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Odd aura - achy teeth and impaired hearing

I had a hellish migraine with 5 - 6 attacks a week. I tried topamax, amitryptilin, but nothing really...

Posted by JessyYanagi

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Headache for 7 weeks

Good afternoon. I have had a consistant severe headache for 7 weeks. I went to the ER a few weeks ago because...

Posted by kyliesmom

Good afternoon. I have had a consistant severe headache for 7 weeks. I went to the ER a few weeks ago because my left eye blurred and I was dizzy, bumping into things and messing up my words. They ran an MRI and told me that I have white matter changes that are consistat with migraine, MS, menengitis, etc. He referred me to a Neurologist because he wanted to rule out MS before giving me migraine meds. The Neurologist put me on steroids and gabapentin and it did not work. He told me that if that didn't work to get a spinal tap done. My primary care told me to see him first before going through that so the spinal tap could be ordered correctly as the ER would only check for a bleed or menengitis which he did not believe I had as I have no fever and am not presenting flu like symptoms. He has put me on Fioricet which only works with a pain med. On it's own it doesn't releive the headache. He has also tried Imitrex and Zomig and some others that just make me feel drunk and hurt my body physically (I feel like I have been beaten with a baseball bat...hurts to even scratch an itch on my face. Everything is sensitive and hurts.) Yesterday he drew more blood to check for autoammune and pregnancy because I have missed my period which is VERY uncommon for me as I have been on the same birth control since I was 14 and have never missed a pill. My digital pregnancy test was negative. He told me to stop the migraine meds and gave me Baclofen as a muscle relaxer thinking I may have a neck issue and has ordered an X-ray. Here is my question...I have had Burcitis in my left thigh muscle (not the hip joint) for years and have tried everything known to man to get rid of it and the pain with no success. That pain shoots down to my left ankle and I have a hard time walking from time to time. I also have tingling in my left hand and arm that I was told could be carple tunnel. I also very often feel like every part of me (arms, legs, ankles elbows, etc) has to pop. Like stiff and hurt. I wonder if the ER doctor was correct and everything is connected and this may be more then headaches. I have taken the muscle relaxer and it helps way more then anything other then the codine. I am still tingling and hurt like I need to pop my arm and my burcitis is acting up today and the muscle relaxer is not fully helping the pain in my head but it is better today. I have a 2nd opinion Neurology appointment on Thursday and need to know what to ask. I am extremely frustrated and just want an answer instead of a guessing game. Please advise. I appreciate the help and sorry for all the spelling errors...I am bad at spelling. ThanksView Thread

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New to Headaches/unusual circumstances

I just started receiving headaches as of lately. They come and they go.This sounds odd, but the most intense...

Posted by ryanlowe

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I need help!!!

I am 48 yrs old and have suffered from migraines since giving birth to my daughter 29 years ago. Up until 2...

Posted by An_248717

I am 48 yrs old and have suffered from migraines since giving birth to my daughter 29 years ago. Up until 2 years ago, I was able to keep SOME control on them. I would have maybe 1-2 a month.
Currently, I take Topamax 100 mg, twice a day and am on an anti-depressant. I have had my current headache since the end of July and the pain NEVER gets below a 5. I have been in the ER on 7 different occasions. On 5 of those occasions, the blood work showed I was extremely dehydrated (yes, I had vomited a few times...but not THAT much!). The ER Dr. would give me fluids, Toradol and reluctantly some narcotic pain medicine...they are tending to look at me like I am a druggie coming in for my fix.

The first of Aug, I had my 2nd round of Botox. I called my neurologist on 4 separate occasions telling him that my headache was not improving. His response....give the Botox time to work. Three weeks later, I turned the care of my migraines back over to my PCP. He has since ordered an MRI with contrast. That report came back with "too numerous number of spots to count...and evidence of demyelination on some of the nerves". (I don't like the way THAT sounds!). When I get the headaches I take at home the Toradol, Benadryl, Phenegran and some form of narcotic pain med. Basically, I am trying to mimic what they do in the ER. Of course, being afraid of rebound headaches, I tend to put off taking anything for 3-4 days even though I have not gone a single day without a headache in the 5+ pain scale. I have tried Frova, Amerge, Maxalt & Zomig. I have been on Inderal, Fioricet, Fiorinal,Midrin. They have tried the DHE via IV for 5 days. I have tried taking Vit B12 & Prozac. I have tried going back on birth control pills but they only made the headaches worse. If it is a narcotic...I have probably tried it...but would welcome anybody's suggestion on SOMETHING that might help!

I did have a hysterectomy 5 years ago, but left my ovaries. I believe I starting menopause (night sweats but thankfully no hot flashes!!).

Does anyone have any insight???

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get a cervical MRI

Your symptoms mirror mine. It took me three years of dealing with disbelieving doctors before I got an MRI of...

Posted by yabyums

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Hemiplegic Migraine Headaches

Is there a support group for people who suffer from the above at a local level or national level in the...

