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It first started with my vision when I was driving home from work in mid January 2023. And then early February I woke up one day with excruciating headache and eye pain blurry vision nausea dizziness and stabbing ear pain and ringing in my ears. And it’s been going on ever since. I went to see a neurologist and she diagnosed me with vertigo anxiety and migraine. She prescribed venlafaxine, which I didn’t take. I went to see another neurologist and he said that I have tension headache, anxiety… read more
Where to you live? Have you been to a good headache clinic? Depending where you live, there are several in the country. You can have several different types of migraines at the same time - welcome… read more
This would be for a CSF leak.
Are you okay now?
I began with the Sumatriptan injections years ago. Then switched to the pills. The effect was full body and left my limbs feeling achy and heavy. I prefer the nasal mist delivery method. However I have found that the migraine will often leave one side of the head, only to appear on the other within a hour or so. I find if the migraine is on the 'lesser painful' side, that I hesitate to use the Sumatriptan (Imetrex) . Does anyone else experience this?
Me too. My migraines go from side to side
I took low-dose Neurontin (100 mg) at night for about 20 years for nerve pain not related to migraine. I had infrequent migraines before and during those years with neurontin
I stopped taking the Neurontin about three years ago
About a year after stopping the Neurontin, my migraines went from my having 1-4 short episodes a YEAR to having 5 to 15 of migraine days a MONTH. It’s now been 2-3 years of severe chronic migraines.
I read an article about Neurontin recently as a preventative for… read more
Hi
I do use Nurtec if I feel a migraine coming on and it works sometimes
I use Zomig when the pain hits.
The problem is my increased frequency of various migraine symptoms with and without pain.
I… read more
My doctor has me doing Botox and I've only been to the ER once a month or less since I started... sounds like a lot but it's not for me when it was once or twice a week
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
I have Zomig in my bedroom, car, purse - - I used to have them in the nurse's office at school, and in a file drawer in my room and office area. Sadly, it reminds me of an alcoholic "hiding" bottles… read more
I use a Sumatran injection. It is the only thing that works for me right now. I also have gastroparesis, but didn't have any luck with the nasal spray.
My left hand has been going numb. Anyone else ever had this problem?