Thanks Donna,

sorry the gabapentin doesn't help you. i don't normally take it i guess that's why. when i took it for prophylaxis i was only on it for a year... then i stopped and my migraine frequency was back to 1-2 days a month, whew.

When i was having trouble at work with more migraines last year i tried it again but could not tolerate even 900mg d/t crazy side effects. I was on 1500mg of Depakote then and pdoc and i figured the combination of the two was too much. i hope that is the explanation, because....

I *REALLY* hope, now that i am back to 800mg Depakote, that i can tolerate a full 1200mg. That is the dose i found i needed for good coverage when i took it successfully as a prophylactic. (900 was not enough). Anyway and it's all i have available for now so it's worth a shot.

If it works, i'd expect to take it for a limited period - maybe a year. i know that its effects tend to poop out gradually if one stays on it.

~ waves ~