Neck pain and migraines

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Friday, October 30, 2009
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I have a disc problem c5-C6 and I had it fixed with Laser surgery. At first, it felt better. Now it's so painful. My neck hurts all the time. I'm planning on going back to the pain management doctor for facet injections. They helped a long time ago, when I got them. I just don't know what to do. It h...

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same neck pain& migraines, new meds stopped pain
baby g
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:53 PM

Hi i am fairly new to this site, if you get my post. i have suffered everymorning and night from neck pain & migraine...........please get ur doctor to give you lyrica 100mg and zanaflex 3 pills @ 4mg each at bedtime and it has changed my life. i was on soma and lortab and xanax for the neck pain , and muscle spasms, BUT no i take just lyrica and zanaflex and OMG i feel my age again i felt liek a dying 50 yr old and im only 25 !!!!!!!!! over 3 years of suffering and it over i hope it always works!!!!!!!!!

re: same neck pain& migraines, new meds stopped pain
Denise Garrett
Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 12:35 AM

The Zanaflex help me some. It's just I get so tired with all the other meds I take, and these mixed with some other meds I take make me have heart palpitations. So, Good luck to you. sounds like it's helping.

re: same neck pain& migraines, new meds stopped pain
Mere
Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 07:31 AM

I am rather new here as well. Sometimes, I get the migraines in my neck on the left side. It is a deep aching and boring pain. The pain is is preceded by an aura and I have a sore upper arm and tingly thumb, index and middle finger right along with the neck pain.

I have the head migraines in the left occcular area and also have neck pain at that time but it is a stiffness type pain. Strange how everything involves the left side.

I also suffer from abdominal migraines, migraines without headache and angina variant.

Meredith

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Denise Garrett
Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 06:37 PM

Meredith,

So sorry for your agony. My problems are somewhat different. Weird how these bodies of ours work. I don't have abdominal migraine that I know of. I do have some stomach problems &pain, because of meds. So I have to take regular stool softener to keep from getting backed up. Almost need to call roter-rooter. Okay TMI. You get the point. My neck just always hurt. I hope the injections help.

Good luck to you too. Well, we can only pray for a cure some day.

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Mere
Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 08:01 PM

I am truly sorry for your misery... I seem to have the opposite problem, bowel-wise. I also take constipating meds but because of my problem with D, they don't seem to be a problem for me.

You are absolutely correct in that we need a better way to manage migraine, perhaps even cure it. I currently read a staggering statistic stating that more people suffer with migraine than diabetes, asthma and cancer combined. Could this be true? If it is, whay is there not more research in this area?!

M

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Mere
Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 08:35 PM

Please let me know how the injection work-out and I hope you feel better,

M

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Denise Garrett
Monday, November 02, 2009 at 12:59 PM

I will let you know. Thanks and have a blessed day.

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Nancy Harris Bonk
Monday, November 02, 2009 at 07:07 PM

Hey again,

Absolutely neck/cervical spine issues can trigger Migraine attacks - I know mine does! I am pain most of the time due to my head and neck thank you very much. I've had a cervical spine fusion which helped with some neuro things, but didn't make the pain go away.

It is a constant battle between lifestyle modification and pain......for me anyway.

I hope the injections work. Let us know, ok?

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Denise Garrett
Monday, November 02, 2009 at 09:32 PM

Nancy,

Yes, I knew you had the fusion and I had some Laser surgery on mine. Didn't help. They want me go to therapy again, but I've been 2 times already. I'm just wanting releif.

I will keep you informed.

Thanks.