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Archive => Archives => Topic started by: ppearl214 on March 07, 2006, 05:56:25 pm
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fyi reading
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Health/story?id=1696888
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Thanks for info on ABC. Having been on ever increasing doses of class II narcotics, I found the article interesting. I also read the related articles as well. The new non-narcotic drug sounds promising. However, I am very pessimitic about that. It seems every drug has side effects and some are present problems that just compound the migaine headaches. I had for about a year and half suffered with daily headaches. Bedridden for days on end. I was referred to a well renowned Neurologist at a University. He prescribed Oxyfast. Wow!! It gave me relief from the severe pain. I now take the slow release oxycontin and that subdues the pain. It really does not help with the light sensitivity or noise. But at least I can do things for a few hours a day. Three times in that year and half I tried taking my life, the pain was so bad. Locking me up for a 72 hour hold was a torture-- the nurses didn't understand my headache problem. Anyway I am willing to try anything if it will help stop these headaches. By the way, this doc says that about 10% of AN surgeries have the side effect of headaches. Sometimes they go away or decrease, but for about 1% they will never. He just tries to provide relief.