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January 16, 2006

From John Claude Krusz, MD, PhD, and Teri Robert, for About.com

Updated: January 16, 2006

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1) ...I have had a MRI and CT scan done and nothing shows up to be abnormal. I am constantly getting pain above my left eye in the sinus area when I cough, sneeze, laugh, bend over and even when I lay in bed and move around. It is definitely pressure related it seems but I have been to 3 doctors already and no one knows what to do.... Al
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2) ...Lately when I get migraines the entire side of my head seems to get hot. Not like fever hot because it only feels hot on the inside... They are always on the right side of my head where I always seem to get my migraine pain. Is this just another sign of a migraine or is it another type of a headache? Thanks, Kim
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3) I had a CT scan of my brain 3 months ago that was normal, and recently I was in a auto accident. The recent MRI says that the findings could be related to early chronic ischemic disease, or gliosis from the trauma. If I had these conditions before the accident would they have shown on a CT scan.
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4) My sister has suffer for headaches for over 18 yrs. Every day she has a headache. They are getting worse... She has tried many different prescription drugs and nothing has helped her. She continues to take about 10 BC powders every day. They do not help to take her pain away. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas or any direction on what to do next....
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5) I had migraines starting around age 11 that I thought was as bad as head pain could ever get over the years until I had a severe subarachnoid hemorrhage repaired by catheter obliteration. I have since lost my business forced to stay home and can not seem to find any research specific to this topic... never has my life been shut down like this and I would hugely appreciate any direction to research on this topic... Monna
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6) My daughter has had a diagnosis of migraine and has used the triptans in the past. She recently had series of a basilar migraine, which she has never had before... It was recommended that she go on preventive therapy since they seem to cluster within periods of time. She was prescribed Neurontin at bedtime for the prevention of migraine... Debra
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7) ...Last Monday I awoke to severe eye pain...not my usual migraine above my right eye...but inside the eye itself. I went to ER where they checked for foreign substances, etc...but didn't find anything so I was started on antibiotic ointment. A few days later I wasn't getting any relief and a headache had started by then...so I went to an ophthalmologist to be evaluated... so told me that this eye involvement has to do with my migraines... How common is sort of eye involvement, and does it usually come on like this...after years of migraines without such eye involvement? Thanks for your time!! Emily
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8) My husband has been suffering from vertigo since March. His physician is currently treating him for vertigo migraines. My husband hasn't experienced a severe headache but has gone to his knees from the dizziness and becomes very nauseated and incapacitated. Becomes extremely weak. He is being treated with Topamax and lorazepam. But he also has a difficult time sleeping and feels it may be the meds...
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9) Thought I'd ask since you see and speak to so many people with migraines/headaches...Anyway, I have suffered for 28 years & have noticed that when I have really nasty migraine (#9 and up)....I have numbness in my extremities and lately it seems to last longer...I have talked w/ my Dr....but just wondered how common this is? Thank you. Lori.
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10) ...I came across an article on ophthalmic migraine. This sounds very much like what I am experiencing, but the symptoms are not discussed very thoroughly. I do have the "zig zag" lines, however, they are in both eyes and they appear in a half circle. Does this sound like a symptom of ophthalmic migraine?... don't know if I should go to an eye doctor or a regular physician. Thanks, Jennifer
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