Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Hi Every morning i wake up with a terrible headache at the base of my head..Plus it feels like i have the worse hangover of my life..Not a fun way to start the day..In addition to the pain..I was diagnosed with Fm in august after months of blood tests,ekg's etc.My Dr knows i have no income at the moment and only charges me $20 a visit.I have anxiety/panic attacks 2 to 5 times a day..Most of this all started a week after my husband passed away in Jan..My dr has me on Amitriptyline with Chlordiazepoxide..Plus i take Atenolol for high blood pressure and Vioxx for pain(doesn't really work,i just take one to get the edge offf the headache),,Do you think i should ask my Dr about the neurotin meds i have been reading about here? sounds like it might help a litle anyway..Thanks Vicki in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Hi Every morning i wake up with a terrible headache at the base of my head..Plus it feels like i have the worse hangover of my life..Not a fun way to start the day..In addition to the pain..I was diagnosed with Fm in august after months of blood tests,ekg's etc.My Dr knows i have no income at the moment and only charges me $20 a visit.I have anxiety/panic attacks 2 to 5 times a day..Most of this all started a week after my husband passed away in Jan..My dr has me on Amitriptyline with Chlordiazepoxide..Plus i take Atenolol for high blood pressure and Vioxx for pain(doesn't really work,i just take one to get the edge offf the headache),,Do you think i should ask my Dr about the neurotin meds i have been reading about here? sounds like it might help a litle anyway..Thanks Vicki in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Hi Every morning i wake up with a terrible headache at the base of my head..Plus it feels like i have the worse hangover of my life..Not a fun way to start the day..In addition to the pain..I was diagnosed with Fm in august after months of blood tests,ekg's etc.My Dr knows i have no income at the moment and only charges me $20 a visit.I have anxiety/panic attacks 2 to 5 times a day..Most of this all started a week after my husband passed away in Jan..My dr has me on Amitriptyline with Chlordiazepoxide..Plus i take Atenolol for high blood pressure and Vioxx for pain(doesn't really work,i just take one to get the edge offf the headache),,Do you think i should ask my Dr about the neurotin meds i have been reading about here? sounds like it might help a litle anyway..Thanks Vicki in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Vicky, Sorry to hear about your husband's passing. Unfortuantely, I believe that the Neurontin is quite expensive...not sure though, so maybe you should talk to your doctor about it. Don't give up just because I think it's expensive, cause I could very well be wrong... Also, my sister takes Topomax for her migraines, she's been on it for several months and has only had two since starting her Topomax. The effects of the Topomax, is she's lost a substancial amount of weight since taking it too. That can't hurt if you're in need of that. Another thing, I saw on 20/20 (I think) that alot of people with FMS have a bone spur type thing at the base of their skull, and doctors were doing an experimental surgery to remove that portion of the bone, and when they did this, not only did the headaches disipate, but the Fibro symptoms did as well. Anyone else see this? It's been about a year ago. I asked my doctor about it, and he said since it was experimental, my insurance company wouldn't cover it. Any way, it was just something that I just remembered again...thought I'd bring it up. Join my new Diabetic Recipes group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Recipes4Diabetes God Bless You All, Shay/Shalynn and the rescue gang; Max, Samson I, Samson II, Zeuss, Tazz, Walter, Curly, Ralph, Sebastian, Tina Marie, Bear, Bogie and Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Vicky, Sorry to hear about your husband's passing. Unfortuantely, I believe that the Neurontin is quite expensive...not sure though, so maybe you should talk to your doctor about it. Don't give up just because I think it's expensive, cause I could very well be wrong... Also, my sister takes Topomax for her migraines, she's been on it for several months and has only had two since starting her Topomax. The effects of the Topomax, is she's lost a substancial amount of weight since taking it too. That can't hurt if you're in need of that. Another thing, I saw on 20/20 (I think) that alot of people with FMS have a bone spur type thing at the base of their skull, and doctors were doing an experimental surgery to remove that portion of the bone, and when they did this, not only did the headaches disipate, but the Fibro symptoms did as well. Anyone else see this? It's been about a year ago. I asked my doctor about it, and he said since it was experimental, my insurance company wouldn't cover it. Any way, it was just something that I just remembered again...thought I'd bring it up. Join my new Diabetic Recipes group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Recipes4Diabetes God Bless You All, Shay/Shalynn and the rescue gang; Max, Samson I, Samson II, Zeuss, Tazz, Walter, Curly, Ralph, Sebastian, Tina Marie, Bear, Bogie and Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Vicky, Sorry to hear about your husband's passing. Unfortuantely, I believe that the Neurontin is quite expensive...not sure though, so maybe