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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | Hated it. Had side effects that including so much itchiness. Stopped it and everything was fine. |
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Location: OH. IO | my cousin was on it.her side effects were horrible.rapid heart rate,headaches got way worse,and she felt like she was gonna die.she stopped it within a week and it took forever it seemed for her to settle down. |
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| My doctor put me on it for weight loss. I had an allergic reaction a week later and I broke out in hives. But they were not natural hives. Google urticaria. I was one giant blob and I it took 6 weeks to go away. |
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Location: South Central Florida | My daughter has been taking it over a year and its been great. No head aches. At first she had some stomach/digestive problems but only about a few weeks, then even that settled. |
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| FAB - 2015-06-06 7:54 PM its called dopamax also
Thats for sure. You become as dumb as a box of hair and your reaction time is terrible. Not what you want when running barrels...but youll be skinny! |
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| Horrible. Made me feel nuts. Not worth it look into other reasons you are having migraines before using this. I switched birth control methods and never had another migraine. Food allergies can be a trigger, lack of excerise, chiropractic issues, sleep issues... Do more research and look into lifestyle factors before trying this drug. There is a ton of information on people having memory loss issues long after taking the drug. You will feel like an idiot on it, can't remember, find, or do things you used to. For the few people that like it for weight loss are not on a high enough dose to use it for migraine prevention and those people aren't experiencing the full side effects. Run far run fast!! |
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | I took it for ~ three years to prevent absolutely horrible headaches that made me violently ill -- as in hugging the commode ill. I did lose weight on it -- and I did feel a bit "slow", but those were the only side effects I endured -- and they were absolutely nothing compared to the headaches that made me so ill..... After about three years my neurologist weaned me off of it and I have not had another headache -- and my mind is much clearer of course. I was very nervous about stopping it since I feared the headaches would return...and I DO NOT want to ever have them again. But -- I have been totally fine. I would take it again if I needed to do so, but at this time my doctor believes I will be fine....
I weighed out the side-effects against the pain, misery and hugging a commode life that I was enduring -- and decided it was worth it to try to have a life outside of being on the floor beside a toilet in pain. Fortunately, my side effects were minimal. It was wonderful to go weeks, months and years with no headaches. Everyone is different regarding how their body metabolizes various drugs..... |
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Location: NC | Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
I took it for ~ three years to prevent absolutely horrible headaches that made me violently ill -- as in hugging the commode ill. I did lose weight on it -- and I did feel a bit "slow", but those were the only side effects I endured -- and they were absolutely nothing compared to the headaches that made me so ill..... After about three years my neurologist weaned me off of it and I have not had another headache -- and my mind is much clearer of course. I was very nervous about stopping it since I feared the headaches would return...and I DO NOT want to ever have them again. But -- I have been totally fine. I would take it again if I needed to do so, but at this time my doctor believes I will be fine....
I weighed out the side-effects against the pain, misery and hugging a commode life that I was enduring -- and decided it was worth it to try to have a life outside of being on the floor beside a toilet in pain. Fortunately, my side effects were minimal. It was wonderful to go weeks, months and years with no headaches. Everyone is different regarding how their body metabolizes various drugs.....
That's how my migraines are. I can't function. I sleep for a few minutes. Wake up. Throw up violently. Lay back down shaking. Settle down. Get back up to throw up again. Repeat for about 24 hours. Then it takes another 24 for me to recover.
The Imitrex does help if I take it fast enough. But I would love to be able to prevent the things from happening. So far I do feel very tired. Exhausted even. Zoned out. I get the tingling sometimes. But it's not that bad. I really hope the weight loss thing happens but I won't hold my breath. I'm not on a high dose 50mg. |
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Location: run2win land | Turned me into a stone cold b*tch. Hubby said get off that stuff NOW! I did not realize I was being this way. |
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | hlynn - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
I took it for ~ three years to prevent absolutely horrible headaches that made me violently ill -- as in hugging the commode ill. I did lose weight on it -- and I did feel a bit "slow", but those were the only side effects I endured -- and they were absolutely nothing compared to the headaches that made me so ill..... After about three years my neurologist weaned me off of it and I have not had another headache -- and my mind is much clearer of course. I was very nervous about stopping it since I feared the headaches would return...and I DO NOT want to ever have them again. But -- I have been totally fine. I would take it again if I needed to do so, but at this time my doctor believes I will be fine....
