My Daughter's Pain

I used to have migranes for half my life until I found out what was causing them.
Flavour Enhancer MSG (621), also artificial sweetners and preservative 220.

There was hardly a day went past when I didn't eat something with MSG in it as it's in everything now. I had a migraine nearly all the time, even on my wedding day.
Sometimes I'd go out for dinner and within hours I would have a blinding thumping migraine then I would ring and find out I had had MSG in the soup, the cheese sauce and the gravy. Just to add to it, alcohol doubles the intensity of this neuro toxin. These days I rarely have a migraine.
Wendy

Hi, this is my first time on here and I have been suffering from what they say are sinus headaches. everyday is a battle, I have congested ears, pain on one side of the head and forehead, dizziness...I had a MRI in Jan 2005 came back normal except for the fact that I had some retention cysts in my sinuses, I also had a CT scan in Mar 2005 and it showed the same thing, cysts in the sinuses, so I had sinus surgery....
That helped for a total of 4 months, now the pain is worse then it was before, everyday I feel constantly off balance, dizzy, my ears keep popping or feel full. I have anixety REAL bad! I constantly WORRY! I wish there was somthing they could do to relieve all of us from this HUGE HEADACHE!!!!!!!!!

Hello and welcome,

I'm sorry to hear about your daughter. I was very young when my first migraines started.

My doctor put me onto something that works well, two Tylenol 3s and two Toradol or if you don't have prescription medications, two Robaxacet and two Aleve and one Dramamine or two Tylenol Extra Strenght, two Aleve, and one Dramamine. The concept is that two pain relievers, with two anti inflammatories with something to help you sleep work together to relax you enough to fix the headache. These work well for me.

Is there any change she's suffering from rebound headaches?

 

 

Just wondering whether your daughter might have basilar artery migraines. This type of migraine can have such associated symptoms as dizziness, double vision, difficulty walking, passing out, difficulty speaking, difficulty hearing, ringing in the ears, weakness to the point of collapsing....basilar artery migraines tend to be associated with menses in young women. This type of migraine is not supposed to be treated with triptans (Imitrex, Zomig, Maxalt, etc.) or ergotamines due to the possibility of stroke. Now it may very well be that your daughter does NOT have basilar artery migraines. But it might be worth calling the neurologist's office and mentioning the symptoms she is having and that you have concerns that she may have basilar artery migraines and should she really be taking triptans for those since those meds can cause strokes in basilar artery migraines? Mentioning THAT and her severe ongoing pain is almost certain to get you an earlier appointment than whatever you now have. So just for now you might want to hold off on the triptans and give the neurologist a call. You can usually get in earlier if you are insistent -- take an appt with another neurologist if you have to. Good luck. Let us know how your daughter is doing.
Laura L.