you should talk to your doctor about it. Don't give up just because I think it's expensive, cause I could very well be wrong... Also, my sister takes Topomax for her migraines, she's been on it for several months and has only had two since starting her Topomax. The effects of the Topomax, is she's lost a substancial amount of weight since taking it too. That can't hurt if you're in need of that. Another thing, I saw on 20/20 (I think) that alot of people with FMS have a bone spur type thing at the base of their skull, and doctors were doing an experimental surgery to remove that portion of the bone, and when they did this, not only did the headaches disipate, but the Fibro symptoms did as well. Anyone else see this? It's been about a year ago. I asked my doctor about it, and he said since it was experimental, my insurance company wouldn't cover it. Any way, it was just something that I just remembered again...thought I'd bring it up. Join my new Diabetic Recipes group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Recipes4Diabetes God Bless You All, Shay/Shalynn and the rescue gang; Max, Samson I, Samson II, Zeuss, Tazz, Walter, Curly, Ralph, Sebastian, Tina Marie, Bear, Bogie and Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Hi I read your post. The show you watched was with DR. Heffez. I saw it too.....I would do alot more research on that surgery before ever having it! I'm glad the Topamax is working for your sister I was on it for over 2 years for my migraines and it did help keep the migraines under control and I did lose weight also. It caused vision problems with me, there has also been a recent warning about Topamax so please make her aware of it if she starts to have these problems. I don't mean to scare you but just make you aware of it. I will send you info on it! please read below..... Topamax: Use With Caution > Topamax linked to cases of acute myopia and glaucoma         > >  On Our Forum " I decided to try Topamax and 10 days into the medicine I awoke one morning with bilateral (both eyes) blurred vision, more of a vision loss and what felt like a film over my eyes along with feeling great pressure in both eyes, such that I had a terrifically horrible frontal headache and felt like my eyes were bulging out of their sockets. Both eyes began with being able to 'see' the outline of images/people and I was able to make out, for example, people's facial structures to an extent... " <A HREF= " http://forums.about.com/ab-headaches/messages?lgnF=y & msg=1752.2 " >Join the discussion</A>  > >  Elsewhere on the Web • <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.topamax.\ com " >Topamax Web Site</A> >  Free Newsletter Email Address Subscribe to: BEATING HEADACHES Email Newsletter >  One of the medications that has been increasingly prescribed as a migraine preventive is the antiseizure medication Topamax (Topiramate), manufactured by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. Topamax is the same class drug as Depakote and Neurontin, which are also in use as migraine preventives. Depakote has been approved by the FDA for migraine prevention, particularly Depakote ER, which was developed in time-release form. Both Neurontin and Topamax are prescribed off-label, which means that there is anecdotal evidence enough to prescribe them for this use, but they have not yet been approved by the FDA for it. Off-Label prescribing is a fairly common practice with many drugs when there is evidence of their effectiveness for off-label conditions.On September 26, 2001, ph Hulihan, M.D., Director of CNS Research at Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. issued a warning statement to health care professionals warning of some startling potential side effects of Topamax. Postmarketing reports of these potential side effects indicate: > " Symptoms have typically occurred within the first month of therapy, with > patients reporting an acute onset of decreased visual acuity and/or ocular > pain. Eye examination revealed myopia, redness, shallowing of the anterior > chamber and elevated ocular pressure, with or without pupil dilatation. > Supraciliary effusion may displace the lens and iris anteriorly, > secondarily causing angle closure glaucoma. " 1 > The following has now been added to Topamax prescribing information: > > Acute myopia and secondary angle closure glaucoma > A syndrome consisting of acute myopia associated with secondary angle > closure glaucoma has been reported in patients receiving TOPAMAX. Symptoms > include acute onset of decreased visual acuity and/or ocular pain. > Ophthalmologic findings can include myopia, anterior chamber shallowing, > ocular hyperemia (redness) and increased intraocular pressure. Mydriasis > may or may not be present. This syndrome may be associated with > supraciliary effusion resulting in anterior displacement of the lens and > iris, with secondary angle closure glaucoma. Symptoms typically occur > within 1 month of initiating TOPAMAX therapy. In contrast to primary narrow > angle glaucoma, which is rare under 40 years of age, secondary angle > closure glaucoma associated with topiramate has been reported in pediatric > patients as well as adults. The primary treatment to reverse symptoms is > discontinuation of TOPAMAX as rapidly as possible, according to the > judgment of the treating physician. Other measures, in conjunction with > discontinuation of TOPAMAX, may be helpful. > Elevated intraocular pressure of any etiology, if left untreated, can lead > to serious sequelae including permanent vision loss.  