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Originally Posted by packmommy View Post
Thanks Doc, I am coming from 5-6 migraines per week on the Gabapentin and the Lyrica. It's been years since I have gone seven whole days without one. I was just afraid to quit them because I thought it would get worse. If I even end up with 1-2 a week I will be pretty happy. Plus, I will not be on Lyrica!
I know the feeling; I was... well, more than 15/month—that's the cutoff/definition of "chronic" with regard to headaches. Mine (most of them anyway) were due to something called "CTTH/migraine complex—sudden onset" which is caused by a reactivation of the Epstein-Barr virus. After several years (and countless treatment ordeals) they began to diminish on their own, which is known to happen with that syndrome. I'm down to 1-2/week, and that's better than what it was. Maxalt has been my godsend.

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