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Migraine Guidelines Focus on Prevention
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Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
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Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
-William Ellery Channing
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Migraines and Your Job
Chrissy~
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
-William Ellery Channing
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
-William Ellery Channing
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Reply: Migraine and ear pain
Not to mention the physical effects of pain. I had a migraine and was in such agony, my blood pressure was well...
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7 Year old dealing with head migraines and abdomin...
My 8 year old started off getting migraines when he was 5 yrs old and so we started seeing a neurologist. He...
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Reply: 24/7 headache for 10 years plz help
A non-chemical route is what I have done instead of all these toxic chemicals-- perhaps 5htp and or...
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Children & Headaches
Hello. My son is 9 years old and for about the last 6 months has been having headaches, sometimes accompanied by...
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Reply: Preventative meds?
Thx for the response. had a headache and went up to 75 mg for awhile. Jittery feelings came back so dropping...
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Reply: Locaized sharp pain in head
I went to my doctor Tuesday, and all he did was prescribed medication, blamed it on a cold that I had two...
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Reply: Abdominal migraines
I hope this has been figured out. Usually I've read that migraines last up to 72 hours, but that doesn't mean...
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Reply: Abdominal migraine or something else?
Do you have any other symptoms except for the abdominal pain? Nausea? Dizziness? Confusion? Visual changes?...
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Reply: Debilitating Migraines please help me
I first would like to say that I am a nursing student and did this upon the advice of my teacher and my...
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Reply: need help managing daily headaches/migraines!
Hey, thanks for your response. I figured natural things may not work for me either but was curious to try. I...
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Reply: Severe Headaches with Bowel Movements
I did get some relief, after getting in to see my doctor. She prescribed Compazine...
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Reply: MIGRANES FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS
I wouldn't take too much of the Naprosyn because it can give you rebound headaches. What other...
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Reply: What kind of migraine???
Change drs, it seems your dr isn't helping you.
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Can this be Hemiplegic Migaine or the undefind complicated migaine.
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Reply: Desperate for help!
Yes migraines can be hereditary.
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Reply: Sinus headaches
I use a noise machine that drowns out the ringing. You can get a sound machine that has sounds like the...
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Reply: Weird Head Pain
It sounds a lot like cluster headaches. OTC pills will make it worse when they wear off. I would see a...
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Reply: Chronic headaches
There could be many causes for your headache, so seeing a dr would be a good thing. If it might be your...
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Reply: Migrains
I looked up "craniectomy and it isn't used for people with migraines unless there is a tumor in your...
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Reply: Migraine/ Caffeine pills and Sleeping pills
The caffeine in migraine meds is only enough to make it more effective and won't interact with other meds. It's...
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Reply: Severe Headaches
I don't know of anything stronger that you can get OTC. If you only get them 2-4 times a month, I would...
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Reply: Upper Back Pain, Belching, Abdominal Pain, Constip...
There is a myofascial trigger point identified by Simons and Travell in their books called the belch button....
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Reply: confusional migraines
That's the best thing about these message boards, in my opinion. It's so easy to feel isolated and as if you're...
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Reply: oxycodone for my headaches
Relpax works without the racing heart that imitrex gives? I will absolutely ask about it! Thanks. I don't mind...
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Reply: Migraines and MS and nose bleeds?
Have you discussed this with the doctor treating your MS to find out if it could be symptomatic of the disease...
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Reply: My doctor doesn't believe in meds...I am not sure ...
Hi, That's great that you will be getting Botox injections which have given me tremendous relief. Will this be...
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Reply: Migrane Pain
Take your headache diary a step further. Everything you ate, all activities, sleep patterns, AND how each thing...
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Reply: Is Amitriptyline causing weight gain?
yes Amitriptyline can cause weight gain, but you don't sound that overweight to me. You can try getting...
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Reply: Anyone have problems w/Topamax & blood problems?
Topamax has a lot of bothersome side effects, but I've never heard of that one. Maybe stop taking it...
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