I weighed out the side-effects against the pain, misery and hugging a commode life that I was enduring -- and decided it was worth it to try to have a life outside of being on the floor beside a toilet in pain. Fortunately, my side effects were minimal. It was wonderful to go weeks, months and years with no headaches. Everyone is different regarding how their body metabolizes various drugs.....
That's how my migraines are. I can't function. I sleep for a few minutes. Wake up. Throw up violently. Lay back down shaking. Settle down. Get back up to throw up again. Repeat for about 24 hours. Then it takes another 24 for me to recover.
The Imitrex does help if I take it fast enough. But I would love to be able to prevent the things from happening. So far I do feel very tired. Exhausted even. Zoned out. I get the tingling sometimes. But it's not that bad. I really hope the weight loss thing happens but I won't hold my breath. I'm not on a high dose 50mg.
Hugs to you -- been there, done that.... I hope the Topamax helps you as it did me! When I first began taking it I had the tingling and some weird feelings but those passed after several months as I settled in on it -- drugs like this take some time -- don't give it up yet. After my headaches I was exhausted, too. Totally drained. It is difficult to explain the incidents to others -- if you have not "been there" it is hard to imagine how painful and miserable and how much you think that just dying would be so much easier... I could absolutely not function during an episode....and the violent vomiting would make me so sore -- I would drink water just to have something to come up because not having anything coming up really hurt.... Please PM me to keep me updated about how you are doing.... okay?
I am older and my neurologist felt I had finally gotten past all the ups/downs of my hormones as I am past menopause now -- so we gave it a shot with me coming off it and here I am doing GREAT! Unfortunately I lived with those headaches for over 20 years until I found a neurologist who really listened and provided treatment -- most doctors said, oh just take an OTC -- it's part of getting old, etc. None seemed to hear me when I told them about lying in the bathroom floor for hours vomiting.... I was truly at the end of my rope when I landed with a great doctor. I knew there had to be one out there somewhere that would look me in the eye and listen -- he did and prescribed the med and when I walked out of his office with that med I never had another one -- Dr. Kaufman is my hero.
I would have to just disappear when at events or meetings to deal with the headache episode.... I know folks thought what is wrong with that woman -- she is so stand-offish and disappears -- but when one hit - I just needed to be alone and vomit.. ugh.
p.s. I was also on the 50 mg -- worked for me.
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Location: TX | I've been fighting with headaches/migraines for years! Doctor would say they are not migraines, but this last time while in his office I had a bad migraine, he gave me a pill and made his nurse keep monitoring me for 40 minutes...guess what it went away and he came and apologized and said I guess you were right. He prescribed this medication, at first I took it in the morning and I felt "slow", then I switched to night and it's been great! Soda drinks taste flat, along with some other drinks.
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Location: NC | Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 2:37 PM
hlynn - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
I took it for ~ three years to prevent absolutely horrible headaches that made me violently ill -- as in hugging the commode ill. I did lose weight on it -- and I did feel a bit "slow", but those were the only side effects I endured -- and they were absolutely nothing compared to the headaches that made me so ill..... After about three years my neurologist weaned me off of it and I have not had another headache -- and my mind is much clearer of course. I was very nervous about stopping it since I feared the headaches would return...and I DO NOT want to ever have them again. But -- I have been totally fine. I would take it again if I needed to do so, but at this time my doctor believes I will be fine....
I weighed out the side-effects against the pain, misery and hugging a commode life that I was enduring -- and decided it was worth it to try to have a life outside of being on the floor beside a toilet in pain. Fortunately, my side effects were minimal. It was wonderful to go weeks, months and years with no headaches. Everyone is different regarding how their body metabolizes various drugs.....
