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June 27, 2006

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1) I am a long term sufferer (since 1985) of Trigeminal Neuralgia, Occipital, Glossopharyngeal neuralgias, Migraine Variant and Cluster. MY question is about Blood Vessel constriction symptoms in TN. I can not find info on this on the internet... BLESS YOU for helping us who suffer, Grace in VT
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2) Hi, My son has been taking Pizotofen for his severe migraines since October... What I wanted to know, is there any long term affects of taking this drug,? and what is the likelihood of his migraines returning when Pizotofen stopped? ... Mickey.
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3) I have recurring head pain in the form of a stabbing pain that hits every 30 - 45 seconds. The condition will last for 2 -3 days. Is there a name for this condition? Gary.
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4) I had an anoxic brain injury a little over 3 years ago, since then I suffer from a headache every day and the majority of the time the headaches turn into migraines. I have tried herbal remedies, vitamins, hormonal replacement, you name it I think I have tried it. Do you have any suggestions for a preventive?... Thank you, Michelle.
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5) I am a 51 year old woman who never had a headache until a horseback riding accident 31 yrs. ago. the horse fell at a gallop rolling over me after I landed head first on pavement without a helmet. I suffered a concussion and the headaches never stopped there after. I am affected to some degree most every day from photo sensitivity. I wake up into the pain in my eyes like sunburn... I have bone spurs and osteoarthritis in c1 and 2 neck...
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6) I Have had migraines for years then after child birth they became fewer. However, sometimes I have extreme soreness on my scalp, that lasts for days from what I presume to be from pounding blood vessels during an attack, but no headache pain. Do migraines change over the years? Thank you for your time, Valerie
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7) I am a 37 yr. old female. In September of 2005 I woke up with the most horrendous headache on the left side of my head... I have no history of headaches at all... I want for an MRI which demonstrated several punctate foci of FLAIR signal hyperintensity within the periventricular white matter as well as bifrontal and biparietal subcortical white matter... The neurologist said the scan was normal? Lynne.
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8) I had always had this question and searched for it. Anyway here it is ?? My friend has been on medication called Depakote ER. I think he is on 500mg a day and he just started a few months ago, and is always talking about quitting cold turkey I tried telling him not to? is it safe for him to do this? Brian
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9) I am suffering the first 2 phases of a migraine headache, but never get to the actual pain in the head stage. I get the pins and needles, numbness in the face, distorted vision and tiredness but no headache follows. Is this common? I understand this may be another neurological problem, but would like to know if this is a possibility. I feel quite disconnected to what I'm actually doing! Thank you. Kim.
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10) I have about 7-10 migraines a month, usually clusters during the end of the month, and a few during the beginning. Something I get up to 15... My doctor added Zopiclone, a mild sleeping pill, to help me so, believing that my sleep deprivation is causing these clustering together migraines. Unfortunately, these pills do not help me sleep all that well and are causing daily headaches... Nikki.
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