Hello my friends, I suffer from chronic migraines and I need your help in sharing your experiences with meds. I can not take abortive triptans, NSAIDS or Depakote. Depakote was the worst drug ever for me. Help I am in so much pain and it is disabling. We don't need to discuss diet because I am already on an organic, low salt, low sugar, nitrate/MSG/sulfite free diet. I do not eat processed foods or drink alcohol! Please share your most helpful drugs and worst drugs for chronic… read more

Does anyone suffers from migraines? If so what do you recommend for the pain?. I've tried Extra strength Tylenol, Tylenol with codeine, Hydrocodone seems like nothing works. Benadryl seems to work but I just can't take it when I'm working because it makes me sleepy.

Been having Bad headaches and rheumy sent me to neurologist who says migraines and write a prescription Had a bad reaction to topomax( chest pains arm tingling it was awful-he says that it can’t be the Med that caused that-it’s a good Med) 🙄
so he prescribed inderal. I have read the side effects and I am not so sure about it. As well as my questions “is the only course of action to give me more meds?” His response “it’s all I can do”
Anyone ever have luck figuring out what triggers migraines… read more

Hi everyone! Does anyone have any suggestions for medications or anything they have had good luck with for severe headaches? They are so bad they make me want to rip my hair out. I feel like I have tried everything under the sun and nothing has worked for me, it's been 1.5 years and it's becoming completely unbearable!!

Dose anyone else take topamax for any reason along with having lupus. I take topamax for migraines an have been on it for 5 years or so and it causes me not to sweat an overhead easy. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem because with lupus an being in the sun I notice I swell up like a sponge then the flood gates open an I almost pass out in a matter of minutes then I have to spend the whole day drinking water an sun sick . My doctor said it could be a combination of the meds an… read more

I have started hydroxychloroquine today the headaches i am getting are unreal i usually get headache but i feel like someone is in my head stretching it!! Anyone know if this will ease the more i take them

I currently take Topamax for migraines & Plaquenil for MCTD - but the dizziness lately is extreme. Thank you!

So my new rheumy plans to start me on this in August, do u all have any bad side affects from it or is there some things i should watch out for or be prepared for?