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Medication

Hello and thank you all for helping me so far. Seeing GP next week about medication (will also mention eye probs). She's taken me of Sumatriptan because of the...

Hello and thank you all for helping me so far. Seeing GP next week about medicat...

Artemis

•11 years ago

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Medication

Hello and thank you all for helping me so far. Seeing GP next week about medication (will also mention eye probs). She's taken me of Sumatriptan because of...

Hello and thank you all for helping me so far. Seeing GP next week about medica...

Artemis

•11 years ago

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Hi, has anyone experienced numbness as a aura? My g.p said it a rare form of migraine?.? Thanks x

Heather14

•11 years ago

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if anyone takes imigran here 100mg for Migraine i wonder if they can answer this?.

I have Imigran to take as well as Amitriptyline and i have my Migraines every 11days to one every two weeks at the moment. It says you should not take it too...

I have Imigran to take as well as Amitriptyline and i have my Migraines every 11...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Has anyone in fact been sent for a Brain or head scan due to their Migraines?.

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Hi, Are there any known links from Migraines to MS or Parkinsons disease? as some of my symptoms make me wonder if there is more going on.

Clumsyclot

•11 years ago

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Chest Pain & Migraine

Hello, This is my second question. I had a couple of migraine attacks last winter during which I experienced chest pain/tightening which extended up to the...

Hello, This is my second question. I had a couple of migraine attacks last wint...

Artemis

•11 years ago

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Vision loss.

Hi, I suffer with very bad headaches and also migraines. I had a TIA about 7 years ago & have had several suspected mini strokes since then. My vision has...

Hi, I suffer with very bad headaches and also migraines. I had a TIA about 7 yea...

cobweb

•11 years ago

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Could not use the right words suddenly during migraine !!!

I have migraine since I was 18 , mainly triggered by food Attacks used to be once a month or whenever I ate specific types of food which is a big list ,...

I have migraine since I was 18 , mainly triggered by food Attacks used to be on...

Maitha

•11 years ago

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Zonisamide (Zonegran) for migraine? Has anyone had any experience of this medication?

I've recently been taken off Topiramate (50mg twice a day) because it wasn't working for me and been prescribed Zonisamide (to be increased to 50mg twice a...

I've recently been taken off Topiramate (50mg twice a day) because it wasn't wor...

mimzlianne

•11 years ago

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Hi I've been suffering migraine on an off for twenty years but the last two years I've had them at least every two weeks aim 50 yrs old

Iam on H R T my gp seams all he wants to do is give pills out that really space me out aim on propanol for the last twenty years it is really impacting on my...

Iam on H R T my gp seams all he wants to do is give pills out that really space ...

Poppet1

•11 years ago

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I recently had dizziness/loss of appetite/fatigue/nausea/visual disturbances which I thought was travel sickness (from which I suffer badly)

My travel sickness disappears with a cup of tea, these symptoms lasted for 3 days-- Has any one else had this, is it a "different" migraine?

My travel sickness disappears with a cup of tea, these symptoms lasted for 3 day...

1stgls

•11 years ago

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Which hospital/neurologist should I see from those suggested by my GP?

My GP is referring me to a neurologist for migraine (suffered over 40 years!!!!!) and my options are Chelsea and Westminster, Charing Cross or St Mary's,...

My GP is referring me to a neurologist for migraine (suffered over 40 years!!!!!...

patandjohn

•11 years ago

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Use of Beta Blockers to treat Migraines

Hi I was diagnosed as having Migraines last week and my gp has given me beta blockers to try to prevent them I am just wondering if anyone else here has used...

Hi I was diagnosed as having Migraines last week and my gp has given me beta bl...

Morbidia

•11 years ago

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I was told its ok to take Paracetomol with Amitriptyline but noticed maybe it can give me a Migraine now. Anyone else experience this?.

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Anyone experienced Amitriptyline working for a while but then not?. Im on 20mg is anyone on a higher dose?. Does it work?. Any advice?.

Amitriptyline worked for a while but now not so much. I can take Immigran with it but have to catch it at the first sign which is difficult.

Amitriptyline worked for a while but now not so much. I can take Immigran with i...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Has anyone had worse/more frequent migraines after the flu jab?

Hi, I have chronic migrianes once or twice a week, but since the flu jab two weeks ago I have had one every other day. Pharmacy couldn't give me any advice,...

Hi, I have chronic migrianes once or twice a week, but since the flu jab two wee...

MonicaG

•11 years ago

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Is it the Stroke I Had?

hi, i'm a 16 year old girl; healthy. in the previous half of this year, i suffered really strange things within me--twice. they didn't last for long, but yes,...

hi, i'm a 16 year old girl; healthy. in the previous half of this year, i suffer...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Try CPAP therapy

I posted a couple of months ago that I had Botox therapy and sadly this didn't do much for me. So I dug in deep and went for a sleep apnea test. I was...

I posted a couple of months ago that I had Botox therapy and sadly this didn't d...

Flybye

•12 years ago

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How do I find a true migraine specialist?

So tired of seeing neurologists who are not experienced enough with migraine to help me. Any advice on how to find a true migraine specialist in my area?

So tired of seeing neurologists who are not experienced enough with migraine to ...

Kiko

•12 years ago

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I've had migraines 27 years. When Imitrex was put on the market (the injections) I began using them.

I went from having 2 to 3 migraines/severe nausea, a month to 8 or 9, when I began using Imitrex. My Dr. said it was a coincidence. That went on for 20...

I went from having 2 to 3 migraines/severe nausea, a month to 8 or 9, when I be...

westhillsgirl

•12 years ago

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hi ive been told by some people that migraines are classed as a disability. I cant find any site to verify this

iansok100

•12 years ago

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All posts for October 2013

Medication

Medication

Hi, has anyone experienced numbness as a aura? My g.p said it a rare form of migraine?.? Thanks x

if anyone takes imigran here 100mg for Migraine i wonder if they can answer this?.

Has anyone in fact been sent for a Brain or head scan due to their Migraines?.

Hi, Are there any known links from Migraines to MS or Parkinsons disease? as some of my symptoms make me wonder if there is more going on.

Chest Pain & Migraine

Vision loss.

Could not use the right words suddenly during migraine !!!

Zonisamide (Zonegran) for migraine? Has anyone had any experience of this medication?

Hi I've been suffering migraine on an off for twenty years but the last two years I've had them at least every two weeks aim 50 yrs old

I recently had dizziness/loss of appetite/fatigue/nausea/visual disturbances which I thought was travel sickness (from which I suffer badly)

Which hospital/neurologist should I see from those suggested by my GP?

Use of Beta Blockers to treat Migraines

I was told its ok to take Paracetomol with Amitriptyline but noticed maybe it can give me a Migraine now. Anyone else experience this?.

Anyone experienced Amitriptyline working for a while but then not?. Im on 20mg is anyone on a higher dose?. Does it work?. Any advice?.

Has anyone had worse/more frequent migraines after the flu jab?

Is it the Stroke I Had?

Try CPAP therapy

How do I find a true migraine specialist?

I've had migraines 27 years. When Imitrex was put on the market (the injections) I began using them.

hi ive been told by some people that migraines are classed as a disability. I cant find any site to verify this

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