Sunday, February 12, 2012

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headachelady

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Migraines and CDH for 2.5 years - am unable to work - pretty sick

2nd day on high dose Prednisone, increased Namenda, new Verapamil and Magnesium preventatives

Hello all!  Today is the 2nd day of the high dose prednisone that I am taking in hopes that it will break this migraine cycle that is going on almost 3 weeks now.  Yesterday I took 60mgs and today I took 60mgs.  I have been having a lot of problems with insomnia due to HA pain and not being able to turn my brain off when I go to bed... Read moreChevron
headachelady

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Migraines and CDH for 2.5 years - am unable to work - pretty sick

I am holding on to hope.

I have to hold on to hope that I am going to get better - that the docs will find the right combo of meds, new treatments will be discovered, my body will respond better, and my migraines may get better after menopause (as some say they do:)  I have to hold on to hope or I will die.  For every new day that we are given there is... Read moreChevron
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Cehra

Shadow of Myself

Shadow of Myself   I don’t know who I am anymore,this shadow slinking between work and home.Feeling like a narcissist, a user, an abuser as I watch my family do my chores and leave those they don’t get to undone.No social life to speak of - I gave up those plans long ago.You may remember meI was the one who called Week after... Read moreChevron
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Author of "Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches"

July Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival - How Spirituality Helps Us Cope with Migraine Disease

It's that time of the month again -- time for the July Headache and Migraine Disease Blog Carnival. This month's theme is How Spirituality Helps Us Cope with Migraine Disease. Check out the May Headache Blog Carnival, How Spirituality Helps Us Cope with Migraine Disease. What's a blog carnival? Generally speaking, a blog carnival is a... Read moreChevron
ozzygirl

Some ideas for reducing the impact of the disease!

Having spent the last five years struggling to find ways to manage (or should I say control) my current migraine status (I've had migraines since a child), I recently decided a little support from counselling would be a good idea.  Best decision I have made in a long while as the counsellor helped me to realise that I had become so... Read moreChevron