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Headaches

I recently started having very severe shooting ...stabbing throbbing headaches only on the right side of my head that last about a minute then they are gone....

I recently started having very severe shooting ...stabbing throbbing headaches o...

•8 years ago

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Relpax and joint damage

Hello I'm 46, female, i have suffered from migraines since i was 10. I have used Relpax 40mg for the last 10 years. In the last years i've noticed after i use...

Hello I'm 46, female, i have suffered from migraines since i was 10. I have used...

•8 years ago

Help

I feel like something serious is going on in my head, since Monday afternoon I've had a headache it feels like a tightness on top of my head, it was only...

I feel like something serious is going on in my head, since Monday afternoon I'v...

•8 years ago

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doctors letter

how long should it take to get a letter from my doctor about my health and disabilities for a p.i.p assessment

how long should it take to get a letter from my doctor about my health and disab...

•8 years ago

The benefits of exercise to prevent an acute

I have for some time now noticed the benefits of exercise in stoping a bad headache/migraine when it's in the process of developing. I have to catch it in time...

I have for some time now noticed the benefits of exercise in stoping a bad heada...

•8 years ago

amitriptyline withdrawal

Hi all, i have had 2 failed attempts to reduce this drug which i have taken for nerve pain for 20 months. I am currently now on 2.5 mg which, is my lowest...

Hi all, i have had 2 failed attempts to reduce this drug which i have taken for...

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•8 years ago

Amitriptyline withdrawal

HI all, im here looking for help. I have been on ami for 20 months for nerve pain. Sick of feeling tired I tried to wean off. At the most I was on 30mg I...

HI all, im here looking for help. I have been on ami for 20 months for nerve pai...

Amanda987654321

•8 years ago

Any success coming off pitzotifen?? Rebound problem

Hi guys, I got noritryptiline from my doctor and so just waiting to hear from my specialist how to switch from my SSRI to that. I was wondering if anyone here...

Hi guys, I got noritryptiline from my doctor and so just waiting to hear from my...

•8 years ago

Detoxing from Triptans

I am in my third week of detoxing from Triptans and all OTC meds. I noticed a pattern of a headache three days after taking Relpax at a 20 mg dose. I started...

I am in my third week of detoxing from Triptans and all OTC meds. I noticed a pa...

•8 years ago

Possibly Anaemia

Hi All My father was recently suffering with severe cluster headaches/ migraine. He went to the hospital. Had a blood test, which revealed that he had severe...

Hi All My father was recently suffering with severe cluster headaches/ migraine...

•8 years ago

4 months of migraines

hey, i am 15 and i have had severe migraines everyday for the past 4 months. I have spoke to my doctor about this 3 weeks after i started having them everyday...

hey, i am 15 and i have had severe migraines everyday for the past 4 months. I h...

•8 years ago

Cabbage leaf for migraine

Hi All Yesterday, I had the most awful migraine. In order to get of it, I went out for a long walk in the park. It reduced quite a bit but did not completely...

Hi All Yesterday, I had the most awful migraine. In order to get of it, I went ...

•8 years ago

Topamax medication tonorevent migraines

Hi I have been a migraine suffer for the last 10 years. I have tried everything over the years in the last few months I have been getting migraine twice to...

Hi I have been a migraine suffer for the last 10 years. I have tried everything ...

•8 years ago

End of migraines????

After five years of migraines ( 60 in 2013 , ( 48 in 2014 /15 /16. I am delighted to say that I have now been migraine / headache free for over 30 days. The...

After five years of migraines ( 60 in 2013 , ( 48 in 2014 /15 /16. I am delight...

•8 years ago

Pizotifen

Hi been on this for 6 months . In six months put on a stone I've read that it is used in USA for weight gain .Going to Doctors as want to come off these any...

Hi been on this for 6 months . In six months put on a stone I've read that it is...

