Headaches and Migraines Questions and Answers for 2005

Questions and Answers for 12/12/05
~Migraines worse since meningitis, currently 2-week Migraine, preventives? ~Migraineur daughter with aura that has continued... Mag sulfate... Specialist? ~3rd MRI showed changes in blood vessels, "consistent with Migraine." ~Vessel ruptured in brain… pain in eye. Occipital Neuralgia? ~Do Migraineurs have a higher incidence of mini strokes? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 12/05/05
~BIBN 4096 BS Migraine abortive and NeruaLieve transcranial magnetic stimulator. ~Does having Menieres cause Migraines? ~How long do you try a preventive medication before knowing if it's working? ~Why does my head become so hot during a Migraine episode? ~Migraines cause death? Do frequent Migraines place me at a high morality risk?

Questions and Answers for 11/27/05
~Hemiplegic Migraine... weakness, confusion, severe pain at top of head? ~Migraineur boyfriend passing out. Is this normal with Migraine? ~Headaches at night for the past year? ~Loud pulsatile noise both ears day before Migraine? ~Can the weather trigger sinus headaches?

Questions and Answers for 11/21/05
~Link between meningitis and Migraines? ~Alternate Zomig, Imitrex, and Relpax to avoid Rebound? ~Three-day headache. What is it? What to take for it? ~Daily headaches, some Migraines. Nobody looking for cause. ~Are poor mentation and body ache symptoms of Migraine? ~How to deal with ER doctors who treat me like a drug addict?

Questions and Answers for 11/7/05
~Twinkling and bright light in right eye, different from usual aura? ~Link between meningitis and migraine? ~Daily moderate to dull pain in center of forehead? ~Miscarriage because of one Maxalt-MLT? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 10/24/05
~Daughter with Migraine... 2.5 weeks of Topamax, now amitriptyline? ~Head pain, elevated spinal fluid pressure and protein... ~Unresolved right side weakness following Migraine? ~Can a Migraine last 3 weeks? ER doctor said they can't. Am I crazy? ~Resistance to Topamax? Finding a good Migraine specialist?

Questions and Answers for 10/10/05
~5-week headache diagnosed as tension-type headache? ~Popular workout supplements, N.O. supplements, and Migraine? ~Told to exercise during Migraine to lower rise in BP from Migraine... Safe? ~Abortives for Migraines with aura but no headache? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 10/03/05
~Lesions caused by Migraines or other way around? Brain damage? ~Myosfacial release as a Migraine preventive? ~Is it possible for hurricanes to worsen Migraines? ~Which state has the fewest reports of migraine? ~Doctors want to take me off Fiorinal with Codeine?

Questions and Answers for 09/19/05
~Are Imitrex and Maxalt safe until third trimester of pregnancy? ~Headaches triggered by exposure to an airborne toxicant ~Child had abdominal migraines, now having headaches... ~Good replacement for Demerol at the emergency room? ~Help identifying migraine triggers?

Very Frequent Questions, 9/12/05
This past week has been one of those when so many of the questions coming in have been repeats of those we've answered before that I pulled a double batch of some VERY frequently asked questions and answers for you...

Questions and Answers for 09/05/05
~Daily headaches for 9 years... getting worse? ~Link between Migraine and central retinal vein occlusion? ~Headaches after eating lunch? ~Boyfriend wakes with headache every morning, takes Excedrin? ~more

Questions and Answers for 08/29/05
~Is Topamax dangerous? Alternatives? Lifestyle changes? ~Muscle in the head that can be strained and cause headache? ~Is Splenda a Migraine trigger? ~Vague sense of pending migraine even before experiencing the aura? Imitrex then? ~more

Questions and Answers for 08/22/05
~Headaches with pain across back of neck and in shoulders... not taking Celexa? ~Four "headaches" in a week... lacking vitamins?... need eyes checked? ~How is migraine diagnosed? Any real reason to treat? ~Memory loss related to Migraines? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 08/15/05
~How are migraines related to allergy induced triggers? ~Is intense hunger normal with tension headaches? ~Can excess potassium cause bad headaches? ~To avoid rebound, how often is too often to take narcotics? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 08/08/05
~Sinus or Migraine? Should I see a specialist? ~New treatments for hemicrania continua... hope of improvement? ~What is an arterial stint for migraines? ~Headache- and Migraine-free pregnancy? Have you come across this before? ~Strange deja vu, convulsing feeling, fast heart beat, unable to speak - Migraine?

Questions and Answers for 07/18/05
~Are there any recommended herbal medicines available? ~Intense headache when I get a rush of blood to my brain including during sex? ~Is there a natural way to combat rebound headaches? ~How is the average lay person supposed to know what kind of headache she has?

Questions and Answers for 7/4/05
~Advice for 11-year-old Migraineur with blackouts? ~What are "painless, optical migraines?" ~PET scan of any use in Migraine prevention? ~New aura, triptans, and TIA? ~Long Migraine or chronic daily headaches? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 06/13/05
~Severe migraines and clusters... meds 2 days a week... how to talk to doctor? ~Tension headaches at night... related to a virus? ~How often is it safe to take Amerge? ~Daughter with headaches every day since fall with concussion. ~Sinus or Migraine? Take Sudafed and Imitrex together?

