Wednesday, February 15, 2012

All People Who Are Taking "DHE"

datuttle

datuttle

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker/psychotherapist in Nebraska and Iowa. Have had worsening migraines for about 18 years, now they occur almost daily.

About me

I am 36 years old and have been suffering from migraine headaches for almost 20 years.  I have been seeing by multiple neurologists, internal medicine docs, a respected pain clinic, and many, many emergency rooms.  I have had CT, MRI, f-MRI, and PET scans trying to determine the cause of the headaches (in addition to the chronic daily... Read moreChevron
RRW206

Just finished another prednisone taper

Well, after staying a week at Jefferson last April I had pretty good sucess in breaking a cycle that put me out of work most of March. A few weeks after the DHE treatment I returned to having episodic migraines which I treated with DHE injections (max twice a week) along with aleve, advil, compazine and zanaflex (max three days a week). For... Read moreChevron
Steve85

Steve85

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Living with migraines since age 11, Currently living with CH

Going to the specialist!

Today I am off to The New England Center for Headache! I am so excited to move forward in my treatment I just thought I'd share my enthusiasm with everyone! Its been two months now in this cycle of constant headaches so this trip should be the start of some relief for me! Best wishes to everyone!
Leeloo

Migraine and Suicide

For this post, I'm going to tackle a subject that I don't think we discuss much in the Migraine community.  Personally, I feel like I need to address it, if for nothing more than to explore the thought for my own benefit.   A few months ago, I admitted to my Migraine specialist that I felt suicidal when I am in the midst of a severe... Read moreChevron
Tracey Rains

Tracey Rains

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What a neat surprise!

I signed on to check out the migraine connection site Sunday and found a great surprise.  I had a message! I had never had a message, and my first message was from Germany! I thought, "How weird would it be if this was from Heike!"   When I was in grade school, I got a German pen pal, and we became such good friends that she came and... Read moreChevron

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