Posted by Nancy on July 18, 1998 at 09:02:01:
I've noticed on here that sometimes people are started on more than ONE med at a time, and that includes pain med, and then don't know for sure what med is working/not working. (?)
My doctor will only start me on one at a time for a few weeks so that we can see if it is going to help. Why take a med if it's not going to help? Plus we'd all like to get by with as few as meds as possible.
Also another dumb thought...when we take all these preventive meds and still get clusters and need Imitrex or Oxygen then does that mean the preventive meds aren't helping and we should discontinue their use? And maybe try another?
Don't get me wrong...I'm all for meds that work!! And combination meds could help, but how do we know if we could get by with less if we start more than one at a time?