Hi Everybody- Well, after waiting for almost 2 weeks, they finally have my surgery figured out! After that whole mess with my blood work and the possible...
Hi I'm Sharon. I am 35 and have had headaches since I was 10 years old. In the past 3 1/2 years I have had maybe 5 headache-free days. I am now on 600 mg of...
Hi Everybody- I just wanted to let you all know that I am going to be going to the ER tonight to (try) get a LP. I honestly feel like I am losing my mind when...
Hi Kaylee, Sorry to tell you that 90% of all headaches have no known cause--I read that somewhere. Anyway I can relate to the thought of losing your mind when...
Greetings: I have had CDH for about 13 years. I started out in my early twenties with migraines after an industrial injury. I had classic migraines to start...
Kathleen, I have had CDH for many years too. I am on Zoloft as a preventative. Lots of docs use the antidepressants for headache. It does not take the HA away...
John and Carolyn Dyess
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Jun 26, 2003 3:07 am
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Well I don't know why I did not find this group earlier. Maybe it is because there appear to be no such groups like this in the UK. My story (problem!) is like...
Dear Neil, So sorry to hear you have been suffering so much. You have several health problems going on that take good management by a good doctor. Is there any...
John and Carolyn Dyess
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Aug 1, 2003 3:12 pm
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Thanks Carolyn for your comments, I have been rather unwell over the past few days, and so it has taken me some time to read this site. I shall take all your...
Surgery may help stop migraines People who suffer from chronic migraines could benefit from surgery, it has been suggested. Doctors in the United States say...
Just wondering if anyone here has tried the botox injections for chronic daily headaches? Also how would one find a doctor who is willing to try this. I have...
I haven't tried Botox for CDH but there is some evidence that some people can get some relief. You'd have to find a pain doctor that has experience with Botox...
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Aug 29, 2003 2:47 am
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I have had CDH for many years. I tried botox injections in the forehead and temple area. I got absolutely NO relief from the headache. Carolyn...
John and Carolyn Dyess
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Aug 29, 2003 4:25 pm
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Sharon: I've been taking pain meds on a daily basis for about 20 years with no problems. At least, no problems so far. Tylenol and some others will cause...
I just joined this group today. I have been having daily headaches for the last two years. I am in the Army and have have had headaches only once in a while...
Chronic daily headache and chronic headache are the same beast. When I started this group some time ago I had to choose Chronic Daily Headache because many of...
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Aug 31, 2003 4:27 am
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Thanks for the e-mail. The Army doctors have tried all sorts of mediacations including Prozac, Elavil, Zoloft, Nortriptaline, and others. The worst part is...
Isia, Have any of the Army doctors tried opioid therapy or would this be ruled out? I had CDHs for years until I found a pain doctor who, after reviewing what...
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Sep 3, 2003 2:21 am
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Sep 17, 2003 5:27 pm
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Hi, I'm new to this group and I do get chronic headaches almost daily. Mine are in the occiputal region (back of head and neck). When I was a kid I got...
Hi All, My name is Shari. A support group is going to be so nice. :) I have been to the doctor for the headaches, but I cannot afford extensive testing right...
Hi Shari Have you found any relief yet for your headaches? I have an appointment with a new neurologist next month. I just hope there is something out there...
Sharon, I have finally found some relief. I started taking Calcium and Vitamin C (one tablet of each) at the start of a headache and 75-80% of the time, it...
Hello fellow headache suffer's. First of all I should start out by saying that I have a triple diagnosis of illnesses. Besides the chronic daily headache, I am...
Bobby, My name is Shari. Here is my headache story. At the age of 12, I once had a severe headache for 3 months straight in the spring and after that, I was...
Hi Shari, it sounds like you have allergy related headaches and or seasonal ones, too. Of course bright lite makes most headaches worse. I recently drove...
I've been quietly waiting for people to start posting. Hurray! I'm Yvonne, I'm 22 and my headache is only a year old.* It's kind of weird that here I can say...
Hey Yvonne...Im glad to also see a posting from another person. I just turned 23 (Feb 25) and after all sorts of misdiagnoses by Army doctors, i was diagnosed...
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone's headaches were more intense this spring? I have had some really bad ones plus I have been really tired and lethargic...