Information and opinions on health from Sydders 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/421927/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/421927/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/421927/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/421927/52073/prednisone Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:32:16 -0500 Sydders During the past seven to nine days or so I had been taking about 40mg prednisone daily in my little experiment to ensure that what I did really have was antiphospholipid syndrome.  Since I have this chronic anemia (hypothesized to be auto-immune and due to the APLS) on top of the migraines, I figured the prednisone would both keep my blood counts up by stopping auto-immune hemolysis, and would reduce inflammation in my blood vessels,... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/421927/52073/prednisone http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/421927/52046/realized Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:46:13 -0500 Sydders I just realized why triptans never work for me (even though I have frequently turned to them in desperation just because they're on hand) and how I have actually been contributing to my own problem by trying to use them anyway.  It turns out that I have antiphospholipid syndrome, an auto-immune issue where the blood coagulates too easily.  By using triptans and further restricting the blood flow in my head I was only compounding... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/421927/52046/realized http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/421927/51912/answers-tomorrow Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:16:14 -0500 Sydders Hello everyone.  I have had migraines since I was about ten years old.  They increased dramatically in number after the birth of my son (he's twenty years old now) and at this point they have just become this horrible, chronic, almost daily headache.   I have tried EVERYTHING.  I have been on every prophylactic known to mankind (trying any antidepressant and seizure medication you can think of, plus inderal, botox,... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/421927/51912/answers-tomorrow