That's how my migraines are. I can't function. I sleep for a few minutes. Wake up. Throw up violently. Lay back down shaking. Settle down. Get back up to throw up again. Repeat for about 24 hours. Then it takes another 24 for me to recover.
The Imitrex does help if I take it fast enough. But I would love to be able to prevent the things from happening. So far I do feel very tired. Exhausted even. Zoned out. I get the tingling sometimes. But it's not that bad. I really hope the weight loss thing happens but I won't hold my breath. I'm not on a high dose 50mg.
Hugs to you -- been there, done that.... I hope the Topamax helps you as it did me! When I first began taking it I had the tingling and some weird feelings but those passed after several months as I settled in on it -- drugs like this take some time -- don't give it up yet. After my headaches I was exhausted, too. Totally drained. It is difficult to explain the incidents to others -- if you have not "been there" it is hard to imagine how painful and miserable and how much you think that just dying would be so much easier... I could absolutely not function during an episode....and the violent vomiting would make me so sore -- I would drink water just to have something to come up because not having anything coming up really hurt.... Please PM me to keep me updated about how you are doing.... okay?
I am older and my neurologist felt I had finally gotten past all the ups/downs of my hormones as I am past menopause now -- so we gave it a shot with me coming off it and here I am doing GREAT! Unfortunately I lived with those headaches for over 20 years until I found a neurologist who really listened and provided treatment -- most doctors said, oh just take an OTC -- it's part of getting old, etc. None seemed to hear me when I told them about lying in the bathroom floor for hours vomiting.... I was truly at the end of my rope when I landed with a great doctor. I knew there had to be one out there somewhere that would look me in the eye and listen -- he did and prescribed the med and when I walked out of his office with that med I never had another one -- Dr. Kaufman is my hero.
I would have to just disappear when at events or meetings to deal with the headache episode.... I know folks thought what is wrong with that woman -- she is so stand-offish and disappears -- but when one hit - I just needed to be alone and vomit.. ugh.
p.s. I was also on the 50 mg -- worked for me.
Oh my gosh. Finally someone understands my plight! People will say 'migraine' and I'll think 'How are you walking right now?' Even in the early stages when it's not quite to the throwing up part, I can't function. I have to take double the Immitrex and a Phenergen to knock me out and lie down for hours at a time and hope it didn't make the turn into a massive episode. Luckily the Immitrex/Phenergen/sleep combo does seem to help if I nip it early enough. But then I waste an entire day sleeping or feeling so loopy I can't do anything worth a snot anyways.
I understand being sore! My entire body ached especially my abs from dry heaving until SOMETHING would come up. I would eat crackers and drink something just so it wouldn't be that horrid yellow/orange nasty tasting snot stuff next time. I would be terrified of taking anything at that point because it tasted so terrible coming back up! I've never met someone who understands just how bad my migraines are. I have had episodes on and off since I can remember. |
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | hlynn - 2015-06-07 10:21 PM
Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 2:37 PM
hlynn - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
I took it for ~ three years to prevent absolutely horrible headaches that made me violently ill -- as in hugging the commode ill. I did lose weight on it -- and I did feel a bit "slow", but those were the only side effects I endured -- and they were absolutely nothing compared to the headaches that made me so ill..... After about three years my neurologist weaned me off of it and I have not had another headache -- and my mind is much clearer of course. I was very nervous about stopping it since I feared the headaches would return...and I DO NOT want to ever have them again. But -- I have been totally fine. I would take it again if I needed to do so, but at this time my doctor believes I will be fine....
I weighed out the side-effects against the pain, misery and hugging a commode life that I was enduring -- and decided it was worth it to try to have a life outside of being on the floor beside a toilet in pain. Fortunately, my side effects were minimal. It was wonderful to go weeks, months and years with no headaches. Everyone is different regarding how their body metabolizes various drugs.....
That's how my migraines are. I can't function. I sleep for a few minutes. Wake up. Throw up violently. Lay back down shaking. Settle down. Get back up to throw up again. Repeat for about 24 hours. Then it takes another 24 for me to recover.
