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12-01-2009, 02:51 PM | #1 | ||
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I have been experiencing headaches since my car accident in Nov08. I have been through Chiropractic, Massage Physical Therapy, Pain Management and then PT again myofacial(sp) release. Nothing seems to help. I have been taking muscle relaxers, I thought they were helping but I still get horrible headaches about once a week for three to four days. They put me on Topamax, and that was working for two weeks then yesterday I get a headache again. Xrays were normal, MRI of neck show slipped disc and spinal cord slightly rotated. I got Facet shots, which made the neck pain go away but nothing will help the headaches. The headaches start as tension/burning feeling at the base of skull and work up to top of head and they feel deep. Most times it is so deep it feels like a worm tying to dig out of my head. Light nor sounds bother me when I do have the headaches sneezing, bending over, laughing, and coughing make it worse. I have been keeping a journal and the PM and GP doctors cant pinpoint anything. I havent seen anyone else other than PT, GP and Chiro. Any advice would be wonderful.
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12-01-2009, 04:16 PM | #2 | |||
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Welcome to NeuroTalk! I'm sorry for your pain. I had migraines for decades and I was on Topamax for a couple of years and I don't get them anymore (knock on wood.)
I hope your doctors can figure out what the problem is and get it fixed for you.
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12-01-2009, 07:28 PM | #3 | |||
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Topamax has been proven to work on migraines -- BUT, it is ALSO working on some nerve pain -- and that may be YOUR problem. Has anybody prescribed Fioricet? It is a pain reliever that works for many types of headaches.
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12-02-2009, 11:15 AM | #4 | ||
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Thanks to both of you for the support and answeres. Oh and the kitty is so cute. I have only been on Topamax for two weeks. I started at 25mg, this week I am on 50 mg. Today will be the first night that I will be on 75mg. So I guess maybe I should just let the meds work its course. The headaches are so blindsiding that its hard to just let anything take its course. I have not seen anything other than GP,PT and PM. Guess a nuero is the next step. I see my PM on Dec 9th.
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12-02-2009, 03:44 PM | #5 | |||
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I'd really "PUSH" for a neuro consult, though -- may be more going on than a GP or PM doc can see!! (((HUGS)))
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12-11-2009, 08:24 AM | #6 | ||
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Hi everyone, Well I went back to the PM doc. I am not sure if the Topamax is working. I am finally on the full dose 100mg I think it is helping a lil bit. It is taking the edge off of the headache when I do get the bad headaches. So the PM doc said to try the 100mg dose for a month and see if that gets me anywhere. I had a bad headache again last night. To my amazement I didnt wake up with it. YA! I was really excited. So I guess I will just see if this dose of meds is/are going to work for me. I still am wondering though what is causing it. I have been doing some more research and I seem to think its traction headaches only beacuse when the docs pull on push on my head or after the weekend when I can rest my head whenever I want to, thats when I get the bad headaches. Has anyone been had any luck with this?
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