Hadn't even noticed. Dyslexics have more fnu. (I'm not - it's just a good moldie oldie... )

Yeah, but you also swear by Dopamax/Stupamax, which puts you in the minority; many/most cannot tolerate the S/E or the strain on kdneys/renal system.

I've seen enough differences/variation in folks' responses to meds/treatments that it's uncommon to phase me anymore. Less with every year.

Us weirdos gotta stick together.

Doc

I get it! There are so few meds/treatments that I can tolerate that it was amazing that I found something(s) that actually worked.

Doc, your not as weird as you think. I can't tolerate anticonvulsants, tried altenolol and it wasn't preventing my migraines. I'm back on inderal and I'm having side effects that are not getting better so will be talking with doc at next visit about something else, if there is anything else, and I'm still tracking my headaches, with no success in finding a culprit. My rheumatologist says they can start at any time so theres no telling what the deal is with any of them, at least so I'm told. I had to beg my doc to stop altenolol and go back to inderal but the fatigue, numbness, increase in neuropathy pain, tightness in my chest, and my arms going number(er) is driving me nuts. I think the migraines drive me nuttier, but who knows at this point.

Wanna bet?

I took atenelol for years because my insurance required it; didn't do a thing for me either. My migraines were finally tracked to reactivation of Epstein Barr virus, but it took finding a migraine specialist (that's all his practice consists of) to find that out.

I got some relief from the cervicogenic headaches with some physical therapy, but that took finding the right therapist who knew headaches as well (after various courses with other therapists).

I learned that general neuros & PTs just don't know enough, even though they think they do. Some can even be opthamological, though I don't know what a rheumy would have to do with migraines/headaches(?)

Have you got a good template for your journal/log? (Comprehensive enough?) Stick with it, expand the scope if necessary, and review it often. Something may jump out at you at some point, even if it only accounts for some it's worth it.

Doc

I was seeing my rheumy for something else and the subject was brought up by me, thats all. If all else fails with my current neuro who is a headache specialist, I may try to track down a migraine specialist if my insurance allows it.