Hi Corinne~
Hi Corinne & welcome. I'm 45 & have had Migraines since I was about 12. I seem to have some triggers, also the killer Migraine at ovulation plus others that just seem to happen. I've gone from 3-4 a month to 3-4 in recent years. On the Hormone subject, mine got worse, more frequent last year after I had a hysterectomy. I kept my ovaries but perhaps the shock of the surgery, the abundance of estrogen that was fueling the Fibroids really did a number on me. I got painful ovarian cysts too which I never did before. I ended up on a Leave of Absence last Fall. I tried to figure what my cycle would be if I still had my period & the horrible Migraines came mid-cycle, at ovulation when the cyst was so bad & lasted 3 days. And of course being this age the peri- menopausal symptoms just add to it! Synthetic hormones usually make the Migraines worse. if I was you I'd get some info on herbs (black cohosh) for this time & natural progesterone & yam cream. It may be worth speaking to an Herbalist or some one like at GNC or a health food store. Yes I get dyslexic, also short tempered, confused, have some short term memory loss & often cannot find or say the correct word. Some of these symptoms are as the Migraine is starting, & some afterwards. I also have after effects, very shaky the next day, vision not quite right & dizzer than usual. I have had a few dizzy spells that have put me on my butt. Dr gave me a diueretic, thought I was retaining salt. Duh... (that was years ago) Almost always I have a feeling of light headedness, also of a fullness or congestion & the "fogginess" many of us would like to shake off. Sorry for the long post. Take care, ~Lyn~
In a message dated 7/21/99 2:02:40 PM Central Daylight Time, zencorinne@... writes: Hi Corinne, my worse ones come after being exposed to chlorine or chlorine bleach in any way. I have had a hyst BSO and am young so I do opt for HRT. Seems that chlorine mimics estrogen in the body if you are chemically sensitive, I too use ice as well as nuban/phen shot....when I have the shot, I go home and sleep and feel absolutely great the next day! Former doc used Dem/Phenn mix and I always had the hangover. My current doc read that the kappa opiods work better for women and I have to agree with her! Jan :*) oh and btw, welcome!!
When I had my knee taken apart and put back together in a new way for the second time (it's still junk), I was not allowed to do more than sit up in bed for 8 days and wasn't allowed out of bed for 13 because my knee was in so many pieces. I even had a "cast" that closed with Velcro so they could get back inside quickly if I came apart unexpectedly. With so many pieces of bone rubbing against ecah other until they knit together (quickly, luckily for me), I needed regular doses of painkiller and Demerol was what I was given. I found, though, that it didn't really reduce the pain. I just didn't give a damn any more. I didn't enjoy that at all and was happy to switch to 222s, a heavy-duty aspirin/codeine combination. Do those of you who use Demerol find it works as a painkiller or as it did for me? Jeff
In a message dated 7/22/99 3:33:30 PM Central Daylight Time, vjbackman@... writes: Yes Vicki it does and seems to be longer acting than the demerol. You might want to ask your doc abt this, my doc says that the nuban (which is an agonist/antagonist opiod) works better for women. Jan :*)
In a message dated 7/23/99 7:29:45 PM Central Daylight Time, vjbackman@... writes: Nope it doesn't make you sound like a drug addict. I dont get a "high" and the way I know it's working is that the pain is gone and I stop worshipping the porceline God. Jan (~.~)