Information and opinions on health from Jeffrey Hall 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/4367/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4367/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4367/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/16488/cozaar-migraine Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:19:00 -0500 Jeffrey Hall All of my life I have been having a great deal of difficulty in finding an efective drug for migraine prophylaxis.  On November 7, 2007 I went to see my cardiologist for an unrelated problem.  On this day, he prescribed me 25mg of Cozaar to help regulate my blood pressusre. On approximately November 9, I began to experience a prodrome, and the following morning I began to have an aura.   I was to go out on my... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/16488/cozaar-migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15714/depaul-illness Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:29:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall Well, I'm back after a 4-5 day migrane and a 2 day rebound headache. As some of you may know, I enrolled at DePaul University to make another attempt to pursue a degree in the last year or so.  My neurologist was very cooperative in writing a letter supporting my entry into "The Chronic Illness Initiative", a special program at DePaul which assists in removing barriers to educational opportunities brought on by Chronic... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15714/depaul-illness http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15221/discouraged Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:05:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall Well, I was hoping that going back to school would improve my chance at employability.  I thought that maybe if I had a professional position in the same industry (construction), that the decrease in physical strain on my body would make it easier for me to have a much better attendance record.   But after some of the things I've been hearing, there are many people who are employed in professional fields who suffer from... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15221/discouraged http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15152/part-2-invisible Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:35:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall This is an excerpt from a comment I posted in an ongoing discussion involving a post called "Co-Workers and Migraine" by lucyinthesky.(I think that employment related problems and barriers are deserving of their own independent discussion board, as I'm sure we have all faced them) Why should we be expected to live on an SSI check when we are fully capable of preforming as well or even better than other employees on non... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15152/part-2-invisible http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15101/curse-bear Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:33:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall  Did anyone else ever see this episode of the Brady Bunch?  (When they went to Hawaii and were doomed by the evil tiki statue) This is how I feel about my headaches.   They have ruined every opportunity I have ever had in my life.  My parents dismissed and minimalized my headache disorder and told me to tough it out.  They allowed the state to put me into a group home because I was missing school.  I was... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15101/curse-bear http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15099/tearing Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:03:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall Does anyone else get unexplained tears as part of their prodrome?  Is there any way to keep this from happening? I can remember when I was a kid growing up in Chicago and getting into a bunch of fights with other kids because they would razz me and say I was crying.  I later discovered that this unexplained "crying" was part of my migraine prodrome, and would usually start 24-48 hours before the aura. Does anyone... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/15099/tearing http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/14754/Thank-You Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:06:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall I would like to thank everyone who has been privately responding to my posts, and hope to respond to each of you personally over the next day or so. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/14754/Thank-You http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/14684/support Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:25:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall Please view my "newbie" profile and contact me if you can be of help.  PLEASE!!.  Thank you. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/14684/support http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/14524/employment Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:50:00 -0400 Jeffrey Hall I am 32, and I have suffered from severe migraines since birth.  (6-10/mo) I have had a number of jobs and careers who are intolerant.  I miss a lot of days and I get hypomanic prodrome prior to the headache. (This make employers think I am on street drugs.)  This has not only caused me grievous financial difficulty (I am inches from the poorhouse) but it also leaves me uninsured and unable to restore my health.  I... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/4367/14524/employment