--- In themigraineworldclub@yahoogroups.com, "Try and guess!"
<g1ovh@h...> wrote:
> Hello everybody, my name is Neil and I was previously diagnosed with
> Tension Headaches. My GP has finally realised, after I kept a
> headache diary of my own making, that I am suffering from Migraine.
> I have been put on Zomig Rapimelt & Migraleve (Pink & Yellow). It
> seems to reduce the severity, but I still get the pain of a Migraine
> virtually every day, sometimes more than once a day.
> My GP has suggested Amitryptyline, but when I was put on that for
> my 'Tension Headaches', whilst the pain reduced, I was very
irritable
> and short-tempered to live with.
> Hope some of you can help me out with the pain. It has been
suggested
> by my Wife to try Accupuncture. Any suggestions?
> Take care,
> Neil.

Hi there Neil

I Know where your coming from I have suffered migrains from 1998 and
they have got worse over the years I had one that lasted over 5 days,
I have tried Amitryptyline and Nortriptyline also I am on Zomig
rapemelt and Imagram and then Imagram radeus. I was takeing the
Imagram about 6 times a week and the doc said I cant go on like this
so he sent me to a newro and he has decided to put me on Topomax and a
nasel spray and antiinflamatrys so I will be starteing them at the end
of this week. I have had Accupunture and it helped a little in the
beging but then it stopped. I get a headache every day maybe 2 times
a day and then it you have a funny feeling it is going to turn into
the black monster migraine and I cant describe the feeling of a
migraine just at the very start but you know it is on the way. The
newro ask me how do I know when it is a migraine, like I told him its
just a feeling you get that cant be explained. I also found that with
my migrains that where i get the pain I used my sons cool and sooth
blue gel patch and put it on the area where the pain is and it is so
cold it last up to 5 hours and that does help to take the edge of the
migrain if you can take cold on your head. Ihope things get better
for you the best thing to do is keep nagging the doc if nothing works
and get to a newro if nothing works he might sort it out better.

Good luck Josy