no - they never called back. I'm seriously disappointed. I suspect the nurse never passed on the call to the doc. I can't imagine my doctor would just ignore this. I'm shocked the nurse seems to have done so.  Clearly I was shaken up and had trouble remembering my own birthday so you'd think she'd have thought it serious enough to at least all and say, "we can't help, go see x" or something!

I'm looking for someone in the area who is a specialist in this.  The frequency has increased in general since November. Maybe seasonal. But yesterday was unique. Today no auras but the pain came back. Another Maxalt and the pain abated.

I assume it would be unwise for me to try to get my workouts in during this time. Normally the pain would preclude any workout but with the Maxalt the pain is mild. The Maxalt is new to me.

Thank you for the responses.

Hi Nancy.

Yes, I'm familiar with rebounds and have had them.  Don't know how that would apply here but definitely a general increase in these things could be in part due to rebounding.  I only started the maxalt a couple of weeks ago. Prior to that I took a hydrocodone/aspirin cocktail (which does indeed encourage rebounds and doesn't kick the pain like the maxalt did).

doing okay today. Rested a lot yesterday which helped.

I finally got a call from *a* nurse about noon. Not the nurse I called 2x and the nurse that should have taken care of it. But a different nurse, who bless her heart, hadn't even been given the right information!  I'm not impressed. Makes me want to just up and find a new GP if this is the way things are going to be.  The nurse who I usually dealt with retired not long ago. She was very sensitive to the patients and was always prompt.  She would have gotten in touch with me as soon as she got the message even if it was just to say, "You need to see an expert."

So - that's the advice now, three days later.  They've given me a name of a neurologist but now I'm thinking I need to do a little more research on my own.  I just don't know where to start.

I also don't know if I can try to get back to my workout (elliptical) or what?  When I'm not in pain that is.  Any thoughts on that?

thank you for the input.  I'll keep in touch on when something happens.  I see my rheumatologist in two weeks so it's possible she'll have some input if I can wait that long.  Obviously I'm not going to keel over at this point but I didn't know that three days ago.

Well, I've certainly had 3+ day migraines without a 4-hour or more pain-free period.  not in the past week, fortunately.  In November I had 6 days solid of no real relief. The edge would be taken off but it would come right back.  Again, that was probably in part a rebound situation though because I didn't have the triptan.  Since then I can take a Maxalt with an aura, then be free of pain for a full 24 hours or more.  But I've also had that one day that I had the multiple auras. 

I'll look at the list.  I was considering looking at Angie's List (is that the name?) in my area as well. 

I just can't see going to the ER. My sister has done that - lain in a hard bed for hours on end with an IV and bright lights and noise all around. How does this help?  And I'm not being snitty, I really mean that as a serious question.  Aside from all the UV light that would send my body into serious rebellion with fever, rashes, and joint pain. I was so sick after spending six hours at the ER with a friend who had an allergic reaction.  I just don't think in that situation they can help me as much as the environment would harm me.

okay. going to do some quick looking at the lists. Thanks much for those links.

kc