Comments for Dealing With Headaches http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on YouTube Clip of the Week: Identifying Migraine Triggers by Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » Are There Migraines on The Other Side? http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/youtube-clip-of-the-week-identifying-migraine-triggers/#comment-11685 Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » Are There Migraines on The Other Side? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:18:27 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/youtube-clip-of-the-week-identifying-migraine-triggers/#comment-11685 [...] is no place to sleep, no food to digest properly and no bathrooms. These can all lead to major migraine triggers. No wonder we reincarnate so often instead of just flitting about in paradise for the rest of [...] [...] is no place to sleep, no food to digest properly and no bathrooms. These can all lead to major migraine triggers. No wonder we reincarnate so often instead of just flitting about in paradise for the rest of [...]

]]> Comment on Sign the Petition Against Madatory Green Lightbulbs by Rena Sherwood http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/sign-the-petition-against-madatory-green-lightbulbs/#comment-11678 Rena Sherwood Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:47:15 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/sign-the-petition-against-madatory-green-lightbulbs/#comment-11678 Wow. Good point, Marthe (I say as I hide my mercury thermometer inside of my medicine cabinet.) Wow. Good point, Marthe (I say as I hide my mercury thermometer inside of my medicine cabinet.)

]]> Comment on Sign the Petition Against Madatory Green Lightbulbs by Marthe http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/sign-the-petition-against-madatory-green-lightbulbs/#comment-11677 Marthe Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:01:17 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/sign-the-petition-against-madatory-green-lightbulbs/#comment-11677 Not a headache sufferer here, but the thing with these new lightbulbs is that they contain mercury. Cities and towns had big campaigns to get mercury thermometers out of households and now some cities are going to require households to use mercury-containing lightbulbs. How many people will look for a recycling store to dispose of them versus just throwing them in their regular trash? Not a headache sufferer here, but the thing with these new lightbulbs is that they contain mercury. Cities and towns had big campaigns to get mercury thermometers out of households and now some cities are going to require households to use mercury-containing lightbulbs. How many people will look for a recycling store to dispose of them versus just throwing them in their regular trash?

]]> Comment on The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications by Pam http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/the-difference-bewteen-abortive-and-preventive-headache-medications/#comment-11673 Pam Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:07:34 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/?p=291#comment-11673 I've heard of some people using DHE daily (more than 2 or 3 times a week) but only for a specific amount of time. Often they use IV DHE inpatient to break a Migraine. Also doctors will often prescribe a Triptan for Menstrual Migraines a few days before, during, and a few days after a female's period. I haven't heard of a doctor prescribing Imitrex on a daily basis because of the possibility of Rebound Headaches. Pam =) I’ve heard of some people using DHE daily (more than 2 or 3 times a week) but only for a specific amount of time. Often they use IV DHE inpatient to break a Migraine.

Also doctors will often prescribe a Triptan for Menstrual Migraines a few days before, during, and a few days after a female’s period.

I haven’t heard of a doctor prescribing Imitrex on a daily basis because of the possibility of Rebound Headaches.
Pam =)

]]> Comment on A Good Kind Of Headache by Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » Using Prozac To Treat Migraines http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/a-good-kind-of-headache/#comment-11671 Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » Using Prozac To Treat Migraines Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:06:44 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/a-good-kind-of-headache/#comment-11671 [...] if I forget to take my Prozac, then I get a mild headache in order to remind me to take it. And yes, I admidt that sounds like a classic withdrawal [...] [...] if I forget to take my Prozac, then I get a mild headache in order to remind me to take it. And yes, I admidt that sounds like a classic withdrawal [...]

]]> Comment on The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications by Rena Sherwood http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/the-difference-bewteen-abortive-and-preventive-headache-medications/#comment-11670 Rena Sherwood Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:56:24 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/?p=291#comment-11670 (Smacks self in head) Thanks for the heads up, Pam! I've edited the post. I have been told by a doctor that Imitrex can be used as a preventative, but I see that's not on the official dosage directions, is it? (Smacks self in head) Thanks for the heads up, Pam! I’ve edited the post. I have been told by a doctor that Imitrex can be used as a preventative, but I see that’s not on the official dosage directions, is it?

]]> Comment on Keep A Headache Journal by Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/keep-a-headache-journal/#comment-11669 Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:53:44 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/keep-a-headache-journal/#comment-11669 [...] ways of coping with stress and to identify and avoid anything that might trigger a migraine. Keeping a headache journal helps you identify your [...] [...] ways of coping with stress and to identify and avoid anything that might trigger a migraine. Keeping a headache journal helps you identify your [...]

]]> Comment on The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications by Pam http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/the-difference-bewteen-abortive-and-preventive-headache-medications/#comment-11668 Pam Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:05:24 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/?p=291#comment-11668 Sumatriptan (Imitrex, Imigran) is a Triptan. It isn't a preventive and shouldn't be used daily. It's an abortive just like zolmitriptan (Zomig). The other Triptans are naratriptan (Amerge, Naramig), rizatriptan (Maxalt), almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), and eletriptan (Relpax). DHE (dihydroergotamine) is also an abortive. Sumatriptan (Imitrex, Imigran) is a Triptan. It isn’t a preventive and shouldn’t be used daily. It’s an abortive just like zolmitriptan (Zomig). The other Triptans are naratriptan (Amerge, Naramig), rizatriptan (Maxalt), almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), and eletriptan (Relpax). DHE (dihydroergotamine) is also an abortive.

]]> Comment on My First Go With Zolmig by Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/my-first-go-with-zolmig/#comment-11667 Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:24:51 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/my-first-go-with-zolmig/#comment-11667 [...] abortive medication stops something once it already begins. Such a medicine would be Zolmig nasal spray, which is taken as soon as you feel a migraine coming on. (And remember — an abortive does [...] [...] abortive medication stops something once it already begins. Such a medicine would be Zolmig nasal spray, which is taken as soon as you feel a migraine coming on. (And remember — an abortive does [...]

]]> Comment on Saw My New/Old Doctor by Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/saw-my-newold-doctor/#comment-11666 Dealing With Headaches » Blog Archive » The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:24:13 +0000 http://www.dealingwithheadaches.com/saw-my-newold-doctor/#comment-11666 [...] The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications by Rena Sherwood Many people who suffer with migraines or chronic headaches take medicines called “preventives” or “abortives”. Or, perhaps they are like me and take both kinds. Until recently, I didn’t think there was ANY difference between an abortive and preventative medication, and I have two college degrees. I was recently set straight by my primary doctor, Dr. Fountain Of Youth Face. [...] [...] The Difference Bewteen Abortive and Preventive Headache Medications by Rena Sherwood Many people who suffer with migraines or chronic headaches take medicines called “preventives” or “abortives”. Or, perhaps they are like me and take both kinds. Until recently, I didn’t think there was ANY difference between an abortive and preventative medication, and I have two college degrees. I was recently set straight by my primary doctor, Dr. Fountain Of Youth Face. [...]

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