Glad to hear it's helped Carol :) FYI, another one was approved in the last week and three are available now following the release of Galcanezumab (Emgality) Ben...
Hi Trina, I'm currently at 12 days since I took my second monthly dose of Aimovig, without any particular complications. My med list should be in my signature and I haven't had any reason to think...
I'm sure results vary from person to person, but it can be helpful for me. Generally, I've not had much luck relieving pain in the midst of a migraine. Sometimes it can make things worse. I have a...
Hi Atara, Sorry to hear that you've been having such a difficult time. Hormone changes can be very taxing on the body even if they don't initiate headaches. You should discuss your concerns with your...
Hi again, So, first, I can relate to the problems with school. My headaches started during my senior year of high school and I technically missed more days of school than I was allowed to and still...
As I've said many times on this forum, it's extremely unlikely that a headache specialist (or any sort of neurologist or even a general practitioner) would forego a test for Lyme. However, in the...
Hi Sarah, I don't mind repeating this information, but if you read the rest of the thread, you'll see that your questions have been discussed in depth. The Lidocaine was unhelpful for me but I've...
Hi Wildfire, I've been going through more or less the same thing for more than 10 years now (24/7, etc). Thinking back, I think that around the fourth or fifth year was one of the most difficult...
Hi browngouda, I want to start by suggesting what nearly all experienced headache patients and neurologists know: Going to the ER for headache problems is almost always a bad idea unless you feel...
I hate to make a post just for a correction but nortriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant, while Topamax is an anticonvulsant. They both are often prescribed for the prevention of headaches but...
FernOrchid, I started getting a non-stop headache right in the middle of my senior year of high school. I saw a neurologist pretty quickly and we started trying different medications. He also gave me...
The side effects showed up for me right when I got up to the full dose that I'm on. But, again, I'm on a number of other medications that cause fatigue (though never anything like this). From what...
What dose are you on cynthiaz? I've been taking 20mg three times a day for over three months and I'm still walloped by the fatigue. Then again I am on a bunch of other meds that contribute to that....
Unfortunately the side effects kick in very soon but the drug effectiveness usually takes a few weeks. I know that's a long time to wait. Dealing with illness and treatment all of these years really...
Danielle, I hope not, but it's hard to say. Among the many people I've known who've taken Topamax, there can be a large range in what dose is tolerated. Generally speaking though, the low range tends...