Posted by shawn (152.163.204.197) on September 29, 1999 at 17:30:45:
I HAVE SUFFERED FROM CH FROM ABOUT 10 YEARS AND IT TOOK 6 OF THOSE FOR DOCTORS TO GET IT RIGHT. I AM CURRENTLY ON VERAPAMILLE AND USUALLY WORKS FINE, BUT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS MY HEADACHS HAVE BECOME CHRONIC AND THE VERAPAMILLE DOES NOT ALWAYS PREVENT ATTACKS, I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM OXYGEN, CAFERGOT, IMATREX, YOU NAME IT. MY DOCTOR IN MICHIGAN WHERE I USED TO LIVE USED TO GIVE ME WHAT HE CALLED A RESCUE INHALER, IT WAS IN FACT STADOL NS. I KNOW THIS IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE BUT IT WORKED, IT MAY HAVE MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND DOPED ME UP BUT IT MASKED THE PAIN. SINCE THERE WAS ONLY 10 DOSES PER BOTTLE I WOULD CHERISH IT LIKE GOLD, USING IT ONLY WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A PARTICULARLY BAD ATTACK, SINCE ICOULD ONLY GET A BOTTLE EVERY 6 MONTHS IF THAT. SINCE I HAVE MOVED TO FLORIDA I CANNOT FIND A DOCTOR WHO IS WILLING TO PRESCRIBE THIS TO ME, THE DOCTORS SAY THAT THAT PRESCRIPTION IS ONLY FOR SEVERE PAIN. WHAT? HOW MUCH MORE PAIN CAN THERE BE, HELP?