Information and opinions on health from shopgirl 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/349676/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/349676/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/349676/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/137712/freaking Tue, 03 May 2011 02:40:23 -0400 shopgirl I currently take 75 mg of Topamax in the morning and 75 at night for my migraines... Last month sometime, I renewed my insurance. I went to pick up my medication at Walmart and was informed that my meds were almost $150 because something was going on with my insurance and they weren't covering it. I can't afford that. So I didn't take it home. I have one more dose for in the morning and that's it. I know you can't just stop taking Topamax cold... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/137712/freaking http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/126204/me-again Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:25:41 -0500 shopgirl Here I am yet again. On Tuesday, I woke up with a migraine. I've been really stressed out the past few days and it's that time of month for me. But then again, I don't know if that's the reason why I've got this one. I was doing so well there for such a long time. I don't know why all of a sudden I get 2 migraines so close together. Seriously! I hope this one doesn't last for as long as my last one did. So far tonight, I've... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/126204/me-again http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/125373/thanksgiving Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:21:46 -0500 shopgirl Hey, everyone!   I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I know I did.   Thanksgiving morning, I woke up all super excited about the day's festivities, but I woke up with a headache. I was able to ignore it for the most part of the day. I wanted to have a fabulous day with my family. By the end of the day, I couldn't ignore it. So I took my Imitrex. It helped some, but it never went away. By that night, my family decided... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/125373/thanksgiving http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/124161/appointment Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:52:35 -0500 shopgirl It has been way too long since I've been on here. I need to get on here more often. :-/ Anyways, my headaches have actually been doing really well. I haven't had one in quite a long time. So I'm really excited! I have a doctor's appointment in the morning to see if I can possibly get off of the topamax or onto a lower dosage of it. I tried going off of it a few months ago and it didn't work very well. I didn't sleep at all and my... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/124161/appointment http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/111813/its-been-while Sun, 16 May 2010 23:22:58 -0400 shopgirl It's been so long since I've been on here. Wow! When I wrote my last post, I realized how much I didn't like being on all the different medications for my constant every day headaches, migraines and neck pain. About that time, I also discovered a brand new chiropractor that had just moved into the city where I live. If you knew me well, you would know how much I hated chiropractors and how I thought that they were completely bogus. I had... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/111813/its-been-while http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/101553/headache-update Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:42:08 -0500 shopgirl Being at a higher dosage of topamax seems to be really helping with the migraines. When I have gotten them, the Imitrex has helped. So I'm really thankful for that.   After 3 1/2 weeks of physical therapy, I honestly don't feel like there's any difference in my neck and the daily headaches. I talked to my physical therapist about the technique she was using because I really didn't think it was working. She didn't... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/101553/headache-update http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/98977/doctor-visit Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:59:26 -0500 shopgirl I went to see a family doctor yesterday. I really like him. He's really nice and actually listened to me and believed me when I told him about how bad my headaches were. He's going to have me take a higher dose of topamax. Instead of taking 100 mgs of topamax a day, I'll be taking 125 mgs for 2 weeks. Then he wants to up it to 150 mgs a day. He also gave me Imitrex for when my migraines get bad. He also... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/98977/doctor-visit http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/98581/insurance Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:08:56 -0500 shopgirl After several months of patiently waiting, I finally got accepted onto the Wisconsin Badgercare insurance. YAY! I'm so excited! I'm thankful for the doctors at the free health clinic here in town, but there was only so much they could do for me because I didn't have insurance. But at the same time, it sucked to not be seen by the same doctor every time I went in to the clinic. I asked for the same doctor, but that rarely ever happened.... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/98581/insurance http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/93411/idea-call Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:14:00 -0500 shopgirl Thanks to all of you who suggested things on my last sharepost. I appreciate it. Since I was last on here, several things have changed. My doctor has taken me off of the propranalol because it was doing absolutely nothing for me. Even though the cyclobenzaprine was helping with my neck after my 2 car accidents last winter, I had no desire to stay on a muscle relaxer twice a day for the rest of my life. So I talked to my doctor and I have since... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/93411/idea-call http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/88033/headaches-years Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:51:14 -0400 shopgirl I have been living with a headache all day every day since I was in junior high. I'm 25 years old now. This past winter, I was in 2 car accidents. The car accidents made my headaches worse. I tried chiropractic care, acupuncture, and massage therapy. Chiropractic care made my headaches worse. Acupuncture & massage therapy helped, but my headaches never went away. I'm taking propranalol, cyclobenzaprine & tylenol every day to... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/349676/88033/headaches-years