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posted 11/17/2007, comments (2)

long term use of Amerge

I have lived with miraines for the last 36 years, since I was 18. Afer having three children over 13 years, my headache pattern changed. I started to get them about 2 days before my period, and they would last about 10- 12 days. I teach young children, and I have missed litle work due to my headaches, largely because I take Amerge 2x/day for the... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/04/2007, comments (10)

Migraine and Birth Control Pills

Hello -- I would like to share my experiences with migraines and birth control pills. I am a 44-year-old woman who got married late at age 39. I had never been on birth control pills before, but when I got married, I went on a low dose pill with both estrogen and progesterone. About the same time, I started getting migraine... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/27/2007, comment (1)

Aura without headache and ice pick headache

Hi, I've had migraine since 1st grade. Initially I had classical migraine without aura but with throbbing in the temple and vomiting. In my 20s I went into a period of milder headache which lasted until I was in my late 40s. Then I suddenly developed migraine with aura and a bad headache, but not throbbing and no... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/09/2007, comments (0)

9/10/07 #9 - Triggers are heat, sunlight, bright lights. What more can I do?

Full Question:Hello, I have had migraines for 20 years I am a 41 year old female. My triggers are heat and sunlight and bright lights. I use very dark sunglasses. They only help 50% of the time. Right now I am on Neurontin 1800mg in the am and Inderal LA 160mg in the am. When I get a headache I take Relpax 40mg. The problem is I am taking a lot... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/24/2007, comment (1)

Doctor won't listen

What's your opinion on this...I took Zonegran 2 years ago as a preventive, and it worked very well. I was weaned off of it because my migraines stopped, and I haven't had any until this month. I have had 6 migraines this month. All are triggered by exercise. My new doctor told me to drink more... Read more Chevron

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