WOW! at the Migraines!!/ Finally better

August 29, 2003

Hi all. I am happy to report that I have felt better today than I

have felt for weeks. Most of the stomach pain has vanished, I am not

nauseated, the diarrhea is almost gone, and my head is not hurting as

bad as it was. Thank God! I feel like I have been sick for weeks now,

and it is so nice to feel a little better. Thank you all for your

loving support and warm words. It truly does make a difference to

know that someone cares and is thinking of you when you feel so badly.

About the migraines: it seems like most of us who have always had

migraines have experienced worse Migraines since getting Still's. I

think I only read one reply that said their headaches were actually

not as bad now. All I know is that since having Still's, I have had

about 4 or 5, and twice went to the ER because I couldn't tolerate

the pain anymore. If I would not have been home alone with Logan last

night, I would have been making another trip to the ER for a shot of

the medicine they always give me. I have asked my PCP and my Rheumy

both about some kind of medicine that I could keep on hand to help

when one hits, and each told me to ask the other. When I cornered up

my PCP about it, he said that he couldn't give me anything that would

help more than the pain meds I am already on. I asked him about

Immitrex, (only Migraine med I knew about) and he said it works

basically the same as Oxycontin and he didn't want to give me

anything. I was able to get the ER doc to give me 10 ativan pills to

take home last time I went, and that is one of the med's I tried last

night. I took an Ativan, then 1 1/2 hours later took 2 Oxycodone 5 mg

and then within a few minutes I was vomiting so neither one helped

much. I finally was able to keep down some Tylenol 3 and that started

relieving the pain somewhat after about an hour. I was in so much

pain last night that I could barely open my eyes or speak, and it got

so bad that I was tempted to call 911 just to get some help. For

those of you who have never had a Migraine, you literally feel like

your head is being exploded from the inside out in a long, drawn out,

painful experience and you really do not believe you are going to

live. I plan to once again speak to my Rheumy about this, and if she

still will not prescribe something for me to keep on hand, I guess I

will have to see another doctor about it. I don't know how many more

of those I can live through. Anyway, thanks to all of you who

responded, and I hope you all will find something that brings you

relief with your migraines. They truly are horrible.

Love and hugs....... Traci

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