Hi and welcome to the board. I thought I'd chime in and say hello. If
you've taken that many vaso medications and aren't responding to
them, it probably means your not experiencing vascular headaches,
this is the same boat that I am in. My doctor has decided that I have
chronic muscular or tension type headaches and is trying to prevent
them with topamax and muscle relaxers. I also take klonopin at bed
time. I just saw the doc today so this regimen is new, I'll have to
let everyone know whether it works or not. I have a stadol inhaler to
use as an abortive or rescue medication, but I experienced some
dysphoria the last time I used it.

I agree that depakote is nasty stuff and I'd stay away from it....as
with most anti-seizure medications.

When I first started having problems which was over a year ago I was
taking inderal(40mg tid), indomiacin(50mg tid), phenergan(50mg tid),
and amitriptyline(50mg tid). It got rid of the headache, but it took
away my freedom. I couldn't drive, work, and basically sat around the
house and drooled on myself for about a month and a half. My headache
finally went away until a few weeks ago, now its all day everyday
again, but I refuse to go back on that regimen of pills.

If your unhappy with your doctor, you may want to find a new one, but
be careful because new docs often take you off of all meds and start
over. If you need anything let me know. Take care.

Mike

--- In chronicdailyheadache@yahoogroups.com, "kanina" <kjames11@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi, My name is Kanina 38 yr old SAHM to dd 5 yrs old and ds 14 yr
> old.
> I have had headaches for as long as I can remember. I have taken
> just about every migraine med (maxalt, zomig...) out there with
> little relief. I have taken Topamax and Depacote. The side
effects
> from the topamax just kept getting worse (numb hands and legs, bad
> taste in my mouth and extra sensitive smell) Depacote landed me in
> the hospital with horrible edima (sp?).
> Right now I take Migrin-A. but that doesn't really help much.
I've
> seen a couple different neurologists. I've had an MRI. They
wanted
> to send me to the Tampa General Hopital Migraine clinic but my
> insurance wont cover it.
> I have gotten to the point now where I have headaches every day. I
> am at my wits end as to what to do. I can't live with this pain
> every day. This is to the point where it is causing problems with
> my family. My husband is sick of me always being in pain, my kids
> suffer from it too.. because I can't do normal mommy stuff with
them.
> My GP Doctor has basically said there is nothing more that he can
> do. Why do I have to suffer the rest of my life with this silent
> pain? The only things that really help is strong pain killers but
> I get the impression that my Dr. might think I am a drug seeker..
> Which I am NOT! I have a cupboard filled with controlled drugs and
> I don't abuse them! Myself and both of my kids have ADD.. so we
> have lots of adderall and such..
> I also take Halcion (sleeping pill) and xanax. Which I don't abuse
> either one. How do I get my Dr. to take me seriously?
>
> What meds do you all take that actually helps?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kanina
>