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Migraine headache from Alcohol (not a hangover)

First let me say, I know what I hangover is - in a not-so-long-ago life (college, post-college) I was well...

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Migraines and other problems

A couple of months ago I ended up in the emergency room for what I suppose was a seizure of some sort. It...

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17 day headache

I have had a headache for 17 days I have went to my pcp and he gave me mobic and it didn't work. i went to an...

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17 day headache

I have had a headache for 17 days I have went to my pcp and he gave me mobic and it didn't work. i went to an...

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I was a young child with migraines

To respond to your question, I was a child who suffered from frequent bouts of migraines. They arrived at the...

Posted by Pony40

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My 10 year old has migraines. Help!!!

I am so frustrated, my daughter keeps getting migraines even after being to the dr and being prescribed the...

Posted by Llankins

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Migraine headaches after long term birth control u...

I am a 25 year old female that has been on birth control pills for almost 8 years. They have always been bi...

Posted by Rugger7

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Constant Migraines, Nightmares, and Sleep Problems...

Hi Web MD Folks and Doctors: My girlfriend has been suffering from her migraines and I was hoping to post this...

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Hemiplegic Migraine sufferer- new to group

I am new to this group but I am so glad that I finally have a place to vent on occassion about our unique...

Posted by An_252219

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Extreme sharp & alarming pain in head during clima...

My girlfriend had serious, alarming sharp pain in her head when she climaxed during intercourse. She...

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8 Unilateral Year Non-Stop Headache With Exacerbat...

Hello All, I am a 38 year-old male, athletic-frame, 6'1, 185lbs, considered by most standards to be in...

Posted by misfit27

Hello All,

I am a 38 year-old male, athletic-frame, 6'1, 185lbs, considered by most standards to be in excellent physical condition. People often guess me 10+ years younger than I am. I surf, skateboard, ride bikes and motorcycles on a near-daily basis.

I've had a headache since 2005. Some days it's almost nonexistent, others very severe. Always on my left side, always just over the eye. It responds moderately to xanax and valium, very little to tramadol and opiates, and very well to ambien. Indocine has no effect, high-dose steroids seem to help for a couple of days. Tylenol is my go-to medication, but it is by no means reliable. Adderall makes it easier to cope.

I've had 7 years of negative MRI's, blood tests, CT's, EEG's, EMG's and neuro exams. I've seen neurologists, neuro opthamologists, Physical therapy, acupuncture, radio frequency, steroid injections, chiropractic adjustments and dietary changes have had no effects at all.

Other findings that might be significant - stiffness and soreness in left side of jaw and neck. Pain and tenderness when touching left eye - I'm now nearly certain this is the origin of the headache, however, I have seen 2 reputable neuro opthamologists who have found nothing. At times, however, in the past, I have been convinced the cause was neck or jaw related. Another possible noteworthy fact is that if I take ambien the night before, I am much less likely to have a bad headache the following day.

At this point, I'm at my end. I don't know what to do and I am afraid the medications I take (most of which don't work anyway) are going to shorten my life. I do my best to be optimistic, but as it stands, right now, my basic purpose is to witness a bad headache. I don't remember what life was like without the headache, but it sure sounds amazing. I don't know where else to turn, but I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions. I live in NYC, but can travel. I am happy to be a published case, I hate the fact that other people are probably suffering from this as well.

Thank you, I hope you aren't in pain,

BrianView Thread

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Weeklong headache

Just looking for some advice. I have had a low-grade headache for about a week now. It is on and off, mostly in...

Posted by bjon76

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cluster headaches?

I've had migraines forever and they have progressed to having one per day for up to nine days in a row....

Posted by ellsworth52

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botox injections for migraines

I have never gotten the botox injections before and needless to say I am a little nervous and also a...

Posted by livingpoetry

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severe headache felt like my brain was bleeding

I have had headaches migraines my entire life but this felt very different. Just started gabapentin and...

Posted by cloverduchess

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headaches when coughing

my friend has been having a headache only when he coughs for about a mth or so can anyone tell me what...

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migraines/headaches and botox question

my migraines are not manageable these last 2 periods. age 49 (mostly hormonal based migraines. 15 days...

Posted by kittenabigal

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Is Maxalt 10mg really safe during pregnancy?

I have had chronic migraines my whole life and have been checked out many times by specialists and nothing is...

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My son's headache is back

My son was not yet eight when one night he said he had a headache with a fever after giving him children's...

Posted by ndphmother13

My son was not yet eight when one night he said he had a headache with a fever after giving him children's Advil he went to bed. The following day the fever was gone but the headache stayed for 2 years!!! Those began my time dealing with NDPH. During those years he had an MRI, CAT SCAN, ECHO, and enough blood test to make a vampire very happy. Every test came back normal except the MRI did show he had had a silent stroke as an infant that effected his right side, but everyone one said this WAS NOT the cause of his headaches. He was given 5 different drugs... no help... finally beta blocker needles were given weekly and the pain over months lessened from a constant 2.5 out of 5 on the pain scale to a 1 out of 5 when they stopped working. We were desperate and tried acupuncture since "western medicine" doctors told us that there was nothing they could do and that my 9 year old just had to except the fact that he had to live with chronic pain and we should be happy it was down to a 1...surprisingly I was not happy with this answer. By some miracle the acupuncture and use of Chinese herbs worked and two days before his two year anniversary of when his headache started my son was finally pain free. (It is important to note that his last session of acupuncture before his headache went away caused him to experience a lot of neck pain which lasted for a few hours.)

