How Migraine Sufferers Can Avoid Trip To ER

Link 2016-12-14 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Migraines

http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/local/how-migraine-sufferers-can-avoid-trip/NNuLAzel4FuecasGRgSs6K/ I'm on day six of a current migraine. I've done everything to get it to back down, including medication with caffeine in it (I'm running on less than four hours of sleep). I've been drinking fluids like a fiend and still; no relief. 😦 The best laid plans don't always apply for migraine attacks.

Sinus Headache or Sign-Us Up For A Migraine Consultation

Link 2016-12-05 Miss Poison Headaches Articles, Harvard Medical School, Headaches, Health, Migraines, Sinus Headaches

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sinus-headache-or-sign-us-up-for-a-migraine-consultation-2016120110758 I get a sinus headache on occasion, but I've learned the difference between all the various headaches a person can get. I know when to simply take some allergy meds OR to see my neurologist.

This New Drug Promises Fewer Days A Month With Migraines

Link 2016-11-29 Miss Poison Migraines Migraines, New Medications

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/17/13664356/migraine-drug-headache-amgen-novartis-erenumab-phase-three-trials What they don't seem to realize is that insurance companies are not going to pay for these drugs. They'll approve less expensive options, including Botox, over prices like this. Perhaps that's a good thing for those who are fighting their insurance to cover Botox for migraines.

To Those Who Try to Give Me Advice For Treating My Migraines

Link 2016-11-17 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Migraines, Morgan Reinhard

https://themighty.com/2016/11/to-those-who-give-medical-advice-for-migraines/

Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Melatonin 3 mg, Amitriptyline 25 mg, and Placebo For Migraine Prevention

Link 2016-11-10 Miss Poison Migraines Amitriptyline, Clinical Trials, Health, Migraine Studies, Migraines, Placebos

http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/87/10/1127.long I question this because I take 5 mgs of Melatonin as needed. It has not improved my migraines at all. I've taken 100 mgs of Amitriptyline; it didn't do anything. I worry that, if chosen for a migraine study, I will be placed on the placebo, but that's a chance I am willing to … Continue reading Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Melatonin 3 mg, Amitriptyline 25 mg, and Placebo For Migraine Prevention

I Had No Idea THAT Was A Migraine Symptom!

Link 2016-11-06 Miss Poison Migraines Kerrie Smyres, Migraines, Symptoms

https://migraine.com/blog/i-had-no-idea-that-was-a-symptom/ Seriously, I don't know why I even bother getting out of bed! Oh wait, I do know. The bed is trying to kill me. 😦

Migraines Linked To Permanent Changes In Brain Structure

Link 2016-11-04 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Migraines

http://futurism.com/migraines-linked-to-permanent-changes-in-brain-structure/

Can New Smartphone Apps Help Migraine Sufferers?

Link 2016-10-17 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Health, Migraine Buddy, Migraines, Smartphone Apps, Wall Street Journal

http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-new-smartphone-apps-help-migraine-sufferers-1476118724 I use Migraine Buddy and have done so for over a year. It's annoying to take 1-2 minutes to put in all your detailed info, it drains my battery more than I'd like during an attack, but I think it'll be good for a new neurologist to look at the documentation and be able … Continue reading Can New Smartphone Apps Help Migraine Sufferers?

It’s Amazing

2016-10-10 Miss Poison Honesty, Life, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Botox, Chronic Pain, Doctors, Fibromyalgia, Health, Honesty, Life, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Massachusetts, Medical Treatment, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Musings, Pain Patients, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Spine Pain, The Medical Community, Writing

It's amazing how quickly life shifts. You think you know your place in this world, and the direction in which you are going. Then, often suddenly and unexpectedly, a letter, phone call, e-mail, or some form of communique shatters the floor beneath your feet. You're left standing and asking yourself "Why?", or in my case … Continue reading It’s Amazing