If you are taking Topamax, call your doctor immediately if you notice anything unusual in your vision, blurred vision, or pain around the eye. If you need to consult a doctor about this issue, it may be helpful to take them a copy of the warming letter, which you can find <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/bl-topamax-warn.htm " >HERE</A>. Ortho-McNeil has asked that any such incidents be reported to them: > > " You can further our understanding of adverse events by reporting all cases > to Ortho-McNeil at the contact numbers below or to the FDA MedWatch Program > by phone 1-800-FDA-1088, by fax 1-800-FDA-0178, by mail (using postage-paid > form) MedWatch, HF-2, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787, or > via <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.fda.gov/\ medwatch " >www.fda.gov/medwatch</A>. " 1 If you would like to read the entire letter sent to health care professionals, please click <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/bl-topamax-warn.htm " >HERE</A>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Hi I read your post. The show you watched was with DR. Heffez. I saw it too.....I would do alot more research on that surgery before ever having it! I'm glad the Topamax is working for your sister I was on it for over 2 years for my migraines and it did help keep the migraines under control and I did lose weight also. It caused vision problems with me, there has also been a recent warning about Topamax so please make her aware of it if she starts to have these problems. I don't mean to scare you but just make you aware of it. I will send you info on it! please read below..... Topamax: Use With Caution > Topamax linked to cases of acute myopia and glaucoma         > >  On Our Forum " I decided to try Topamax and 10 days into the medicine I awoke one morning with bilateral (both eyes) blurred vision, more of a vision loss and what felt like a film over my eyes along with feeling great pressure in both eyes, such that I had a terrifically horrible frontal headache and felt like my eyes were bulging out of their sockets. Both eyes began with being able to 'see' the outline of images/people and I was able to make out, for example, people's facial structures to an extent... " <A HREF= " http://forums.about.com/ab-headaches/messages?lgnF=y & msg=1752.2 " >Join the discussion</A>  > >  Elsewhere on the Web • <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.topamax.\ com " >Topamax Web Site</A> >  Free Newsletter Email Address Subscribe to: BEATING HEADACHES Email Newsletter >  One of the medications that has been increasingly prescribed as a migraine preventive is the antiseizure medication Topamax (Topiramate), manufactured by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. Topamax is the same class drug as Depakote and Neurontin, which are also in use as migraine preventives. Depakote has been approved by the FDA for migraine prevention, particularly Depakote ER, which was developed in time-release form. Both Neurontin and Topamax are prescribed off-label, which means that there is anecdotal evidence enough to prescribe them for this use, but they have not yet been approved by the FDA for it. Off-Label prescribing is a fairly common practice with many drugs when there is evidence of their effectiveness for off-label conditions.On September 26, 2001, ph Hulihan, M.D., Director of CNS Research at Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. issued a warning statement to health care professionals warning of some startling potential side effects of Topamax. Postmarketing reports of these potential side effects indicate: > " Symptoms have typically occurred within the first month of therapy, with > patients reporting an acute onset of decreased visual acuity and/or ocular > pain. Eye examination revealed myopia, redness, shallowing of the anterior > chamber and elevated ocular pressure, with or without pupil dilatation. > Supraciliary effusion may displace the lens and iris anteriorly, > secondarily causing angle closure glaucoma. " 1 > The following has now been added to Topamax prescribing information: > > Acute myopia and secondary angle closure glaucoma > A syndrome consisting of acute myopia associated with secondary angle > closure glaucoma has been reported in patients receiving TOPAMAX. Symptoms > include acute onset of decreased visual acuity and/or ocular pain. > Ophthalmologic findings can include myopia, anterior chamber shallowing, > ocular hyperemia (redness) and increased intraocular pressure. Mydriasis > may or may not be present. This syndrome may be associated with > supraciliary effusion resulting in anterior displacement of the lens and > iris, with secondary angle closure glaucoma. Symptoms typically occur > within 1 month of initiating TOPAMAX therapy. In contrast to primary narrow > angle glaucoma, which is rare under 40 years of age, secondary angle > closure glaucoma associated with topiramate has been reported in pediatric > patients as well as adults. The primary treatment to reverse symptoms is > discontinuation of TOPAMAX as rapidly as possible, according to the > judgment of the treating physician. Other measures, in conjunction with > discontinuation of TOPAMAX, may be helpful. > Elevated intraocular pressure of any etiology, if left untreated, can lead > to serious sequelae including permanent vision loss.  