Many Migraine Sufferers Undertreated - What Can You Do For Migraines?

re: Many Migraine Sufferers Undertreated - What Can You Do For Migraines?

microbiohi — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:49:43 GMT

Yeah, unfortunately sinus migraines are not so easy to deal when you live in a humid, tropical climate (VOG, pollen and mold year round). I can't afford a magnesisum drip. I am one to blast Big Pharma for their greed and deceit. But, I will use their Max Alt, as it gets rid of a sinus migraine fast. I am willing to take the risks so I can keep my job. I have tried Neil Meds nasal rinse, vitamin C injections, but nothing works like max alt. I am glad it is available, because I like having a job. I always tell my students to be skeptical of Big Pharma, but when you need today's "penicillin" in life or job threatening situations, pharma has their place, abeit it should be a much smaller place. I have tried mind over matter..and backed my car into a pipe...sure glad it wasn't a person. It probably works for some, but it is not a cure all. And it is dangerous if you have to drive with a migraine. Maxalt doesn't make me sleepy. I just wish it wasn't so expensive. Or I wish there was a quick, natural alternative as effective...I have no choice if I don't want to get fired. If I didn't have to work...ah, but I do. If only I could control the volcano, as its VOG is usually the trigger.

re: Many Migraine Sufferers Undertreated - What Can You Do For Migraines?

deidrea — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:58:56 GMT

i have sufferred from migraines for a long long time and i remember that this doctor that i had gave me a script for a nasal spray called stadol and you talking about something that got rid of the pain instantly this is the stuff it also put me to sleep in which this is what i wanted to do when i had a migraine. when i woke up i didnt feel groggy at all. my migraines now wake me up every night at about the same time. i got toget to the doctor to see if he will write a script for this med.

re: Many Migraine Sufferers Undertreated - What Can You Do For Migraines?

SSR — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:02:28 GMT

I have almost eliminated my migraines with diet modification however there seems to be no way to reasonably avoid all the triggers, like dust and dander for instance. I find it incredible that a responsible physician would actually recommend going in to an ER or to their office for IV magnesium treatment when there are reasonable rescues available. The cost is prohibitive and not everyone has access to transportation to just hop on over to the office or ER.

re: Many Migraine Sufferers Undertreated - What Can You Do For Migraines?

GlennC — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:05:51 GMT

According to these statistics, over 90% of people resolve migraines with pills (over-the-counter & prescription). The strange thing is that people with migraines still feel pain for a while after taking the pills and still get headaches again and again. Obviously painkillers only mask what is really going on.

The medical industry would have you believe that migraine is an incurable genetic disease. What this implies is that you have it for life, and the only way to deal with it is medication to numb the pain. Some people even get botox shots in their scalp to deaden the nerve endings!

I had migraines and cluster headaches for twenty-two years. Now they are gone. I don't take medications or require any special medications. Basically, it is possible to learn how to not have headaches. I try to document my experiences and discoveries at my free blog, www.headache-mgmt.com

Glenn Stewart Coles

re: Many Migraine Sufferers Undertreated - What Can You Do For Migraines?

LoriJean — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:57:30 GMT

I have been a migrain sufferer since I was 10 years old. I am now 48 years old. The one thing I found that cured my migraines was to use "mind over matter," and work through the head pain and not let it get to you. There was one time I had no choice BUT to work through the migraine, and that is when my battle to "rid the head pain" began. Every time I had a "head banging, head rocking, sick to my stomach" migraine, I worked on, and got the job done. The head pain got the hint. Now, all I am left with is the "aura" and sometimes a dull sensation and that is it. I can go through the day and laugh at the so-called "migraine."