•8 years ago

Fed up with headaches

Hi I've just joined, because I've woken up again with yet another migraine! I've been put on Sodium Valproate 200mg and told to come off Propranolol, which...

Hi I've just joined, because I've woken up again with yet another migraine! I've...

•8 years ago

Just Been Diagnosed With Cluster Headaches (male aged 55yrs)

Four weeks in and I'm now on Prednisolone and Verapmil (120mg). My life has change considerably and very unsure about the future. My questions are :- - How Do...

Four weeks in and I'm now on Prednisolone and Verapmil (120mg). My life has chan...

•8 years ago

Hemp oil for migraine

I would recommend half a teaspoon of hemp oil, for anyone suffering with migraine. I read somewhere that it works. I was a little sceptical as I have tried...

I would recommend half a teaspoon of hemp oil, for anyone suffering with migrain...

•8 years ago

Never again...

I had Botox done 3 years ago for my migraines. I had every possible side effect so this did not work for me. I walked into Emergency a month after and was sent...

I had Botox done 3 years ago for my migraines. I had every possible side effect ...

•8 years ago

The best thing...

... I've seen that works for both migraines and cluster headaches without any side effects is the pure ginger extract called Migraine Escape. It's only...

... I've seen that works for both migraines and cluster headaches without any si...

•8 years ago

Citrus trigger

I made some marmalade yesterday for friends. I love it but haven't eaten any citrus fruits or marmalade for over a year. I licked the spoon once and within an...

I made some marmalade yesterday for friends. I love it but haven't eaten any cit...

•8 years ago

Im new here - Transition off of Horizant (gabapentin)

Any one had to down titrate off of Gabapentin and told to go drug free 5 to 10 days. Im totally freekin out, as I will likely not be able to work. I have...

Any one had to down titrate off of Gabapentin and told to go drug free 5 to 10 d...

•8 years ago

Cluster Headache - No More!

I suffered cluster headaches for 18 years, which consisted of clusters of about 5 weeks, 3 times a year. My last cluster was over 2 years ago at the age of 52....

I suffered cluster headaches for 18 years, which consisted of clusters of about ...

•8 years ago

Background migraine

Hi, I have been having a bad background migraine for few years now. I also have migraine attacks occasionally which can last from a few days to a few weeks. I...

Hi, I have been having a bad background migraine for few years now. I also have ...

•8 years ago

Inability to sleep

I've not been able to sleep for some years now. I did CT scan and MRI test. Nothing was seen except some White dot inside the brain. Is. When anyone did MRI...

I've not been able to sleep for some years now. I did CT scan and MRI test. Noth...

•8 years ago

Cefaly for Sale

Hi. I have a gently used Cefaly device and unused electrodes for sale. It works like new.

Hi. I have a gently used Cefaly device and unused electrodes for sale. It works ...

•8 years ago

Cefaly if you want to try it

I have a Cefaly (US original version) that I bought November 2014 for $349 US plus one unused electrode with September 2017 expiration date. At first I...

I have a Cefaly (US original version) that I bought November 2014 for $349 U...

•8 years ago

Assumption? Medication Overuse Headache

Hi – I would really love some advice. I saw a neurologist over two weeks ago and he’s diagnosed me with Primary Stabbing Headaches (PSH) and he is linking that...

Hi – I would really love some advice. I saw a neurologist over two weeks ago and...

•8 years ago

Withdrawal syndrome from Amytriptiline

I'm having sensations from the brain, heaviness from the right brain, numbness in the right part of the body, light headache, dizziness, confusion and...

I'm having sensations from the brain, heaviness from the right brain, numbness i...

•8 years ago

withdrawal from pizotifen

Hi has anyone else had withdrawals from stopping pizotifen? I've stopped taking it and now trying vitamin B2 (Riboflavin).So far I've not had a bad migraine...

Hi has anyone else had withdrawals from stopping pizotifen? I've stopped taking ...

•8 years ago

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