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posted 07/13/2008, comments (0)

Side effects of painkillers worse than those of beta blockers?

Full Question: Is the side effect of normal painkillers worse than side effects of beta blockers? zahra. Answer: Dear zahra, There is no simple answer to this question. You're asking to compare multiple classes of medications, each with many medications within the class. Different beta blockers have different... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/13/2008, comment (1)

numbness, tingling, aura, Migraine

I recently read an Ask the Clinician post that referred to one sided tingling. I just wanted to relate my story - I have had migraines for 5 years and recently went to a specialty hospital in Chicago for help. They changed my drug regimine and started me on a Beta-Blocker - Inderol. In an odd chain of events - I was on the time... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/29/2008, comments (2)

I like TREXIMET, relatively speaking.

I have suffered w/ migraines since I was about 11 years old. I'm 47 now, do the math. What a PAIN! I believe that hormonal changes affect my migraines as well as certain food allergies like gluten. But knowing that hasn't made them stop! After years of mind numbing pain to the point of ER visits for demerol, IMETREX saved me. But it also knocks me... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/23/2008, comments (4)

MIGRANOL NOSE SPRAY...............PLEASE RESPOND

I used the migranol nose spray for the first time today........... I felt weird. Kind of "speedy", and my heart beat faster, and now, 6hrs later (one spray each nostril at 9:30 this morning) i feel like I was run over by a truck. My whole right side hurts, my arm, side under my armpit, low back, and leg. On top of it, my... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/17/2008, comments (3)

The Verapamil waiting game part 3.

So, seven days ago, I had my dose of verapamil raised again. I had just finished part 2 of the waiting game, and had seen some good results. Fewer migraines, and less intense migraines. This was compared to the first dose of verapamil- which when compared to the Norvasc was a godsend. I think I'm onto something. I guess this break from... Read more Chevron

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