Posted by florence on September 18, 2004, at 18:39:39
In reply to Re: Migraines in general - a survey, posted by Jai Narayan on August 22, 2004, at 17:13:26
I suffered with menstrual migraines for over 20 years. They lasted days and days-the intensity lessened toward the end of my period. I found Provera and other symthetic progesterone made them WORSE. My headache specialist was up on the "latest" treatments: I was one of the first persons in the country to take Prozac. It helped for about a year. Then I tried, Zoloft, Vivactil, etc. There was supposedly a serotonin connection with migraines. Nothing worked. I tried at least 40 different medicines. I waited 2 years for Imitrex to be put on the market. It did nothing.
I wish I had known that migraines are complex medical conditions for which there is no cure. I am angry that I was never given fiorinal for the pain-my sister has taken it for at least 20 years. (But she lives in a different city so I couldn't see her dr.) I finally did my own research becuz I couldn't understand why menstrual migraines were the most difficult to treat: after all, I knew EXACTLY when they were going to occur.
I ended up seeing a top gyno who put me on Lupron and these shots stopped my period. FINALLY some relief! Yet, I think the Lupron triggered my Hashimoto's disease and/or depression.
I don't get migraines now since I spontaneously went into menopause after stopping the Lupron.
My migraines seemed to come about when my estrogen levels fell. Now, I am so fatigued and depressed: My estrogen level is virtually non-existant so if I try to take some estrogen to help with depression or energy, I am afraid of getting the migraines again.
Has anyone tried bioidentical hormones?
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