Lets move forward a two years...my son has experienced off and on headaches over this period that last up to half a day but get better with drugs and do go away. These occurrences have become more frequent over the last little while. The pain is in the same area it has always been and is the same type of pain, but is stronger then it has ever been (thankfully it will go away). He seems to wake up either vomiting or with a sever headache or both. He has seen 4 different doctor's over the last month, and some believe that his neck has been effected by the stroke (he does have hyper flexibility)and is causing the headaches or vomiting or the odd time neck pain after he sleeps. He has now almost missed a month of school because of these constant health problems and has even had to be rushed to emergency for morphine when he had a headache that was at 4.5 out of 5 for over 6 hours until the morphine kicked in. He cried in pain the whole 6 hours!!!!

I need help on what I can do for him!!! Each doctor he has seen says something different and NO ONE seems to be able to help him and acupuncture has yet to be effective.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate ... I am desperate once again!!!!

ThanksView Thread

Posted by ndphmother13

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had a migraine sence Friday

My Dr thinks its stress related do to my husbands long hours but ive had a migraine for 4 days now and nothing...

Posted by tmccoy11

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Constant and pin migraines

I get constant migraines that can last days and lately I have been getting Pin migraines. The triggers are...

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Daily Headaches for over a year!

My headache began April 12, 2012. I say headache not headaches because I've only been headache free 3 days...

Posted by JaylinHarris

My headache began April 12, 2012. I say headache not headaches because I've only been headache free 3 days out of that time span. Once after my spinal tap, once after a night at the er and the last being the day after my gastic bypass because I was still on pain meds. I've had enough MRI's and CT's to practially make me glow in the dark and even after loosing 115lbs and going between neurologists, ents and even cardiologists all they can do is "manage" my pain levels. I take a nexium/indomethiacin combo three times a day with doses of keppra in the morning and at night, which on most days keeps me functional by keeping my headaches at a 3-4 level. Still daily pain but I can drive, work etc. without the nausea, dizziness and pain leaving me bed ridden. On the days when my everyday meds only poke at my headache (and seem to make it angry) Cambia or Sprix keeps me functional but I'm still at a 6-7 pain level and it's 8-9 by the end of the night if I don't alternate with otc tylenol products. Then there are those days at least once or twice every two weeks where I'm curled up in bed, rubbish bin close by and black out curtains drawn when injections of toradol only manage to take the edge off enough to let me sleep between bouts of vomiting. Anything beyond that and my neuro's can only suggest a costly visit to the er. My headaches don't come with an aura and are one sided, most days that is behind and slightly above my left eye, those are the indomethician days. On Toradol or ER days the pain is ALWAYS on my right side, again behind and slightly above the eye. The only thing the MRI's and CT's revealed were cysts on the right side of my sinuses (asymptomatic - sinus pressure and pain wise other than a twice yearly sinus infection at the begining of spring and fall since childhood) and a straightening of my cervical spine which now thanks to pt my neck no longer hurts. My real concern is as time has gone on my body seems to be getting worse. My bp is low (high 90's - very low 100's/ high 50's- mid 60's) my highest pulse is in the mid 70's but usually hovers around 58-66, I'm constantly exhausted and cold with very poor concentraition and trouble with short term memory.Combined with the headaches and their tag team of nausea, dizziness and vomitting and it's a real party. I can get stuck in a cycle for days where I'm throwing up so much I can't keep meds down (even anti-nausea) which only makes the pain worse and the vomitting worse. Overall I've missed almost 30 days of work this year because of this and I feel like people don't believe me. I'm at a loss. I take the pain medication just to have some sort of quality of life but at the same time, a life on pain meds (which at times don't even work) is no life at all. I don't want pills thrown at me, I want to know why I'm having headaches and what can be done other than pain management. I figured if anybody would understand it's somebody here.View Thread

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Migraines

I have had migraines 2-3 times a week until last October. They are now almost everyday and I have been loosing...

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headaches

My boyfriend has been getting headaches at least 3-4 times a week, if not daily in his temples and behind his...

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Frequent Headaches

I get headaches 3-4 times a week, sometimes more. Some of the headaches aren't as severe but there have been...

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Migraines

I just moved to Portland and need a great doctor who treats migraines. My email is rppjd@yahoo.com

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migrianes

I had a full blown migraine for a week now. I have taken Topamax 25mg which my Dr . has prescribed me....

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Headaches

I was dx with migraines over thirty years ago, was put on meds, problem was resolved. Had a car accident 7...

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Mirgraines

They found that I have leisons on my brain and I suffer from very bad migraine headaches. I see a neurologist...

Posted by Tess534

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Petadolex -Butterbur root extract

I started on a 3 a day regiment of this supplement 6 days ago. I will continue to be on this for 3 more...

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