SeaStar
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- May 24, 2009
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- 97
I started having migraines at age 6 and they lasted all throughout my teenage years, at least 2-3 a week and sometimes more. It wasn''t until my hormones changed in my early twenties that the headaches leveled off and I only had a couple a year....until now. They''re baa-aaack and with a vengeance. It started a month or so ago with a ton of silent migraines, I''d just lose my vision with lightning flashes in my peripheral vision and occasionally get a dull headache. Two rounds of 800 mg of Motrin would be enough to make them go away completely. Now I''m back to having them a couple times a week, they come on suddenly and I just won''t be able to see what''s in front of me, like whatever is there just darkens out as if it''s not there, then the lightning flashes come and spread to both eyes followed by a splitting headache and nausea. I was helping a patient labor at work and I just suddenly lost my vision and BAM, horrible headache. If it happens while driving I''m screwed because it lasts a long time. I don''t remember having them quite like this when I was younger but they seem to be getting worse every time I get one. I went to a neurologist and he tried every single migraine escape medicine, a couple neuroleptics, and the only thing that worked was 200mg of Topamax a day. I was young back then and smart enough never to read the package inserts but now I''m really worried about starting it again with all the side effects. Many people have said they feel like they''re in a zombie state and don''t feel any kind of emotion. If you''ve taken it what was your experience? I want to know the good the bad and the ugly.