The Imitrex does help if I take it fast enough. But I would love to be able to prevent the things from happening. So far I do feel very tired. Exhausted even. Zoned out. I get the tingling sometimes. But it's not that bad. I really hope the weight loss thing happens but I won't hold my breath. I'm not on a high dose 50mg.
Hugs to you -- been there, done that.... I hope the Topamax helps you as it did me! When I first began taking it I had the tingling and some weird feelings but those passed after several months as I settled in on it -- drugs like this take some time -- don't give it up yet. After my headaches I was exhausted, too. Totally drained. It is difficult to explain the incidents to others -- if you have not "been there" it is hard to imagine how painful and miserable and how much you think that just dying would be so much easier... I could absolutely not function during an episode....and the violent vomiting would make me so sore -- I would drink water just to have something to come up because not having anything coming up really hurt.... Please PM me to keep me updated about how you are doing.... okay?
I am older and my neurologist felt I had finally gotten past all the ups/downs of my hormones as I am past menopause now -- so we gave it a shot with me coming off it and here I am doing GREAT! Unfortunately I lived with those headaches for over 20 years until I found a neurologist who really listened and provided treatment -- most doctors said, oh just take an OTC -- it's part of getting old, etc. None seemed to hear me when I told them about lying in the bathroom floor for hours vomiting.... I was truly at the end of my rope when I landed with a great doctor. I knew there had to be one out there somewhere that would look me in the eye and listen -- he did and prescribed the med and when I walked out of his office with that med I never had another one -- Dr. Kaufman is my hero.
I would have to just disappear when at events or meetings to deal with the headache episode.... I know folks thought what is wrong with that woman -- she is so stand-offish and disappears -- but when one hit - I just needed to be alone and vomit.. ugh.
p.s. I was also on the 50 mg -- worked for me.
Oh my gosh. Finally someone understands my plight! People will say 'migraine' and I'll think 'How are you walking right now?' Even in the early stages when it's not quite to the throwing up part, I can't function. I have to take double the Immitrex and a Phenergen to knock me out and lie down for hours at a time and hope it didn't make the turn into a massive episode. Luckily the Immitrex/Phenergen/sleep combo does seem to help if I nip it early enough. But then I waste an entire day sleeping or feeling so loopy I can't do anything worth a snot anyways.
I understand being sore! My entire body ached especially my abs from dry heaving until SOMETHING would come up. I would eat crackers and drink something just so it wouldn't be that horrid yellow/orange nasty tasting snot stuff next time. I would be terrified of taking anything at that point because it tasted so terrible coming back up! I've never met someone who understands just how bad my migraines are. I have had episodes on and off since I can remember.
Do stay in touch via a PM to let me know how you do.... I pray it works as well for you as it did for me. I, too, look in awe and disbelief when someone is walking around saying "I have a migraine." No, you don't. I tried to hide the side effects, vomiting, etc. from others since it was so horrific. My husband had seen it and my best friend who I traveled with showing horses, of course, had seen it and nursed me through various episodes....caring for me and my horse. During the years I endured the episodes I could not travel with my horses alone because if it hit me I would be unable to care for myself or my horses....
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Location: Deep South | I only recommend it as a last resort. If you have truly awful life interrupting migraines. I see people post on Facebook all the time. "Ugh I wish this migraine would go away!" Sorry, but no, there's no way in $#%& you are on Facebook if you really are suffering from a migraine.
Mine start with losing my vision, then the pain, then I throw up for hours. When it's over I still feel awful and sluggish for about 24 hours. I missed my first day of a new job because of a migraine and one time a final exam at school. They were getting worse and more frequent before I decided to ask my doctor to prescribe me Topomax. I had already tried everything else.
Everyone's side effects are a little different. But the trick with this type of medication is giving it enough time for your body to adjust and the side effects to ease. (Obviously I'm not talking about the severe ones like blindness). I had tingling in my extremities for the first several months. My memory is affected, but not to the point where I can't perform my job or anything like that.
But I don't have migraines anymore. Except for the occasional one and they are always a result of me forgetting my pills.
For me, the side effects are WELL worth it.
