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posted 07/13/2008, comments (3)

Is joint and muscle pain a common side affect of Imitrex?

Full Question: Is joint and muscle pain a common side affect of Imitrex?For treatment of 4-5 migraines a week, I have been taking Imitrex for over a year. It works excellent and gets rid of the headache but I suffer with extreme stiffness, joint and muscle pain so have been in the habit of taking advil along with it. Discussed with my doctor... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/17/2008, comments (2)

Cured...sort of....???

My last migraine was when I travelled on business to Arizona in late April. I had two, presumably due to the physical stress of travel and the very dry air. I drank tons of water, but that did not stop me from drying out. At my annual well-woman exam in April, I talked with my doctor about migraines and the Pill, that I would like to stop taking... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/29/2008, comments (9)

Migraine Abortives Get Another Chance

As I may have mentioned in my SharePosts, I have had a hard time with increased Migraine pain in addition to my chronic head and neck pain recently. At my last doctor's visit, we increased my dose of Zonegran - and added another triptan - Relpax - to my toolbox. At the... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/25/2008, comment (1)

5/26/08 #10 - Detached feelings, stupor, word slurring during migraine?

Full Question:For the past week have had off and on again migraine headache pain with something new. Oh, joy!! I am experiencing numbness in my left side of face, detached feelings from myself, an almost drunkenness stupor with some word slurring. Went to local dr., got Maxalt and Toradol shot. It did not stop this. Is this normal?... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/20/2008, comments (3)

Post-Spinal Tap. Intractable Migraines?

Hello Everyone!! Spinal Tap was interesting. Did not go nearly as smooth as I had hoped--but it wasn't the worst one I've been through either. A radiologist did this one, with a little xray machine---it was kind of weird. Anyone who has ever had a spinal tap I would love a message---as this one was different then the... Read more Chevron

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