Information and opinions on Migraine from cking at MyMigraineConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612/64737/broken-promises Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:44:59 -0400 cking Broken Promises           (In memory of Tater, with love)   If I could stack them, they would tower over my aching head like an ominous cloud; they cast a shadow on my soul.   I promised my cat, age 21, the best of care. Suddenly one early morning,         she could not stand up.   I, too, could not rise from the floor; (immobile, head... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612/64737/broken-promises http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612/15417/rare-waking-sleep Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:05:00 -0400 cking This is why it is crucial to see a migriane specialist if our headaches are refractory to treatment.  I have had migraines for years, and they became hormonally linked since puberty.  They were much worse and occured daily for several years before I was diagnosed with thyroid disorders at age 45, and put on Synthroid (cut the frequency and severity).  This year my regular monthly migraines (which used to last 5-12 days... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612/15417/rare-waking-sleep http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612/15325/mri-versus-ct Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:42:00 -0400 cking Can someone tell me if the MRI and CT analyze the same things, or are they different?   I ask because my MD recently did an MRI to look at pituitary issues (severe migraines that wake me in the middle of the night about 12 nights per month during menses, plus a myriad of chronic endocrine diseases) and the results showed normal pituitary (the only abnormality was a maxilliary retention cyst behind the right eye).   Would a CT... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/7612/15325/mri-versus-ct