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Location: Deep South | Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-08 6:11 AM
hlynn - 2015-06-07 10:21 PM
Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 2:37 PM
hlynn - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
Delta Cowgirl - 2015-06-07 11:33 AM
I took it for ~ three years to prevent absolutely horrible headaches that made me violently ill -- as in hugging the commode ill. I did lose weight on it -- and I did feel a bit "slow", but those were the only side effects I endured -- and they were absolutely nothing compared to the headaches that made me so ill..... After about three years my neurologist weaned me off of it and I have not had another headache -- and my mind is much clearer of course. I was very nervous about stopping it since I feared the headaches would return...and I DO NOT want to ever have them again. But -- I have been totally fine. I would take it again if I needed to do so, but at this time my doctor believes I will be fine....
I weighed out the side-effects against the pain, misery and hugging a commode life that I was enduring -- and decided it was worth it to try to have a life outside of being on the floor beside a toilet in pain. Fortunately, my side effects were minimal. It was wonderful to go weeks, months and years with no headaches. Everyone is different regarding how their body metabolizes various drugs.....
That's how my migraines are. I can't function. I sleep for a few minutes. Wake up. Throw up violently. Lay back down shaking. Settle down. Get back up to throw up again. Repeat for about 24 hours. Then it takes another 24 for me to recover.
The Imitrex does help if I take it fast enough. But I would love to be able to prevent the things from happening. So far I do feel very tired. Exhausted even. Zoned out. I get the tingling sometimes. But it's not that bad. I really hope the weight loss thing happens but I won't hold my breath. I'm not on a high dose 50mg.
Hugs to you -- been there, done that.... I hope the Topamax helps you as it did me! When I first began taking it I had the tingling and some weird feelings but those passed after several months as I settled in on it -- drugs like this take some time -- don't give it up yet. After my headaches I was exhausted, too. Totally drained. It is difficult to explain the incidents to others -- if you have not "been there" it is hard to imagine how painful and miserable and how much you think that just dying would be so much easier... I could absolutely not function during an episode....and the violent vomiting would make me so sore -- I would drink water just to have something to come up because not having anything coming up really hurt.... Please PM me to keep me updated about how you are doing.... okay?
I am older and my neurologist felt I had finally gotten past all the ups/downs of my hormones as I am past menopause now -- so we gave it a shot with me coming off it and here I am doing GREAT! Unfortunately I lived with those headaches for over 20 years until I found a neurologist who really listened and provided treatment -- most doctors said, oh just take an OTC -- it's part of getting old, etc. None seemed to hear me when I told them about lying in the bathroom floor for hours vomiting.... I was truly at the end of my rope when I landed with a great doctor. I knew there had to be one out there somewhere that would look me in the eye and listen -- he did and prescribed the med and when I walked out of his office with that med I never had another one -- Dr. Kaufman is my hero.
I would have to just disappear when at events or meetings to deal with the headache episode.... I know folks thought what is wrong with that woman -- she is so stand-offish and disappears -- but when one hit - I just needed to be alone and vomit.. ugh.
p.s. I was also on the 50 mg -- worked for me.
Oh my gosh. Finally someone understands my plight! People will say 'migraine' and I'll think 'How are you walking right now?' Even in the early stages when it's not quite to the throwing up part, I can't function. I have to take double the Immitrex and a Phenergen to knock me out and lie down for hours at a time and hope it didn't make the turn into a massive episode. Luckily the Immitrex/Phenergen/sleep combo does seem to help if I nip it early enough. But then I waste an entire day sleeping or feeling so loopy I can't do anything worth a snot anyways.
I understand being sore! My entire body ached especially my abs from dry heaving until SOMETHING would come up. I would eat crackers and drink something just so it wouldn't be that horrid yellow/orange nasty tasting snot stuff next time. I would be terrified of taking anything at that point because it tasted so terrible coming back up! I've never met someone who understands just how bad my migraines are. I have had episodes on and off since I can remember.
