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Can undiagnosed Hughes Syndrome be diagnosed by blood test after you have begun taking aspirin?

genrefeem

•11 years ago

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Migraine and 5HTP - I have migraines approximately 16 days a month and have been given every preventative available.

I have just started a course of Candasartan 8mg increasing to 10mg after a month. I have also started taking 5HTP supplement. Has anyone tried the 5HTP - if...

I have just started a course of Candasartan 8mg increasing to 10mg after a month...

SuziS2756

•11 years ago

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Topiramate

Hi I posted once before about my daughter who has a headache 24 hours a day every day. The doc put her on propranolol 2 tabs a day, these didn't work so after...

Hi I posted once before about my daughter who has a headache 24 hours a day ever...

frankie2010

•11 years ago

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I've found something that seems to work for me.

Hi. I started having Migraines as a child at the rate of about 2 or 3 episodes a year. Each episode might last a couple of days. These reduced as I became a...

Hi. I started having Migraines as a child at the rate of about 2 or 3 episodes a...

MrKay

•11 years ago

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Migraines and light sensitivity

This is now my 30th year of migraines, I get them nearly every day! I have tried tonnes of different medications over the years with no luck yet. The hardest...

This is now my 30th year of migraines, I get them nearly every day! I have tried...

misstah

•11 years ago

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Hi all been to the drs today and been told to stop taking propanol and take topiramate instead , I don't really like taking tablets at all

Because of the side affects can anyone tell me if they take it how they get on with them and the side affects please,I don't like the feeling of beeging sleepy...

Because of the side affects can anyone tell me if they take it how they get on w...

Poppet1

•11 years ago

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Cluster headache. Shadows and Verepamill.

I'm 9 weeks into a CH cycle. I'm having constant shadows or low level headaches. Could this be due to the Verepamill or could my cycle be coming to an end?.

I'm 9 weeks into a CH cycle. I'm having constant shadows or low level headaches....

Harrieo

•11 years ago

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Link to my recent descriptive piece on my blog, about my experience with migraines and the aura.

http://www.christinas7wonders.blogspot.ca/2014/04/just-migraine.html

tinadurksen

•11 years ago

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an ever rising dose of amitriptyline

HI All I am new to this forum and would love some advice. For over 12 months now I have been given a combination prophylactic treatment of Propranolol and...

HI All I am new to this forum and would love some advice. For over 12 months n...

rachelmoore

•11 years ago

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Cluster Headache

Hay Guys, The Month of May is over my head and as I mentioned earlier that this C H starts during the month of May to 10-15 of august as I am episodic and...

Hay Guys, The Month of May is over my head and as I mentioned earlier that this...

mustajabak

•11 years ago

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What success have people had with B2 (riboflavin) at 200mg twice a day? I have been taking it 8 months and feel I gained about 30% reduction

oldtrout48

•11 years ago

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Introducing myself and my 'migraines'

Hi everyone, I'm 19 and for the past 5-6 years have suffered with terrible, debilitating headaches that sometimes last up to 7 days, and don't respond to any...

Hi everyone, I'm 19 and for the past 5-6 years have suffered with terrible, deb...

Deaf_Havana

•11 years ago

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migraine advert

I spotted an advert on a bus shelter today that said something about migraine not having to be a life sentence. I think it was by Allergan who produce botox....

I spotted an advert on a bus shelter today that said something about migraine no...

teadrinker

•11 years ago

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Alternative to Imigran-Sumitriptan

Hi everyone, my chemist has told me there is now a problem with getting this medication. So first of all wanted to let everyone know on here, who are using...

Hi everyone, my chemist has told me there is now a problem with getting this med...

jpkm

•11 years ago

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i hve a prblm of head ace from 4 yrs my doc told me i hve some homogeneous clotting in my brain nothing to bother i dint understnd what todo

swapnil1982

•11 years ago

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How did I end up on the Work Programme??

I was on DSL and then got moved to ESA on the work related group. I did question it at the time as my condition was so bad at the time and was assured by the...

I was on DSL and then got moved to ESA on the work related group. I did questio...

proops

•11 years ago

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Are these vestibular migraines?

I've suffered with vertigo for about nine years. For the first five years it was intermittent, happening maybe 2-5 times a year, for short periods of time. On...

I've suffered with vertigo for about nine years. For the first five years it was...

Asclepius

•11 years ago

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Hi im suffering from migraines and recurring vertigo atm .. I want to know how others manage with kids and these issues?

