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Teri Robert

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posted 11/22/2009, comments (0)

Migraine Term of the Day: Lacrimation

When we're looking at Migraine and headache information, whether it's from our doctor, a book, or an online article, we sometimes come across medical terms that can be confusing. Sometimes, it's easy enough to substitute another word or a short phrase for the medical term. At other times, substituting just doesn't convey quite the same ... Read more Chevron

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Conrado

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Migraines all my life. I'm from Argentina, now working in DC

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posted 04/13/2009, comment (1)

Migraines 6 days a week

I used to take triptans but the last 5 years I returned to ergotamine (I'm not happy with that). Most of my migraines start during the night. I wake up with first symptoms and I get a tablet of ergotamine, sometimes two. If I stop the pain in a short time I can have a normal day. Stress and fatigue are also very common triggers during the... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/10/2007, comments (2)

At my wit's end

I'm down to using morphine sulfate and MS-Contin, and still having 4 migraines a week which leave me bed-ridden, and 3 days of migraines where I can sit around doing nothing like a zombie. I do not want to live like this for the rest of my life.

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posted 04/01/2007, comments (4)

Propofol: anyone with experience?

My wife has transformed migraine. Also allodynia, and dystonia of the neck (possibly aggravated by successive courses of occipital and trigeminal nerve block injections). Triptans once helped some, but no longer. Same with ergotamines. However, on two occasions during the past year while hospitalized in connection with other medical procedures... Read more Chevron

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