Migraine - At my wits’ end - any ideas? : 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-At my wits’ end - any ideas?

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My history in brief: 57(F), hormonal migraines since early adulthood, completed menopause approx 3 years ago, and migraine frequency decreased significantly. Was always responsive to triptans, no aura.

Other medical history: hypertension, treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.

Last March I developed a very weird headache that has not gone away. Sometimes it is less intense, but frequently it is 8 or greater on a scale of 10. I feel the pain primarily at the top of my head. CT and MRI were clear. When the pain is minimal, it almost feels like a really deep itch. At its worst, it feels like my head is being crushed in some kind of medieval torture device.

I did 6 months of Aimovig with no benefit. Topomax gave me hallucinations and disorientation. Even though the neurologist agrees that it’s not migraine, I’m doing Botox. I’ve had one treatment( for which my coinsurance was $900!) and have my second scheduled on 10/3. Nothing has given me any relief; I don’t even take any OTC meds anymore.

I can’t find any descriptions of anything like what I’m experiencing anywhere and the doctor doesn’t seem all that interested because I don’t fit neatly into one of his boxes.

So, does the collective mind of this sub have any ideas? TLDR: I’ve had a headache for 18 months nonstop and it’s not migraine. Thanks in advance.

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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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