Hello all
After reading about what a Status Migrain is I am very upset. First let me give you a little background. This migrain has been going for more than 6 weeks. The doctor that I am with has referred me out due to me being over her head (which I understand). I have Basilar Autery Migrains. According to the artical if you have not had 4 hours of non pain during waking hours you need to be seen. I have done that, as a matter of fact in one week I was seen in the ER three times! This doctor had her nurse treat me with a Depakot IV later the next week. But since they put in a referral for me to go to the next DR. they will not treat me any more. Now I have to wait till Sept 15th to be seen by the next DR. All I have is the prevt meds Topmax and Nuranton and my breakthrough med Maxal (please excuse the spelling) to get me through the long painful days. There are some days I can't even get out of the bed. I have four kids and a work full time. You would think that one of these DRs would care enough to not keep me or others in limbo!
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What an awful position to be in. How often are you taking Maxalt? Medication Overuse Headache (formerly called rebound headache) can happen if we take certain prescription and/or OTC medications more than two to three days a week. The only way to stop MOH is to stop the offending medication cold turkey. You can read the highlighted text for more information.
Basilar-Type Migraine can sometimes be a scary form of Migraine disease. It may be difficult to diagnose, and a full medical history and neurological workup is needed to rule out other conditions before a diagnosis can be made.
There are some different ways to break Status Migrainous with IV treatments that can be done in some doctors offices. IV Treatment of Refractory Migraines and IV Lidocaine - Effective Treatment for Refractory Migraines in the Clinic. Maybe your old doctor could see you one time to help you break this cycle.
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