Ergots for migraine. What would you tell your genie-in-a-bottle?

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Dear Laurie,

It is too bad that no regimen has been foolproof for migraine-control

for your son.

I think it is a very complicated illness to manage, and I certainly wish

him well.

When my children were little, I tried Fiorinal, one of the ergot-derived

meds that was designed to stop a migraine at an early stage. As I

remember, it was touted as the first real advance for migraine relief.

It is derived from a fungus that grows on the rye plant, and is related

to hallucenogenics in molecular structure.

It did not work for me, and even made me feel worse--kind of " out of

it, " and weird, which was not a pleasant experience.

Of all of the medical problems I have had, migraine is the one I would

get rid of if there were a genie who would grant me just one wish.

That's an interesting question actually.

Listmates, if your genie would let you remove just one symptom, just one

medical problem, from the mito picture, which would you choose to have

disappear? Poof: gone!

I'd like to hear your choices.

Everyone, take care.

Sincerely,

S.