Has anyone used or been prescribed PETADOLEX for TBI
 

I am wondering if anyone has been prescibed or uses Petadolex for migrain type headache - If so did it work or not, side effects, length of usage etc.. Circumstance for use.

I suffered a concussion\TBI and still plagued by persistent headaches but they have gotten somewhat improved from the early days. I was recently presribed this and want to know more about others experience with it.

Thanks for any useful input

It is an over-the-counter extract of butterburr that is supposed to help the arteries in the head relax. I don't see why it would help with head aches if it increases blood flow in the brain but may your doc thinks it is worth a try.

My neurologists' practice has a naturopathic doctor, a therapist who specializes in crainal sacral massage, and a psychiatric NP.

I had one visit with the naturopathic doc to see if there were any natural supplements I could take based on my condition. He had me take the Petadolex but based on the cost (Whole Foods cost of $50+ per bottle of about 30 tablets) I tried only one bottle. I didn't realize any significant or marginal improvement or change, so I stopped after one bottle.

Different folks may have a different response than I did, so if you try, good luck!

Mike

PCS Mikey...
 

I was told there is now a prescription for this so that should hopefully helpout on the cost etc... I was told it may take a long while to get into your system before you know if it is helping. i will give it a try and see.

I don't know about that particular medication, but one of my doctors recommended riboflavin, magnesium, and butterbur as a migraine preventive. He said it could take up to a month to take effect as it takes a while for the substances to accumulate in the body.

Eown... thanks for the reply
 

The petadolex is the new script for of the butterbur. i am going to try it and see what happens - the headaches are quite something to deal with

Do you know what the dosage is? I just take an OTC formulation of butterbur and feverfew. It's 75 mg of butterbur and 200 mg of feverfew 3x per day.

Eowyn...
 

It starts at 50mg and goes up to 200 I beleive.

Do you believe it has helped you?

It's really hard to say. I started it at the same time I started the rest of the Nedley program. I had significant improvements within a week of that, so it's unclear exactly what led to the improvement (or if it was all of it together).

I haven't had any recurrence of headaches since the end of March.

However, when I did start to taper down my Topamax (still taking butterbur, etc.) the headaches started coming back, so I went back up to my full dose of that.