Hi. I'm new to all of this, so I guess, I will just introduce myself a bit. I have been suffering from what many doctors have called for 8 years now intractable migraines. Everyday I wake up with some kind of pain in my head, just some days I can deal with it and other days I can't even hardly breathe without feeling like my head is about to completely explode. Recently my neurologist has decided to do what will be a 5th spinal tap on me next Tuesday, because of past elevated pressures he is now leaning hard towards pseudo tumor cerebri. I guess it would be nice to actually have an answer to my pain and what is causing it but I'm not sure about all this... Atleast this has a possibility of a fix (somewhat)... I'm just so tired of being in pain all the time from the migraines. It would be nice to have a reason and not feel crazy, you know?

Welcome branflake.

branflake,

Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. As you can see we have a great number and caring fellow members here, where you have find a supportive and relaxing place. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Click on the following there you will find some assistance.

General Health Conditions & Rare Disorders:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum2.html
migraines:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum32.html

Please keep us up to date on your condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

Hi branflake and welcome to NeuroTalk.

Has any of your Drs. ever ordered a sleep study? Sleep disorders can cause headaches, awake or asleep.

Just a thought.

Yes, I have had 2 different sleep studies, 5 spinal taps, numerous MRI's, MRV's, and any other MR-somethings you can think of (lol). I'm soooo tired of tests!!

Hi Branflake,
Just a thought because of the time of your attacks and common misdiagnosis, do you know about Chronic Cluster Headaches?
Often striking the same time every day/night, waking sufferer up, worst possible stabbing/boring/white hot pain on one side of head. Often makes one eye water, nose block and run.
Whatever the cause, I sincerely hope you find a resolution very soon, my Cluster Headache attacks have increased again this past 6 weeks to 1-3 every day and it is difficult to manage. Know that you are not alone.

Dave.

Welcome, branflake. May you benefit from the time you spend here.