Questions and Answers for 06/06/05
~Can't seem to form the word of an object... ~Severe headaches in the front side of the head with orgasm? ~Chronic every day Migraine? ~Plavix preventing Migraines? ~Brain lesions on MRI... Will I get more?... effect? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 05/30/05
~Diamox used to treat Migraine? ~Migraine instantly after ingeting trigger foods? ~Left-sided numbness, no headache... cluster headaches? ~Child with headaches and vomiting at night? ~Difference between Hemiplegic Migraine and TIA? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 05/16/05
~Would hysterectomy solve cyclical Migraines? ~Feeling held captive by "stalking" Migraines. ~Birth control pills, smoking and headaches? ~Inpatient clinic, daily OxyContin, other options? ~Programs studying and researching family migraine histories? ~more...

Questions and answers for 05/02/05
~Severe headache after masturbation? ~New type of head pain when I bend over, sneeze or cough...? ~Migraines with diabetic tendencies? Any studies? ~Is Topamax an anti-Migraine medication? Is it a psychotropic drug? ~Sinus pressure headaches and altitude? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 04/25/05
~What can safely be taken for Migraines while breastfeeding? ~Headache since December... migraine? ~Amitriptyline as a preventive for an 11-year-old? ~Do migraines ever develop into seizures? ~Probability of Migraineur's children inheriting the disease? ~Migraines and sick sinus syndrome (coronary)?

Questions and Answers for 04/18/05
~Hysterectomy for menstrual Migraines? Daily Migraines? ~Efficacy and rebound potential of long acting opiates? ~Is 5-HTP safe with Maxalt? ~What does cupping in the eye mean? Could it cause Migraines? ~Sharp, 5- to 10-second pains? ~Migraines prior to rain... why? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 04/11/05
~Can Maxalt used by 14-year-old girl? ~Coworker bathes in fragrance... any way I can reduce my sensitivity to it? ~Extreme, throbbing headache after orgasm. How to treat? ~"Wiveries?" Scintillating scotoma without the sparkles ~Any alcohol causes headache. Do I have to totally swear off? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 04/04/05
~Bad reactions to Neurontin, Topamax, and Zonegran. Other preventives? ~What to eat... what not to eat? Prevent Migraines, stay healthy? ~Transformed Migraines... daily Axert, hydrocodone, Phenergan... ~Spot on head that hurts terribly if touched during Migraine? ~Head pain when bending over or lying on right side? ~Thoracic outlet syndrome, TMJ, dental... related to Migraine?

Questions and Answers for 3/28/05
~Can a TIA be mistaken for a Migraine? ~Is it possible to have chronic daily Migraines? ~Can an AVM be the cause of any head/eye pain? ~Use of triptans after Migrainous strokes? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 3/21/05
~Pain medications stop working after a time... ~Besides Migraine, reasons for multiple day aura? ~Pressure from Migraine? What is Topamax supposed to do? ~Studies about the effects of marijuana on Migraine? ~Studies to see if Imitrex or Topamax works better? ~more...

Questions and Answers for 3/1/05.
~Sudden headaches after exercise or sexual activity? ~"Sinus" headaches? ~Migraines without headaches? ~Are there diagnostic tests for Migraine? ~What causes Migraine? ~Once recovered from rebound, can pain meds ever be used again with normal results?

Questions and Answers for 2/22/05
~Can hormone drug Estrace make Migraines worse? ~What are Hemiplegic and Basilar Migraines ~Is it normal to pass out before a Migraine? ~Post encephalitis headaches? ~Is amitriptyline a good Migraine treatment? ~Is it ususual to hallucinate during a Migraine?

Questions and Answers for 2/15/05
~Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy as preventive for food and light triggers ~Imitrex during pregnancy ~Analgesic Rebound: can pain medicine ever be used again with normal results? ~7-year-old with vomiting and headaches ~Will body subconsciously create a migraine as a means of avoiding or delaying the stressful/difficult situation? ~Weather changes and headaches... better climate?

Questions and Answers for 02/01/05
~Worst Migraine pain..? ~TIA's or Migraines? ~Does Migraine pain cause high blood pressure/does high blood pressure trigger Migraines? ~Help for Mom's Migraines? ~Gliosis and heamosiderin causing headaches? ~Mind-blowing headaches during sex?

Questions and Answers for 1/25/05.
~Topamax: recommended? side effects? ~Could stopping birth control pills cause severe headaches? ~Have Migraines, but also milder headaches without vomiting? ~Daily Migraines with fainting, vomiting, weight loss. Help! ~Significant other suffers severe Migraines two days after masturbation. Why? ~Can a Migraine last for weeks or months?

Questions and Answers for 1/18/05
~Headaches when I cough, sneeze or bend over ~13-year-old with frequent Migraines ~Maximum but safe dosage of Stadol ~Homeopathic Migraine remedies ~Too young for Migraine without headache? Tests? ~Mom with daily Migraines. Is there help out there and how can we find it?

Questions and Answers for 01/04/05
~Relationship between weather and Migraines? ~Will Topamax decrease frequency and duration of my Migraines? ~Sharp, stabbing pains. Vasospasms? ~Is all history of stroke an absolute contraindication for a low dose triptan? ~Son gets Migraines when he plays sports, mows or gardens? ~Anxiety and chest pains from Excedrin Migraine? ~more...