank you for creating a SharePost. SharePosts are a form of blogging, and there are many things you can do with them. You can share an experience, suggest something that's helped you, use SharePosts as a Migraine and headache journal, and many other things.

We also have a discussion forum that you may want to check out. Especially if you have questions or are looking for information, you may find the interaction on the forum to be quite helpful. To get to the forum, just look for the orange box marked "Manage" and click on the Migraine Forums link. Because our forums are maintained by a third party, you'll need to register for the forum. You can use the same information you used to create your community log-in if you like. If you want to go directly to the forum, you can click HERE.

Along with your personal "My Home" page and the discussion forum, you'll find links to a great deal of helpful information on the main page of our site, http://www.MyMigraineConnection.com. Under the Find, Manage, and Connect tabs at the top of each page, you'll find a wealth of information - educational articles, tips, quizzes, workbooks, support and advocacy information, and more.

Do you have questions about Migraine? There are three ways to get answers - through our Ask the Clinician column, in our community Question and Answer Section, or through our forum.  Just go to our Migraine Answers page HERE.

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Welcome again,

Nancy Bonk
MyMigraineConnection.com Community Manager

PS: If you receive this message from more than one of us, please excuse the overlap. Thanks!