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 hurts when I wake up. I also have arthritis in my back from what the Ortho doc said from my MRI. and some Degenerated disc disease. Anyway, I'm thinking this arthritis in my neck is making migraines worse. I have them every day anyway, and I'm not getting releif with Lamictol I've been on. But.......I'm going to stay with it, and increase the dose that the neurologist suggest. Just wondering if this could be part of my migraine problems.
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11/ 2/09 7:07pm
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?
1/15/10 11:36am
1/24/10 2:10am
What are facet injections? I get occipital nerve blocks and triggerpoint injections every four to six weeks to stop the neck and head pain. I still get migraine attacks, though, it's just that they don't always include the headache part. I'll get nausea and have all gastrointestinal distress, speech problems, photo and phono sensitivity, odor sensitivity, vibrations, "the stupids" -- but the headache pain is reduced.
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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!!!!!!!!!
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.
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
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.
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
Please let me know how the injection work-out and I hope you feel better,
M
I will let you know. Thanks and have a blessed day.
hello, so the medication helped improve your pain not only from your neck but also your migraines? i also have neck pain and daily headaches.
thanks, cathie