If you are taking Topamax, call your doctor immediately if you notice anything unusual in your vision, blurred vision, or pain around the eye. If you need to consult a doctor about this issue, it may be helpful to take them a copy of the warming letter, which you can find <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/bl-topamax-warn.htm " >HERE</A>. Ortho-McNeil has asked that any such incidents be reported to them: > > " You can further our understanding of adverse events by reporting all cases > to Ortho-McNeil at the contact numbers below or to the FDA MedWatch Program > by phone 1-800-FDA-1088, by fax 1-800-FDA-0178, by mail (using postage-paid > form) MedWatch, HF-2, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787, or > via <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.fda.gov/\ medwatch " >www.fda.gov/medwatch</A>. " 1 If you would like to read the entire letter sent to health care professionals, please click <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/bl-topamax-warn.htm " >HERE</A>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Hi I read your post. The show you watched was with DR. Heffez. I saw it too.....I would do alot more research on that surgery before ever having it! I'm glad the Topamax is working for your sister I was on it for over 2 years for my migraines and it did help keep the migraines under control and I did lose weight also. It caused vision problems with me, there has also been a recent warning about Topamax so please make her aware of it if she starts to have these problems. I don't mean to scare you but just make you aware of it. I will send you info on it! please read below..... Topamax: Use With Caution > Topamax linked to cases of acute myopia and glaucoma         > >  On Our Forum " I decided to try Topamax and 10 days into the medicine I awoke one morning with bilateral (both eyes) blurred vision, more of a vision loss and what felt like a film over my eyes along with feeling great pressure in both eyes, such that I had a terrifically horrible frontal headache and felt like my eyes were bulging out of their sockets. Both eyes began with being able to 'see' the outline of images/people and I was able to make out, for example, people's facial structures to an extent... " <A HREF= " http://forums.about.com/ab-headaches/messages?lgnF=y & msg=1752.2 " >Join the discussion</A>  > >  Elsewhere on the Web • <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.topamax.\ com " >Topamax Web Site</A> >  Free Newsletter Email Address Subscribe to: BEATING HEADACHES Email Newsletter >  One of the medications that has been increasingly prescribed as a migraine preventive is the antiseizure medication Topamax (Topiramate), manufactured by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. Topamax is the same class drug as Depakote and Neurontin, which are also in use as migraine preventives. Depakote has been approved by the FDA for migraine prevention, particularly Depakote ER, which was developed in time-release form. Both Neurontin and Topamax are prescribed off-label, which means that there is anecdotal evidence enough to prescribe them for this use, but they have not yet been approved by the FDA for it. Off-Label prescribing is a fairly common practice with many drugs when there is evidence of their effectiveness for off-label conditions.On September 26, 2001, ph Hulihan, M.D., Director of CNS Research at Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. issued a warning statement to health care professionals warning of some startling potential side effects of Topamax. Postmarketing reports of these potential side effects indicate: > " Symptoms have typically occurred within the first month of therapy, with > patients reporting an acute onset of decreased visual acuity and/or ocular > pain. Eye examination revealed myopia, redness, shallowing of the anterior > chamber and elevated ocular pressure, with or without pupil dilatation. > Supraciliary effusion may displace the lens and iris anteriorly, > secondarily causing angle closure glaucoma. " 1 > The following has now been added to Topamax prescribing information: > > Acute myopia and secondary angle closure glaucoma > A syndrome consisting of acute myopia associated with secondary angle > closure glaucoma has been reported in patients receiving TOPAMAX. Symptoms > include acute onset of decreased visual acuity and/or ocular pain. > Ophthalmologic findings can include myopia, anterior chamber shallowing, > ocular hyperemia (redness) and increased intraocular pressure. Mydriasis > may or may not be present. This syndrome may be associated with > supraciliary effusion resulting in anterior displacement of the lens and > iris, with secondary angle closure glaucoma. Symptoms typically occur > within 1 month of initiating TOPAMAX therapy. In contrast to primary narrow > angle glaucoma, which is rare under 40 years of age, secondary angle > closure glaucoma associated with topiramate has been reported in pediatric > patients as well as adults. The primary treatment to reverse symptoms is > discontinuation of TOPAMAX as rapidly as possible, according to the > judgment of the treating physician. Other measures, in conjunction with > discontinuation of TOPAMAX, may be helpful. > Elevated intraocular pressure of any etiology, if left untreated, can lead > to serious sequelae including permanent vision loss.  