After my "drug holiday", my doctor decided to try me on Inderal as a preventive. I started out taking 1/2 a 10mg pill in the morning, and again in the evening. Now, I am up to one 10mg pill in the morning and again in the evening.
I have to say, so far, I feel pretty good! The Inderal does make me a tad dizzy from time to time,... Read more
I went to my neurologist last week and we decided I would go on a drug holiday. It sounds much more glamorous than it really is.
Enter - daily migraines! I was doing well while on the Topamax and Amitriptyline, but there were some side effects that I could no longer deal with.
From the Topamax, I got side effects consisting of:... Read more
Dr. John Claude Krusz, our Ask the Clinician here on Mymigraineconnection, was kind enough to spend some time with me while here in Boston, explaining a bit about the IV Therapy treatment he uses at his Dallas, Texas, clinic.
While at the 50th annual American Headache Society conference, Dr. Krusz had three... Read more
Hey, gang! I do have some more stuff coming to you from Boston in the near future, but I can't seem to get my little video camera to work on my laptop right now! Of course when it's something you are really excited about, technology fails on ya!
We had an awesome session this morning. It was all about how patients need to be an active... Read more
Today is our second day here at the conference. We woke up early again today to go to a satillite symposium on Conventional Management and Novel Modalities for Improved Treatment of Chronic Migraine. One of the speakers at the session was Dr. Richard Lipton who is a chairperson on the AHS.
The session was about tracking Migraine from... Read more