Thursday, May 31, 2012

Tami 's Posts

A Reason for the Suffering???

I am one of those people who always tries to find the good in things, even the bad things.  But I can't find the good in this.  I am in pain 3 or 4 days out of every 5.  I take pills almost every day that have ruined my stomach.  I can only take certain combinations of pills at specific intervals so I don't... Read moreChevron

Ouch!!!!

Last night I had the worst migraine of my life.  It came on so fast and was so intensely painful I couldn't hardly stand up.  I think I actually was starting to go into shock from the pain .  My boyfriend freaked out and was begging me to take some pain pills.  It was horrible because I didn't have any I had taken my... Read moreChevron

Topamax?

I just became a member of the My Migraine community yesterday and as I was reading, I noticed that many people take a drug called Topamax.  My doctor has mentioned this to me on several occasions, but I am resistant to daily medication.  Lately, my Relpax and Imitrex are becoming less effective in treating the headache, so I am... Read moreChevron

Non-Drug Headache Prevention

Hello,  I am new to the My Migraine Connection website.  I have suffered with migraines since I was 11 (I am now 31).  For years I tried non-drug approaches such as biofeedback etc.  I strongly believed in these as I am Ph.D. level psychologist.  But the pain had been so bad for so many years that finally in 2005 I... Read moreChevron