I have chronic neck and back pain, alot of headaches, some of them migraine. I have been prescribed Axert for the migraines, but have noticed that it will also often stop the neck pain. I cannot get a diagnosis (or treatment) for my neck/back pain, and am wondering if the fact the axert also affects the neck/back pain might be diagnostic?
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Q: Axert also stops neck/shoulder pain....what does this mean?
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10/27/08 2:23am
Try keeping a diary of your back and neck pain and your Migraines. Neck pain can be a symptom of a Migraine. I can't diagnose, but when triptans such as Axert relieve neck pain, it's usually because the neck pain was part of the Migraine.
If you haven't already, please bring up this subject with your doctor. You're right that it might be helpful in diagnosing your neck pain.
Good luck,
Teri
2/ 5/12 2:51pm
I have had neck/shoulder/back pain that always precedes and lasts throughout the migraine since 1985 following a car accident (the car I was riding in was stopped for traffic and we were rear ended at a high rate of speed.) TMJ was part of my problem and surgery helped bring the migraines to a manageable level but a car made a left hand turn into our car in 2007 and 2 days later I was in bed with another debilitating migraine. ANY triptan I take (Axert, Imitrex, Amerge, Relpax, etc.) will get rid of the neck/shoulder/back pain if it gets rid of the migraine.
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