Ive been suffering from migraines since last September and recurring vertigo has just started recently .. I've been off sick more in the last 8 months than I...

Ive been suffering from migraines since last September and recurring vertigo has...

Leanne2485

•11 years ago

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I start with visual disturbance but then I can't remember peoples names etc, don't really get headache either. Is this a migraine?

susie50

•11 years ago

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Has anyone experienced cluster headaches spread out over a period of months or are they typically everyday over a few months?

My son's doctor thinks he may be suffering from CH but reading the info he gave me I'm not sure. It says CH occur daily and for short amount of time but he...

My son's doctor thinks he may be suffering from CH but reading the info he gave ...

alyna82

•11 years ago

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Preventing weight loss associated with topamax...

Most people consider weight loss a good side effect of this medication however im naturally thin, 5ft and 97lbs when I started this med about a week and a half...

Most people consider weight loss a good side effect of this medication however i...

amvermglover

•11 years ago

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My partner gets headaches about 10pm every night in spring/summer months for the last 5 years, help me someone

I'm new on this site, saw some guy had headaches in winter months, what did u use. My partner won't go to doctor, but headaches are bad, eyes sore, he needs to...

I'm new on this site, saw some guy had headaches in winter months, what did u us...

ruthmci2000

•11 years ago

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Hi there, having Botox injections for a year, tried all kinds of meds. Migraines triggered by weather fluctuations-pain generates from neck

When the weather changes I wake up in the middle of the night with pain at the bottom of my skull, top of the neck, it swells and I have a migraine. I cannot...

When the weather changes I wake up in the middle of the night with pain at the b...

Karker

•11 years ago

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Winter vs Summer Migraines

Am so glad we're now moving into Spring/Summer. I find that I have fewer migraines in the warmer months, unless I'm out in direct hot sun which can trigger...

Am so glad we're now moving into Spring/Summer. I find that I have fewer migrai...

Artemis

•11 years ago

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I have had a Chronic Headache since Oct 2013

I am new to this forum, as a friend recommended it to me, I have what the doctors are now calling a chronic headache since October 2013, but I think that is...

I am new to this forum, as a friend recommended it to me, I have what the doctor...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Can two 25mg doses of Topamax make me feel this bad? Do the side effects go away?

Sick, groggy, dizzy, tingly, headachey (!)

Hidden

•11 years ago

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I have silent migraine (no headache) wondered if anyone can recommend a treatment. I get visual changes, dizziness, clumsiness, feel weird

Villiers

•11 years ago

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All posts for April 2014

Can undiagnosed Hughes Syndrome be diagnosed by blood test after you have begun taking aspirin?

Migraine and 5HTP - I have migraines approximately 16 days a month and have been given every preventative available.

Topiramate

I've found something that seems to work for me.

Migraines and light sensitivity

Hi all been to the drs today and been told to stop taking propanol and take topiramate instead , I don't really like taking tablets at all

Cluster headache. Shadows and Verepamill.

Link to my recent descriptive piece on my blog, about my experience with migraines and the aura.

an ever rising dose of amitriptyline

Cluster Headache

What success have people had with B2 (riboflavin) at 200mg twice a day? I have been taking it 8 months and feel I gained about 30% reduction

Introducing myself and my 'migraines'

migraine advert

Alternative to Imigran-Sumitriptan

i hve a prblm of head ace from 4 yrs my doc told me i hve some homogeneous clotting in my brain nothing to bother i dint understnd what todo

How did I end up on the Work Programme??

Are these vestibular migraines?

Hi im suffering from migraines and recurring vertigo atm .. I want to know how others manage with kids and these issues?

I start with visual disturbance but then I can't remember peoples names etc, don't really get headache either. Is this a migraine?

Has anyone experienced cluster headaches spread out over a period of months or are they typically everyday over a few months?

Preventing weight loss associated with topamax...

My partner gets headaches about 10pm every night in spring/summer months for the last 5 years, help me someone

Hi there, having Botox injections for a year, tried all kinds of meds. Migraines triggered by weather fluctuations-pain generates from neck

Winter vs Summer Migraines

I have had a Chronic Headache since Oct 2013

Can two 25mg doses of Topamax make me feel this bad? Do the side effects go away?

I have silent migraine (no headache) wondered if anyone can recommend a treatment. I get visual changes, dizziness, clumsiness, feel weird

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