Information and opinions on health from Yvonne at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/103/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/103/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/103/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/103/16668/frustrated-mom Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:57:00 -0500 Yvonne For those of you who know us, Chuckie woke up with a bad migraine this morning. It started in his eye and then moved to his head. I gave him an Advil and thirty minutes later, it was worse. I gave him a 2nd Advil.  By this time, his right arm was numb and weak and his mouth and chin were asleep. He was disorientated and his speech was slurred. I packed him up in the car with an ice pack, shades over his eyes and a blanket over his head... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/103/16668/frustrated-mom http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/103/11207/helpful Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:18:00 -0400 Yvonne Anthony, My husband and I are both self-employed and work out of our home so, I don't have any first hand suggestions. I get migraines myself but they have not been very troublesome. I miss a lot of work for my son's migraines. Luckily, I can reschedule my clients when needed. However, I have lost some clients due to this. Sometimes, I have to work an 80 hour week to make up for a week when my son has a bad episode. What kind... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/103/11207/helpful http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/103/10797/thoughts-mom Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:22:00 -0400 Yvonne My 10 year old son has been suffering from severe migraines for 2 1/2 years. With his first one he woke us up about 4 am saying his right eye hurt. He said it felt like someone was squeezing it and it was going to pop. Since I have typical migraines myself, I didn't think that was what was going on with him. The pain continued to get worse and his right arm and leg went numb. By the time we got our family doctor on the phone, he was... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/103/10797/thoughts-mom