Migraine - New to the group, medication question.. : Women-care

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-New to the group, medication question..

---

Hi. So, after several (7) years of working with a psychiatrist, trying to figure out my unusual mood disorder, (settling on bipolar NOS) my psych is now thinking many of my episodes are possibly more seizure-like than clearly bipolar; (I’ve had some episodes of mild catatonia, lost time) - I’m really sensitive to small doses of most meds, and I’ve tried so many - olanzapine, Abilify, seroquel, Perphenazine … all with bad side effects, though olanzapine is ‘okay’ .. Psych now wants me to consider depakote - with consultation of neurologist I’ll see in a few weeks - But I’m suddenly thinking that so many of the weird episodes I’ve had, which include anxiety, panic, depression , confusion, neck pain, visual disturbances, “spacing out”, feeling unusually serene, having things suddenly seem unfamiliar, (and many other things) .. all might be attributable to migraines? I’ve never been diagnosed with them, my father and grandmother both had them… I guess my question is, ARE there meds that people find helpful for migraines, or is it more about management of symptoms. Are some migraine symptoms as weird as some of the things I’ve experienced? I currently take gabapentin and very low doses of Ativan to manage anxiety - I’m beginning to question the bipolar diagnoses in the first place - I’d been doing well on Lexapro for several years before I hit a big patch of brain fog. Sorry this is so long and rambling - I’ve just become so tired of playing medication roulette, though my psychiatrist is really good and really cares -

submitted by /u/Turbulent_Tourist_18
[link] [comments]

Migraine Symptoms

---

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.

★★★ /u/Turbulent_Tourist_18
😄 " I hope each new day brings you closer to a full and speedy recovery! "