If you are taking Topamax, call your doctor immediately if you notice anything unusual in your vision, blurred vision, or pain around the eye. If you need to consult a doctor about this issue, it may be helpful to take them a copy of the warming letter, which you can find <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/bl-topamax-warn.htm " >HERE</A>. Ortho-McNeil has asked that any such incidents be reported to them: > > " You can further our understanding of adverse events by reporting all cases > to Ortho-McNeil at the contact numbers below or to the FDA MedWatch Program > by phone 1-800-FDA-1088, by fax 1-800-FDA-0178, by mail (using postage-paid > form) MedWatch, HF-2, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787, or > via <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.fda.gov/\ medwatch " >www.fda.gov/medwatch</A>. " 1 If you would like to read the entire letter sent to health care professionals, please click <A HREF= " http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/bl-topamax-warn.htm " >HERE</A>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Thank you for letting me know all of this...I forwarded your email to my sister. Oh, I would have seriously researched it, but that's why I asked my doctor about it. Have a good one, and thanks again...Shay Join my new Diabetic Recipes group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Recipes4Diabetes God Bless You All, Shay/Shalynn and the rescue gang; Max, Samson I, Samson II, Zeuss, Tazz, Walter, Curly, Ralph, Sebastian, Tina Marie, Bear, Bogie and Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Thank you for letting me know all of this...I forwarded your email to my sister. Oh, I would have seriously researched it, but that's why I asked my doctor about it. Have a good one, and thanks again...Shay Join my new Diabetic Recipes group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Recipes4Diabetes God Bless You All, Shay/Shalynn and the rescue gang; Max, Samson I, Samson II, Zeuss, Tazz, Walter, Curly, Ralph, Sebastian, Tina Marie, Bear, Bogie and Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Thank you for letting me know all of this...I forwarded your email to my sister. Oh, I would have seriously researched it, but that's why I asked my doctor about it. Have a good one, and thanks again...Shay Join my new Diabetic Recipes group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Recipes4Diabetes God Bless You All, Shay/Shalynn and the rescue gang; Max, Samson I, Samson II, Zeuss, Tazz, Walter, Curly, Ralph, Sebastian, Tina Marie, Bear, Bogie and Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 At 11:32 AM 10/16/2001 -0400, njbeanie24@... wrote: >Hi Every morning i wake up with a terrible headache at the base of my >head..Plus it feels like i have the worse hangover of my life. I have the exact same kind of headache, Vicki -- base of the skull. HATE it. I don't know if you've tried this, but chiropractic has helped me immensely with these specific headaches. My Chiro in NJ said it was due to two things -- neck/spinal damage courtesy of 3 concussions, and off-balance stature because one leg is 1/2 " shorter than the other. I don't know what it is, but chiropractic adjustment helped that *tremendously*. Doesn't matter beans to my migraines or other headaches, but for the ones I wake up with pounding at the base of my skull, it really has made a difference. >Plus i take Atenolol for high blood pressure and Vioxx for pain(doesn't >really work,i just take one to get the edge offf the headache) Vioxx and Celebrex aren't painkillers per se. They're non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and they're used primarily to fight inflammatory pain in the joints. For example, when I broke my hip last year, x-rays showed bone fragments in the joint, and a great deal of inflammation. All I knew was that I could barely walk. Celebrex fixed me right up. >,,Do you think i should ask my Dr about the neurotin meds i have been >reading about here? sounds like it might help a litle anyway. Absolutely! Vicki, do you take anything for the panic attacks? I also suffer from them, and Klonopin has really saved my butt. It's actually an anti-seizure medication, but it really helps with panic and anxiety attacks. It is addictive for some people, but I guess I don't much care; the calm and cool feeling I have when I'm taking it with my Prozac is worth it. A year ago I couldn't leave my house; now I have a real job and some small bits of a real life. Good luck to you, Vicki! *gentle hugs* Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 At 11:32 AM 10/16/2001 -0400, njbeanie24@... wrote: >Hi Every morning i wake up with a terrible headache at the base of my >head..Plus it feels like i have the worse hangover of my life. I have the exact same kind of headache, Vicki -- base of the skull. HATE it. I don't know if you've tried this, but chiropractic has helped me immensely with these specific headaches. My Chiro in NJ said it was due to two things -- neck/spinal damage courtesy of 3 concussions, and off-balance stature because one leg is 1/2 " shorter than the other. I don't know what it is, but chiropractic adjustment helped that *tremendously*. Doesn't matter beans to my migraines or other headaches, but for the ones I wake up with pounding at the base of my skull, it really has made a difference. >Plus i take Atenolol for high blood pressure and Vioxx for pain(doesn't >really work,i just take one to get the edge offf the headache) Vioxx and Celebrex aren't painkillers per se. They're non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and