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Anjann,   I don't see how the release of Treximet would have anything to do with your doctor reducing your Zomig and telling you to take Aleve. If his decision were related to the release of Treximet, he'd have given you samples of Treximet and a prescription for it.   Really, I haven't heard of a big naproxen push other than the release of Treximet, and in clinical trials, the combination worked quite well. Drug reps would have no reason to be discussing mixing over-the-counter medicaitons with doctors.   Here's a question for you -- are you sure it was the doctor's decision to limit your Zomig? Could it have had anything to do with your insurance coverage. Most insurance companies are limiting triptans to 6 to 9 doses per month.   I have known some doctors to reduce the number of triptan doses they prescribe per month if patients won't work with them on finding effective preventives. Were you and your doctor working on finding preventives that work for you?   Obviously, I can't know what your doctor was thinking. As a nurse, you probably already know that using triptans more than two or three days a week can lead to medication overuse headache, aka rebound, but even at that rate, you could go through your original 12 tablets with no risk of rebound.   At this point, the best suggestion I can offer is to find a good Migraine specialist. Take a look at the article Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? If you need help finding a Migraine specialist, check our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine and Headache Specialists.   You're clearly in a tough situation. If you'd like some additional support, come join our discussion forum. You'll need to register again once there because it's a separate membership database, but you can use the same member name, email address, and password that you used here. You can find our forum at http://forums.healthcentral.com/discussion/migraine/forums.   Sorry I don't have a better answer for you.   Teri