I have experienced an occasional migraine (maybe once every month or two) since puberty. In December of 2006 I began experiencing migraines like I had never had before. I was 25, had a full time job that I enjoyed as much as you can enjoy a job, made a decent salary, and was a few credits from obtaining my long sought after bachelors degree.
I had just recently purchased my first home, and things were amazing and coming together for the first time in my life. Out of nowhere I started experiencing migraines almost every single day, and instead of them going away with Imitrex, or a good nights sleep, they began lasting for days at a time. Even ER visits where they give the imitrex and narcotic combo shot sometimes failed, basically putting me to sleep for 12 hours of it to wake up to the same wretched headache.
I began seeking out any medical help and support of other migraine sufferers to find a solution fast. The doctors tried Frova, Relpax, Maxalt, none for more than a couple times before no effect. They also tried giving me different preventitives such as nortriptaline, I can;t remember the others off the top of my head, one was meant for seisures.
One doctor tried having me be med free for a 2 week period of steriods thinking it was rebound headaches, none of these things worked.
Eventually after months and months of no sucess I lost my job, as I was unable to function and attend work, lost my insurance, and then have been without medical attention for about 2 years. I moved into my mothers basement and basically lay in bed all day, because that is all I can do without making my head hurt worse. I have tried hard to find triggers and have had no success with that.
Every day I get more and more depressed at the situation I have been stuck in, and it is harder and harder to keep up hope it will ever go away. I have no income, the government, social security, my disability insurance company had all spent so much time giving me the run around that I eventually ran out of medical insurance and now have no doctor to fill out their stupid forms.
I am malnurished at this point because I either can't eat or puke most of the time. Because any physical activity or light or sound whatsoever hurts me immensly, I am weak and frail and on the days my head is ok, a trip up the stairs almost gives me an athsma attack because it is the most exersion I get that week.
My familiy would love to help, but they are not the sort that can afford it. I want to get better so bad so I can get a job and have my life back but don't know where to begin, and I am in constant pain and misery. The stress of what this did to my life is overwhelming and I don't know where to turn. Any suggestion would be great!
