Posted by Steve Prosser on July 11, 1998 at 02:30:24:
Am a 39 yr. old male suffering since 1978. finally diagnosed in 91 after seeing every specialist available to me at U.Wisc. tried calcium blockers, migranol, ergot tabs, verapamil, prednisone, and many others. Am now two weeks with the beast after a 5 yr. break and had not remembered the pain as bad as this. Did 80 mg. pred tapering off over 7 daysonly temp relief. then back to migronal and it's attendant nauseau, lethargy for 4 days . that stopped working. the anxiety between 4 daily h/a was reducing me to uselessness. I pleaded with my G.P. for relief since I can't afford the more expensive meds and he prescribed valium. That eased the anxiety emmensely but when combined with a visit to a reike(sp?) pressure point therapist who worked intensivly on a large round knottish thing at the base of my skull, the relief was deep and h/a gone in 10 min. instead of 60. I cant recommend sedatives to anyone but this odd combination gave me more relief than any thing in the last two weeks. I've now missed two expected h/a and feel a small sense of dignity creeping back into my life! Any one w/similar experiences? will try to send an update. pain free this hour and my prayers to all who are not. feel free to e-mail me. endless thanks to DJ!!