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Has Anyone Ever Had Their Daith Pierced To Help With Migraines? Does It Work?
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I have my right daith pierced, to help with my migraines. Sadly it didn't work out for me, but I've kept the piercing as I kinda like it 😜

Can I Be Happy When I Am In Constant Pain?
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Always have a headache just the pain varies.

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What ever brings you some peace go for it good luck Ed

Who Else Suffers From Basilar Aura Migraines And Do You Have Any Tips To Help With The Pain?
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I was diagnosed with Basilar Aura Migraines back in September of 2017. My Neurologist has tried many medications but they have done nothing. I've been on steroids to stop a week long Cycle. I'm in pain almost every day and nothing helps for long. I've tried NSAIDS, blood pressure prescription medication (I can't remember it's name) and something that wqs supposed to stop it by expanding blood vessels (Can't remember the name of that one, either! Bad memory, sorry!) Chamomile tea has helped me… read more

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Does Any One Else Have A Really Painful Neck When A Migraine Hits?
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When I get a migraine my neck hurts really bad. I have found a neck brace really helps with the pain. Does any one else have this problem? Has any one else used a neck brace for this too? What else has any one tried that works?

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No to the neckbrace but yes to the pain. I actually asked hubby to learn to "stretch" my neck with massage movements. It eases tension in the neck and allows it to stretch like the rest of the body… read more

Does Anyone Experience Balance Issues With Their Migraine? I Consider Myself A Member Of The FREQUENT FALLER CLUB!
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Yup.. I have occitpal neuralgia in my right ear . Bumping in walls is very common for me

Are Any Foods A Trigger For Migraines?
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Ive only found one confirmed one so far, its Grape jolly ranchers. Ive had three in my life and every time has resulted in a migraine within a half hour of eating the candy.

Has Anyone Had The Reed Procedure, The Omega Procedure, Or Migraine Surgery?
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Thank you for answering my message. My husband agrees with you and I think you are right. I know you know how desperate you can get. Do you know the American Migraine Foundation? I was on their site… read more

Is It Safe To Take Sumatriptans & Excedrin Migraine At The Same Time?
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I was just prescribed Sumatriptans, but took and Excedrin Migraine 6 hrs ago. Is it safe to take the sumatriptans? The Excedrin Migraine did not work!

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Not all triptans cause rebound headache and a significant number of neurologists now believe there is no such thing as a rebound headache for the vast majority of patients. Such as Dr. Alex Mauskop a… read more

I Just Had My Second Botox Treatment Yesterday And This Morning My Migraine Is Worse Than It Was Before I Got The Injections.
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This is only my second injection so I don't know if this is normal or not. For those that have more experience with Botox is this something that you have noticed?

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Botox give me 15% improvement it all adds up

If You Were Bullied For Your Migraines, How Did You Get Over Your Depressing Feelings?
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Classmates and teachers have bullied me for my migraines and lately I kinda feel like I’m just not wanted. People don’t understand how migraines feel unless they’ve had them and I don’t know how to explain to them what they feel like. So how would you explain the feeling of a migraine to someone, and how would you get over the feeling of simply feeling unwanted and worthless?

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I think that realizing people are not usually naturally empathetic and cannot truly understand helps me. Knowing that Christ understands and does truly know my pain because he experienced extreme pain… read more