Migraines everyday, all day, for 9 months. Help!!

Is that same as a chiropractor?  I gave the mayo clinic a call in mn, see if they will see me? 

I have had migraines since I was a toddler, per my mom. As I got older they continued and now I'm 42. I went into remission for about 10 years between my early 20's to 30. Doctors can't explain why. Typically get 3-4 per year. Moved to Arizona a year ago and have had twice as many migraines since I came here. Light and noise sensitive, nausea, vomiting, have yet to determine triggers. Started seeing a chiropractor in March and has helped, but not resolved migraines. I've noticed a decline in full fledge migraine when I am consistent with my daily allergy pill and ibuprofen in the morning. Currently seeing chiropractor 3x a week. About to go to 2x a week. Hate the pain pills and other drugs I've been given.

The problem I find is finding a good one if anything. Many say something is their expertise, but it really isn't. I'm just joining this forum which is over a year old. How are you doing.

Try the website Betsy. http://www.headaches.org/physician-finder/

Simply list your state then look for a headache specialist close to you. This is how I found my doctor (and he is the only one in the area). In the phone book he is simply listed as a neurologist. Hope this helps. God bless

Hi, I just found this thread, I was a triathlete, and now spend most of my time in bed because of migraines, I have them 24/7 they never go away it just depends on the pain level weather I'm out of bed that day or not, but some advise. I've been like this for 2 years and had every test under the sun done mris cts all kinds of preventive meds went to the hospitol for a ladicane drip for a week nothing makes this go away. The only test that does keep showing positive is ana, anti nuclear antibody, I'm very fatigued also, along with these migraines. So im finally going to see a rumatoligist to hopefully get some answers. So if you have ran into a dead end and think you just have migraines like I did ask your doctor to run a ana test on you , it can't hurt to see what the results come back.you might have a autoimmune disease causing this issue. It took ne 2 years and countless doctors to figure this out and take this approach. This I think gas to be the answer for me since this test has came back positive 2 times now and I have this crippling fatigue also tgat goes along with this 24/7 migraine, your symptoms mite be different u mite not gave to gave the fatigue naybe a rash or join t pains or stomach issues but if you gave these constant headaches that never go away have your doctor check you for a auto immune disorder becomes having a migraine once in a while I gave to be normal but to have a headache or migraine that just never goes away means there is done kind of underlying problem u just gave to find the rite doctor to figure it out and not just say oh I gave headaches 24/7 that never go away because I'm here to tell you I think that's nonsence. There is usually some kind of underlying condition to cause this condion. I'm not saying. People can't get migraine or headache alot but to gave it 24/7 that never goes away no matter what you take or do that just not rite and it's take me 2 years of nit giving up hope to figure that out.in 2 years I've been through 4 neurologist 4 treatments of botox, 4 treatments of occipital abd trigeminal blocks so many preventive migraine meds I've list track of the names and a week of ladicane infusion and 15 mg 3 times a day of oxycodone to barely take the pain away. Something is not rite for a doctor to diagnose me and say I just gave migraines. A neurologist should have his licence to practice taken for that kind d of diagnosis.ive even been told it's because of the pain meds I take yet put of the blue I can have a good day. If it was because of my pain meds I just wouldn't have a good day out of no were.folks I'm here to tell you to just not always rake these doctors word for wgat it's worth one neurologist told me it's a sleep issue. I need to stay out if my bed so nany hours a day. Here's a real genuis. How am I suppose to do that when I'm at a pain level of 7 or 8 and barely functioning. Maybe you guys have had better luck with doctors then I have but if this comes back as a auto immune disorder wich I'm pretty sure it us since that test is positive 2 times now I'm going to be pretty mad at these neurologist making all these bad calls. Do some research and ask for tests demand them you have to because you don't want to spend the rest of your life in pain in your bed like j gave for the past 2 years because doctors have no clue what they are talking about saying you gave cluster headaches when you have a autoimmune disease

Hello.

I have migraines on the right side of my head almost every day and was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2002. (Antiphospholipid syndrome.) I had my first migraine at the age of 12, many decades ago, so have probably had this autoimmine illness since birth, migraines are just one of many symptoms of it. I've tried the usual preventatives over the years, the ones I'm allowed to have that is, sanomigran, amitriptyline, beta blockers and topamax, which I still take, but I've made a Dr.'s appointment to ask to come off them as they don't work any more and the side effects have been horrendous, they've weakened my eyesight which in turn have made the migraines even worse.  

I'm not allowed to take any pain killers, apart from paracetamol (tylenol) and they don't help at all. All other painkillers apparently interact with the blood thinners I have to take because of the autoimmune disease. 

I've begged for help from my neurologist, rheumatologist and GP, but I just get told 'sorry, there's nothing more we can do.' 

It's very sad really when you think about it, no one with a heart would even leave an animal to suffer in pain. I think they should legalise euthanasia here in the UK.

 

Thank you so much for replying! It definitely sucks to have to go through this and im so glad I'm not the only one with 'unusual' symtoms. Amitriptyline is working for me, so far. But I can always feel terrible constant pressure in my head. I can only take Tylenol as well, and need my doctor to do neuroligical exam every 3 months. Although I don't have a diagnosis, I will definitely bring this up to him. Thank you so much.

I'm glad to see this thread is somewhat going still. My husband deals with migraines, and he can go months without one, then get them and it will last for a month or more. The medications and other thinhs he's tried (triptans, pain killers, natural remedies such as vitamin supplements, changes in diet, etc) offer no relief, at least nothing long term. MRIs, CAT scans, blood work, etc all come back normal.

From my position, I have wondered if he is dealing with more anxiety/depression issues because he ends up shutting everyone out, goes from job to job and that often results in us suddenly moving. I understand how chronic pain can bring on depression, and I understand how he must feel not being able to function, but it seems that there are deeper issues. I'm not suggesting anyone on here is dealing with that. Quite the contrary. I'm wondering if I could be wrong, if it would be typical of a person with chronic pain to handle it in such a way? Do those of you suffering daily hit points for long periods of time where you not only can't function but basically stop life?

Hi,

Well I can vouch for the fact that chronic pain and depression DO go hand in hand.  If you can get no relief from the pain then certainly its very depressing.

Its interesting that you say your husband gets these headaches for a month or so and then they go away.  This is typical of a headache called cluster headache and its because they come in clusters as the name suggests.  I used to get them like that, until I had continous headache, then I found that sumatriptan injection would take it away very quickly.  I wonder if your husband has tried the injection version as the tablets didnt work for me.  Then to help control them Verapamil is a good choice.

Do let me know how you get on as its always possible what your husband finds works for him, might help me and others too. 

Take care and best wishes