they're used primarily to fight inflammatory pain in the joints. For example, when I broke my hip last year, x-rays showed bone fragments in the joint, and a great deal of inflammation. All I knew was that I could barely walk. Celebrex fixed me right up. >,,Do you think i should ask my Dr about the neurotin meds i have been >reading about here? sounds like it might help a litle anyway. Absolutely! Vicki, do you take anything for the panic attacks? I also suffer from them, and Klonopin has really saved my butt. It's actually an anti-seizure medication, but it really helps with panic and anxiety attacks. It is addictive for some people, but I guess I don't much care; the calm and cool feeling I have when I'm taking it with my Prozac is worth it. A year ago I couldn't leave my house; now I have a real job and some small bits of a real life. Good luck to you, Vicki! *gentle hugs* Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Vickie, I am soo sorry to hear about your husbands passing. That in itself is a hard step to take and make it throughly. Plus to have Fibromyaliga and your anxiety attacks on top of that as well. Wow...it is totally understandable that you are having these attacks. I am into Aromatherapy and have found it works quiet well for me. If you are interested in it...Let me know I will try to help anyway possible. Do you live alone now? Another thing you might try is a small animal to keep you company...You would be amazed at the therapy the give you just by being there and having someone there with you. I got a purebred Golden Retreiver from the Dog Pound last Feb. he was only 6 weeks old...and he has been a true life saver for me. We take small walks now when I can...and he keeps me company. He is the greatest.Granted he is onry and spolied rotten....and at times drives me completely nuts...but he is an awsome dog...he knows when I am in pain and he gives me kisses all the time and lets me know that he can feel my pain and he watches over me at times when I am down and out. He is my buddie that is for sure...Ok sorry was rambling...lol If there is anyway I can help you in anyway please email me and I will try my hardest to help you. If you need to talk or if you have medical questions please do feel free to email me...I'm usually on my puter at least once a day if not more. ) I hope the future brings you brighter days and strength. God Bless, Allicia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 There are also handicapable dogs who will actually help you out . . . picking up things, etc. Labs are great because they're not really active dogs! hehehe >Vickie, > > Do you live alone now? Another thing you might try is a small animal >to keep you company...You would be amazed at the therapy the give you just by >being there and having someone there with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 There are also handicapable dogs who will actually help you out . . . picking up things, etc. Labs are great because they're not really active dogs! hehehe >Vickie, > > Do you live alone now? Another thing you might try is a small animal >to keep you company...You would be amazed at the therapy the give you just by >being there and having someone there with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 There are also handicapable dogs who will actually help you out . . . picking up things, etc. Labs are great because they're not really active dogs! hehehe >Vickie, > > Do you live alone now? Another thing you might try is a small animal >to keep you company...You would be amazed at the therapy the give you just by >being there and having someone there with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 My doctor wanted to put me on Topamax for my headaches but didn't. Good thing too as I am a glaucoma suspect. That would have put from being a suspect into a non-suspect and might have caused glaucoma. I am glad that the decision was made that I not take it. Things could have gotten worse. Take care, Irene > Topamax linked to cases of acute myopia and glaucoma > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 My doctor wanted to put me on Topamax for my headaches but didn't. Good thing too as I am a glaucoma suspect. That would have put from being a suspect into a non-suspect and might have caused glaucoma. I am glad that the decision was made that I not take it. Things could have gotten worse. Take care, Irene > Topamax linked to cases of acute myopia and glaucoma > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 My doctor wanted to put me on Topamax for my headaches but didn't. Good thing too as I am a glaucoma suspect. That would have put from being a suspect into a non-suspect and might have caused glaucoma. I am glad that the decision was made that I not take it. Things could have gotten worse. Take care, Irene > Topamax linked to cases of acute myopia and glaucoma > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Irene, I'm glad that I sent the information on Topamax. I wouldn'y want anyone to have the problems that it caused for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Irene, I'm glad that I sent the information on Topamax. I wouldn'y want anyone to have the problems that it caused for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Irene, I'm glad that I sent the information on Topamax. I wouldn'y want anyone to have the problems that it caused for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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