My migraines seem to be escalating in frequency again and I'm not sure what to do anymore. My neurologist has changed up my medications again. For the last month I have been on 3 Cymbalta per day with no changes.
It's hard to function daily when my head feels as if it needs to be taken off and place on a shelf until it stops pounding. My life has now changed, I can no longer make plans to go out with friends or family because I don't want to cancel because of a migraine. I have let them down to many times.
Having a non-curable basilar migraine disease to me is a slow death sentence...if the headaches don't kill you the loss of your freedoms will.
I can't go outside when it's hot, raining or the humidity is high. I can't work, who wants to hire a middle aged woman who would miss days each week. Nor do they want me on their insurance. Yes, I tell them in the before hand about my migraines, it's only right. Now, people who were my friends have gone about their lives and never come around anymore. What a life!
Sorry I'm just frustrated today. It is another day with a migraine. Somewhere someone has to have come up with a surgery or medication to stop this nightmare.
sorry to hear you are suffering so.
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Definetly get a second opinon. I go this month to my neuro and I am going to ask her how many migraine patients she sees (I live in a small town). I am thinking about a specialist. I know what you mean about dying a slow death. I feel that we are not living if we have to deal with such distress. I am sorry. Take care.
Laura