me doesn't work. It actually makes the migrain worse. Is that normal? Im going in for a nerve block tomorrow, what do you think i should ask him when i go to my appointment? I can't deal with this anymore. I have tried most all the medication you can try and still haven't found anything that works.
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Q: I just was diagnosed with sever migrains that never go away, and the amerge medication the doc gave
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1/ 8/09 2:11pm
Chris,
Sorry I didn't get back to you before your appointment. Hope it went well.
Amerge is one of seven triptan medications. They all work a bit differently, so it's well worth trying the others. Your doctor should have samples of them that you could try before filling a prescription.
Since you said your Migraines never go away, how many days a week are you using medications for them? Taking Migraine abortive meds such as the triptans or ergotamines or any kind of pain med more than two or three days a week can make matters worse by causing medication overuse headache (MOH), aka rebound. See Medication Overuse Headache - When the Remedy Backfires for more information on this.
Good luck,
Teri
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