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(Message started by: maffumatt on Jun 12^th, 2005, 6:53pm)

Title: i don't know
Post by maffumatt on Jun 12^th, 2005, 6:53pm

This has been a weird cycle, I started in Mid Feb quit for three weeks in March , then ramped back up. Well now I am getting 3 or 4 a week that hit 7 or higher. Shadows are small but still there. Doc took me off verap because of heart blockage, I still have trex inj. but only use it on the bad ones, I went without anything for a long time thinking that the meds was keeping them around, but I had to go back on the trex for the hits at work. I have tried the Kudzu with little luck. Can anyone offer any insight?

Title: Re: i don't know
Post by BlueMeanie on Jun 12^th, 2005, 7:06pm

Title: Re: i don't know
Post by maffumatt on Jun 12^th, 2005, 7:15pm

I have an O2 machine with a 10 LPM flow for my night hits. Melatonin does nothing for me.

Title: Re: i don't know
Post by BlueMeanie on Jun 12^th, 2005, 7:31pm

You cannot do both, but another option is a Triptan called Amerge.

It's in a tablet form which requires you to take it immediately upon first sign of a big hit. It supposedly does not effect the heart as bad as Imitrex.

Don't take it cuz I say, but you may want to ask your neuro about it.

I use it when I'm out of Trex and it seems to work pretty good most times. I don't do prevents so can't help you there.

Good luck... maybe this will be a very short cycle since you just got off one.

PFDAN

Title: Re: i don't know
Post by maffumatt on Jun 12^th, 2005, 7:38pm

the problem is that I havent gotten out of cycle, all the doc can say is that it happens this way. I will ask about that other preventitive however, thanks for the tip.