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mcc79

18yrs and counting with horrible migraines and chronic pain

posted 05/16/2009, comments (3)

Seeking advice about long term opioid use for migraine control

Hello, I have been suffering from migraine illness for 18yrs. now, I am 30 yrs old, and have tried over 35 preventive medicines and abortative medicines and I am still getting terrible migraines. I have been hospitalized over 4 times, (3) in 2008 and (1) in 2009 for intractable migraine. I have been to a new headache... Read more Chevron

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Nancy Harris Bonk

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posted 04/23/2009, comments (0)

New Migraine Drug Telcagepant Delayed

Merck & Company's new Migraine drug Telcagepant which was recently hoping to win FDA approval, has been delayed. The small phase IIa clinical study was stopped after participants' liver enzymes were high while taking the medication on a daily basis. Telcagepant is an antagonist of the receptor for... Read more Chevron

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Alison Dennis

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posted 04/14/2009, comment (1)

Living well with migraine requires a holistic approach

I have suffered with migraine since traumatic events in my early 20s and have lived with them for 30 years. Unbelievably, I just sought treatment about 7 years ago, when I began studying to be a nurse and realised that perhaps there was help available. I've always been "anti-medications". However, I could never have reached the... Read more Chevron

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Teri Robert

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posted 02/20/2009, comments (6)

Trying Treximet for Migraine? Get 9 Free!

Treximet is the newest Migraine abortive medication on the market. In a way, it's not new because it contains sumatriptan, brand name Imitrex. But it IS new in that it's the first time a triptan has been combined with another medication in the same tablet. Treximet contains 85 mg of sumatriptan and 500... Read more Chevron

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Andy

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posted 02/06/2009, comment (1)

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I am a 47 year old, male, migraine sufferer of 27 years. It makes me sad that "migraine sufferer" is one of the major descriptions I have used to describe who I am. I have to acknowledge that my headaches play the major role in how I am able to interact with my life. But, AS OF TODAY, I will not use that term in describing myself... Read more Chevron

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