Posted by shane d. loose (216.40.158.5) on July 29, 1999 at 01:49:17:
im only 18 years old, and have only been suffering from these near debilitating headaches
for about a year and a half. in Feb. of 1998, i passed out from my headaches and when i awoke
i could see nothing out of my left eye, and was briefly paralyzed for around 30 seconds. at the
hospital after cat scans, and a spinal tap, the E.R. doctors decided i had, had a complex migraine.
my personal doctor told me i had severe sinusitis. i was sent down to University of Michigan Hospital
where i was treated for severe sinusitis. a week or so later i was cured of the sinus problem. but my headaches still
persisted. my doctor prescribed me motrin 800 to start. after a week, and the pain hadnt lessened, he prescribed me with
Ergomar. i took those for another couple weeks still no change. finally after close to a month and a half after my headaches
firat started they stopped. you see the headaches stopped me from going into the marines. it may of been two months and my headaches
came back more painful than ever. my doctor though (although he hasnt said it) i believe thinks im making this up. but since early April last
year to the present, i have near constant headaches for days at a time, and nothing has been able to take away the pain. im currently in college
and it makes it very difficult to concentrate with these headaches.
i would appreciate any help with either medicines or any type of treatments, or even doctors in the mid michigan area.
i have taken imitrex, ergomar, tylenol 3, motrin 800, excedrin migraine, migraine ice, and tylenol pm. the tylenol
pm helps me get to sleep.
thank you for any help
Shane D. Loose