Migraine - Any advise would be appreciated! Scheduled for a lumbar puncture after MRI : Women-care

Migraine overview

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A migraine is a headache that can purpose intense throbbing suffering or a pulsing sensation, typically on one facet of the head. It's often accompanied with the aid of nausea, vomiting, and excessive sensitivity to mild and sound. Migraine assaults can closing for hours to days, and the discomfort can be so excessive that it interferes with your each day activities. For some people, a warning symptom viewed as an air of secrecy takes location until now than or with the headache. An air of secrecy can consist of visible disturbances, such as flashes of mild or blind spots, or different disturbances, such as tingling on one thing of the face or in an arm or leg and concern speaking.

My experience-Any advise would be appreciated! Scheduled for a lumbar puncture after MRI

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Hi! I have some questions about my headaches and some tests I'm now doing, and would like some advise, if you're willing to read.

I have been suffering from chronic migraines and headaches for almost two years now. Basically either I have a manageable tension like headache with a stiff neck, or an unbearable pain on my right side with nausea, light and sound sensitivity etc. I can't remember the last time I had a good day. I was finally able to see a neurologist about six months ago. She has put me on a number of different medications including preventative and rescue: the Ajovy shot, all sorts of triptans, several nose sprays, etc. I haven't responded to anything so far, I'm so miserable and frustrated. My doctor scheduled both a MRI and a lumbar puncture. I had the MRI last week, and the results were normal! I have "mild" thickening in my sinuses and a slight deviated septum. My lumbar is scheduled for tomorrow. My question is, should I still do the lumbar puncture if my MRI was normal? Will it rule out other stuff that the MRI didn't or will it give me more answers? Basically I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth the hassle and what the lumbar puncture could tell me. I am desperate for answers, but I have to take the cost of it into consideration (it's expensive!) plus I'm nervous :) I asked my doctor, but she hasn't responded.

Also if anyone has any experience with a lumbar puncture, I'd greatly appreciate some information. Is there anyone else who doesn't respond to their medication? Why could this be? Thanks so much for any help!

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Migraine Symptoms

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Migraines, which have an effect on children and teens as nicely as adults, can development via 4 stages: prodrome, aura, attack and post-drome. Not everyone who has migraines goes through all stages.

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