Posted by specialkay

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tylenol daily while pregnant

My daughter is pregnant with her first child and has constant headaches every day. Is it safe for her to take...

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Headache

So I keep getting these really intense headaches. All I can really describe them as is that "my brain stem hurts"...

Posted by Jalyn

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dilated blood vessel

I have one big bluish ball right on my lower left eyelid and it seems getting bigger and bigger. Dr told me it's...

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Please help

I have just been diagnosed with idiopathic stabbing headaches, and I'm just wondering if there's anything...

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Chrissy~

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
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CSF leak Headaches

How uncommon are CSF leaks? I had a septoplasty 5 days ago for a really bad deviated septum. I was curious...

Posted by Marie13

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Post-Concussion: when is an MRI necessary?

My wife hit her head pretty hard almost 2 weeks ago on our kitchen table. She had been picking up something...

Posted by ryan2188

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Migrane headaches

Can a migrane headache cause somone to passout ? I have had this migrane for 5 days now . The pain is now...

Posted by pharam

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Shooting pains from frontal-lobe all the way to sp...

I have been experiencing these types of pains now for almost a year. They don't happen often, but when they...

Posted by AnnabelLee

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Magnesium

I started taking Magnesium about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago and already notice a dramatic reduction in the number and...

Posted by vanursh

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Migraines w/ Pressure Systems

My mother (55 y/old) has been struggling with massive migraines her whole life. She gets hit with them hard...

Posted by JeParson24

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Looking for an answer

I am 5 months post partum. I have had migraines since I was 12. (I am 29) I take 100mg of amitriptlyn and 50mg...

Posted by ashes883

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Right side facial pain

I don't know if this fits in this discussion category, but here goes anyway... I have had what I'm going to...

Posted by Jimmer

I don't know if this fits in this discussion category, but here goes anyway...

I have had what I'm going to describe for around 6 years. There are two levels of the pain, both on the right side. The low level pain primarily sticks to the bony area below the eye and is ever-present. It is annoying and I will rate it a 3 on a 10 scale.

The high level pain needs more description. I feel it coming (no, no halo) and have roughly 15 minutes until it reaches its peak pain which is a 9 on a 10 scale (I had a bad fracture in my hand once that hurt worse). The initial feeling is a tingle near the bony prominence between the ear canal and that prominence. The tingle flares about 5-8cm fanlike medially. Through this time, the low level pain begins to gain strength. The pain continues to grow until it reaches its '9' and I am unable to do anything but focus on the pain (in recent months, it has brought me to tears). The '9' pain lasts roughly 60-90 minutes, after which it tapers off about as fast as it started leaving me with a tenderness about the bony prominences around the eyes and superior cheek areas. There is generally also soreness for about half an hour longer around the temple and ear. Once this fades, I'm back to the low level pain to await another 'pain spike'.

I'm convinced these pains are from and injury to my ear (flying injury where ears would not depressurize over 3 layovers because I had a cold) because I often hear a roaring in my right ear during or just before a 'pain spike'. I'm further concerned that perhaps a blood vessel or nerve has been impinged in some way over the years as ibuprofen alone, back six years ago, used to take care of the pain completely (now it has no effect).

I would greatly appreciate advice for diagnostics to rule out my concerns. I am a registered nurse, and hope that my input to my primary will be considered heavily.

If anyone has had these symptoms or has any ideas at all, I'm listening. I can't take this anymore.View Thread

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Eyebrow/browbone/head pain. Worried. :(

For the past few weeks I've been having pain in my eyebrow area, right above the eyebrows in my forehead...

Posted by CallMeBlondie

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Quotations

No literary quote has ever cured a migraine Or made the pain go away

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Excruciating flashes of pain

I have had migraines for about 3-years and are becoming less frequent. For 4or5 days now, I have been...

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Migraine Sufferer

Hi I am new to the migraine community but not new to migraines. My first memory of one was in first...

Posted by elizabeth1304

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Topamax side effects!

I get 'chronic daily headaches' with occasional migraines. I would get 4-5 bad headaches per week, they'd...

Posted by aliciavr6

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Exertion Migraines

For a 15 year old teenager suffering from exertion migraines when he plays soccer (he's on the high school...

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My husband has a recurring knot on his head?

My husband has this knot on the right bottom side of his head near his ear that randomly comes up...

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Migraine slave

Anyone here who has had migraines probably know how i'm feeling now.Family and friends think the effects are...

Posted by An_248110

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migraines or ADHD?

hi there! i'm actually wondering if anybody has any idea if migraine is connected to adult ADHD? Actually i...

Posted by An_247591

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Headache when lying down

In the last few weeks I have had massive headaches that wake me every morning. When I stand up I feel a...

Posted by freckles1963

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wisdom tooth causing headache and dizziness?

i've been feeling incredibly dizzy and lightheaded lately. i've also been having headaches. when the...

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