All People Who Are Taking "Lamictal"
posted 03/22/2009, comments (8)
Doctor's Visit Tomorrow
I have an appointment with my headache specialist tomorrow... probably the last for another 6 months. I am really worried that I won't be able to tell her everything I'd like to. I tend to freeze in front of doctors and simply answer yes or no questions. Even with these questions, I tend to minimize the magnitude of... Read more
posted 05/07/2008, comments (9)
"Abortive Meds" dont work....now what do I do??
So....I have been dealing with migraines for 5 weeks now....so I'm a "newbie". To date, I have tried Imitrex, Maxalt, Relpax, Zomig....none of them work. I seem to be in a cycle where every 4-5 days I get a migraine so bad I end up at the ER because nothing I can do helps and the pain is the worst thing I have ever felt (besides childbirth)!!... Read more
posted 03/09/2008, comments (2)
Having a bad spell, seeing a new doctor
I have been in a bad cycle lately with my migraines. I have been really, really frustrated. My sleep is messed up, even more than usual. I am awake for awhile until my head gets so bad I have to try to sleep, and then I sleep for a few hours and am up again until my head gets bad again, and then the whole process starts... Read more
posted 10/26/2007, comments (3)
Non-Opiate Acute migraine treatments
After 25 years of migraines, using every med with anecdotal efficacy in prevention under the sun (namenda being the most recent), I still have migraines. Barometric pressure, floral scents... we could spend all day on my triggers. So, I ended up with a dependence on opiates that were prescribed for my migraines. Seizures from the meperidine... Read more