Do stay in touch via a PM to let me know how you do.... I pray it works as well for you as it did for me. I, too, look in awe and disbelief when someone is walking around saying "I have a migraine." No, you don't. I tried to hide the side effects, vomiting, etc. from others since it was so horrific. My husband had seen it and my best friend who I traveled with showing horses, of course, had seen it and nursed me through various episodes....caring for me and my horse. During the years I endured the episodes I could not travel with my horses alone because if it hit me I would be unable to care for myself or my horses....
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Location: NE Arkansas | I hate it for you. I didn't have them till I had my daughter. I took the topamax and would use the imitrex when needed. I did have the tingling in my feet some but it wasn't bad the imitrex was the worse one of the two for me. I have been able to get off them now and just use Xanax and phenergan along with a muscle relaxer when I start getting one. I can always tell when they start because the left side of my face will go numb and my left eye lid will droop so I know to start taking my meds. I just seen a new cardiologist last week and I just so happen to be having the start of one and my heart rate was in the 130s he started me on metoprolol and said that may help me with my headaches along with my BP and heart rate.
I believe mine started after I had my daughter because of all the hormones. I only have one ovary and my hormones went crazy after I had her. Plus she was a very colicky baby and cried a lot. Also about that time my dad had a massive heart attack an was diagnosed with cancer. Finally about 2 and half years later I was able to get off the topamax. The migraines went from 3-4 a month to maybe 1 every couple of months I still have headaches some but I can deal with that.
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Location: Arkansas | I have been dealing with true migraines since I was too young to be able to swallow pills. No one understands what a migraine headache is like unless they experience it. I spent my entire Saturday in bed with one (excluding the time spent throwing up). You know you have one when the numbers glowing on your clock is more than your eyes can handle. Topomax allowed me to have a normal life. I've missed out on a lot because my head hurt too bad to function. My only side effectd were that my hands would tingle and cokes tasted flat, BUT I wasn't planning my life around trying to prevent a headache. I honestly wake up everyday and begin trying not to have one. I have had to go off for having my baby and nursing.. Not being able to take anything is absolutely horrific. I get in the shower and blast the water as hot ad it will go on my face for relief. I will never do anything again that I cannot take topomax. |
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Location: Georgia | Anyone tried Botox? I am on 4th round and it seems to reduce the number of headaches that lead to the full blow migraine.
May you all have dark sound proof rooms in your migraine travels. And never run out of the meds.
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Location: Georgia | I am with you Esther. If you ever wake up without a headache it is a huge shocker. Migraine cannot be explained unless you have them.
The family does suffer.
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Location: NC | It seems like it works better for the ones with serious migraines. Maybe the side effects don't effect those with the debilitating migraines AS MUCH as say someone with just bad headaches sometimes. Maybe because we really don't care what happens as long as we aren't hugging a toilet and hoping for death? lol.
Maybe it's the way the brains are wired when it comes to the knock down drag out headaches. I know I would almost always count on one after a long day at a show. Next morning I would have my med cocktail ready to roll first thing and just climb back into bed and hope it didn't escalate before the meds kicked in. I've been told it's because of my thick heavy hair. My TMJ. My degenerative discs in my neck. Stress. Dehydration. Hormones. Honesty anything can trigger what I call a headache (normal people migraine). Bad smell for too long. My neck hurting for too long. Being in the sun too long. Crying hard. Holding back from crying. Staying up too late. Sleeping in too late. That time of the month. Stress. Lack of sleep. Too much sleep. Being hungry for too long. I mean literally anything could be a trigger. That's why I just gave up trying to keep track. There were just too many reasons why.
I know the Topamax is suppose to literally dumb down your brain. It's an anti seizure med so it reduces excitability. I know it has a long list of side effects but it seems like the ones with the worst kind of headaches benefitted the most from taking it.
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Location: Beggs, OK | I haven't had a migraine like the ones you are describing since I got divorced. My life was definitely not more stressful than it is now, but I guess it's just a different type of stress. I had awful migraines that would keep me in bed all day from the time I was 12 years old until I was 25 and started living my own life. Complete quiet and darkness felt loud and painful when I was having one...and I couldn't focus enough to get from one room to another.
The lifestyle changes that I've made since the divorce are probably contributors as well. My diet has greatly improved, as well as my fitness level. |
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