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Waiting for the next one…
by: Leighann on Mon, Jun 25 2007
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I’ve had migraines since about age 14. My first headache was so frightening because I’d never had pain so intense. I remember I just rocked back and forth, holding my head and crying. I’m 37 now and have tried a number of medications. Thankfully we finally hit upon one that works and it’s a miracle.

My migraines are not always severe. They do not always follow an aura. (Or maybe I don’t always notice it.) I have them about 3 or 4 times a month. Without meds, the pain lasts about 4 to 6 hours. Now that I have found Maxalt, I find the pain is significantly reduced or eliminated within 10 minutes of taking the pill. However, sometimes I don’t always think the pain coming on might be a migraine “maybe this is just a sinus headache, I’ll wait”…and so by the time I submit to the pain and realize it IS what it is…the Maxalt will take just a tiny bit longer to work….sometimes up to 30 minutes. I figure it’s my fault though for not listening to my body better! I used to be terrified of getting the next migraine at an inopportune time. But now I’ve finally found a medicine that works, I feel somewhat more free to make plans and enjoy my life. If I’ll listen to my body, and take the meds when I first feel the slight pain creeping in, I will never sink into the severe, debillitating, nausea inducing, pit of despair that is a full blown migraine.
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  1. Thu, Feb 21 2008
    I think I could write a book on migraine pain and the number of doctors I have seen in the search for relief. When I read your story, I felt like I w...Read

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    I’ve had migraines since about age 14. My first headache was so frightening because I’d never had pain so intense. I remember I just rocked back and forth, holding my head and crying. I’m 37 now and have tried a number of medications. Thankfully we finally hit upon one that works [more..]
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