When I first met my last neurologist and began treatments for my incapacitating migraine episodes I weighed 120 lbs. Over the next six months of therapy and medication I would gain almost 80 lbs. My doctors agreed that once the regiment was over that we'd all work on a weight loss plan together to try and trim me back down. However, that never came to be. I was on medical leave from school so long I no longer qualified to be covered by my parents' insurance. My neurologist worked out a payment plan and I got a job in hopes of paying for it myself but in the end I could no longer afford treatment and had to stop seeing him. As soon as I was off the meds I managed to lose 20 lbs right away. But I have been struggling with the last 40 or so for a few years now.
The problem is not the will to diet and exercise, but the fact that every time I try something I get wild migraine surges. Sometimes so bad I can't see for the pain. I haven't been on any prescribed medication in about four years now and I combat them with over the counters as best I can. Still, they've been returning with a vengence this past year and the more I try to lose the extra weight the faster and harder they come. Food management isn't working and I can't seem to find an exercise regime that can combat the weight on its own. I even gave in and finally tried diet pills - something I'd NEVER wished to stoop to before. But they only varied the migraine fluctuations.
Please, if anyone can help me find a safe way to lose weight without inviting migraines that only increase in severity the further in I get, I'd be extremely grateful.
