Migraine overview
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-Topamax, amitriptyline, what next? Botox or give Topamax a second chance?
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Took Topamax for 1 year, maintenance dose 50mg twice daily. Mood started to feel flat, so weaned off a few months ago.
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Neuro recently prescribed amitriptyline, but I stopped after a few weeks. Was waking up groggy, falling asleep at work and going straight to bed as soon as work was over. I don’t have a good record with meds that cause drowsiness but wanted to give it a shot anyway.
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Taking dried ginger capsules 50mg twice daily and magnesium 300mg twice daily. Taking these with more of the ‘better than nothing’ mindset.
I have a neuro appointment next week, and she’ll probably suggest Botox. Topamax was great other than the mood changes, but I’m wondering if it was because it coincided with a stressful period at work. I don’t mind giving Botox a try but I feel like I’m exhausting treatment options so quickly.
Anyone have experience giving Topamax a successful second try, or should I just go for botox?
Many thanks in advance, a fed up fellow migrainer
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