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Comment by Ellen S on January 10, 2012 at 8:08pm

Urgent: http://bit.ly/z5bXSO This link takes you to the AHDA petition we will be taking to Capitol Hill in March. It is imperative that we push this petition so that Migraineurs take the required 1 minute to sign it... then ask/tell/beg their friends and family and loved ones to sign it as well.  It's important that you include your full name, valid email and other information or we will have to throw the name out.  This is a legal petition, and as such there are certain rules that must be followed for a signature to be considered valid.  PLEASE - HELP US.  Our goal is 20,000 signatures by mid March.  So far we have over 3000, but this is FAR from the goal we need to achieve. 

Comment by Ellen S on July 26, 2011 at 4:49pm

Don't miss out on being featured in the August Headache and Migraine Blog Carnival http://bit.ly/qERraW  This month's topic: Pick your favorite Migraine post since the last carnival!  Health Activist Nancy Harris Bonk will be hosting the August Carnival - Thank you Nancy for all that you do!!!

Comment by Ellen S on July 22, 2011 at 3:31pm

There is much discussion lately re: Michele Bachmann and the *news* reporting about Migraine Disease. Here is my post about it: Michele Bachmann News Accidentally Reveals Hidden Truths  If you have posted about it recently, please post about it in this thread:  http://bit.ly/rnZW5f

Comment by Ellen S on July 11, 2011 at 1:54pm

Wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that there is a blogtalk radio show with Marla Martindale July 12 at 2pm EST. Her guest is Karl Kazmierczak, Esq. a Board Certified Social Security Disability Specialist by the National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy. Karl has been practicing law in New Jersey since 1997.  Find the link to this event here:  http://bit.ly/oyKITH

Comment by jeana1106 on May 20, 2011 at 12:25am

Hello, I just joined this group and suffer from migraines for 22 years. I recently had the worst headache ever. I thought I was going to dye, I was in so much pain. I am taking Imitrex and Maxalt prescribed by ny doctor. My last episide, I couldn't keep the meds down and threw up all day to the point of dehydration. I had to get an IV and injections to relieve the migraine it was so bad. I have had a MRI and it came back that I have a cyst inmy head. The doctor said it's not the cause of the headache because it is only 1/4 cm. What do you think? Any suggestions? I was considering migraine surgery, but I just discovered I have blood clots and PE in both lungs that triggered up after having foot surgery, three weeks afterwards. I am now on Coumadin for life because I then found out I have a blood cloting disease factor V. I don't like meds, but take them to deal with the pain and discomfort.

Comment by Ellen S on December 4, 2010 at 10:57pm

Chris and samtiang and any other newcomers, I would love to encourage you to introduce yourselves in the introduction thread here in the Migraine group. Please feel free to share your links and communities with everyone there.

Comment by samtiang on November 27, 2010 at 6:38am

hi !!
i am also a prisoner of migrain but now no..it has been 2 years since i get my last migraine and i hope my remedy could help you all too..
before i was cured, i had migraine once in a month and it gets worst as age picks up..

http://colour-sam-life.blogspot.com/2010/11/migraine.html
i have written it in my blog and hope it will help all of you..
wish you all all the best in fighting migraine..i have been cured so don't lose hope!!

Comment by cjthedj13 on November 25, 2010 at 7:39am

I've suffered from severe Migrane headaches for well over 10 years. I had been to 6 different Neurologists and each one of them had given me different prevention pills to try and keep the headaches away but nothing worked and I was tired of putting all that medication in my body. Well, one day at work I was talking to a co-worker who had suffered for a long time from Migranes as well and had come across this all natural juice. She had tried it, and after just a few short months was completely headache free. I was pretty hesitant at first myself, but at this point, I had sufferered for so long, that I figured I had nothing to lose. This juice comes from a desert cactus in Arizona and Mexico. I started to feel a lot better after just a few days and after a month on the juice, I felt like a totally new person! It has many more great health benefits too! It also helps with inflamation, reduces swelling in joints and muscles, helps with allergies, reduces stress, gives you more energy,and more. Just wanted to let people know there is an all-natural alternative out there and that there is hope for us. If you'd like to know more. feel free to drop me an e-mail sometime. Good luck to everyone:)

Chris

Comment by Ellen S on October 2, 2010 at 11:12am

gental renewal- Cafergot is actually a combination between caffeine and ergotamine, which is a drug used particularly in Migraineurs. Both drugs (vasoconstrictors) are thought to work in part by constricting blood vessels.

The trouble with caffeine, is that it can both treat and trigger Migraines, so watch out for rebounds for a few days after use. Caffeine can sometimes cause an increased tightening or spasming neck muscles, so if you think that may be an issue, maybe looking into trying ergotamine without caffeine might be worth a shot.

Ergotamines in many different forms can be used without caffeine for those who find that the caffeine becomes a problem for them. Ergotamines are absolutely contraindicated if you have certain diseases or conditions such as Raynaud's or peripheral blood vessel problems because of their constricting action on blood vessels.

Triptans are also contraindicated for many of those patients because it has similar effect on blood vessels.

Comment by Ellen S on October 2, 2010 at 10:54am

Cervicogenic headaches are headaches that result from a problem in the cervical vertebrae. These can often be helped by blocks, RFA, surgery and even physical therapy. Unfortunately, many of us have neck pain that triggers Migraine however, and this seems to be more of a problem for most Migraineurs I talk to. If that weren't bad enough, neck spasms often accompany Migraine, and I believe are now being considered a symptom of an attack. Sort of a triple whammy for us yes?

This is a great discussion - anyone care to move it to the discussion board so we can get more detailed and it could be added to the monthly newsletter??

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