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1868815 tn?1412541757

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Hi my name is Tonnette, I have been suffering serve migraines for almost 4 yrs now. When me and my husband got together. I lost my eyesight in the left eye. I had to do steriods IV for three days. When they gave me prenidsone to take at home and end up getting migraines. With the migraines it put more pressure on my eyes and I start loosing eyesight again. I did not do another treatment because doctor was trying to control the mirgraines. I took different types of pain meds. Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Flexril, and then some. The triptans meds I was given was Topamax, Firocet, Verapamil, Venaflixin, Proprandol, another pain medication Imtrex and Butorphanol (both nasal sprays), Amitripyline is another triptan meds. The concurrent medications that I am currently taking now is Proprandol for anixety now, Amitripyline for my triptans (Day 7 still the same painful migraines), and Ambien for insomina. The nasal sprays I stop taking because of blood pressure was being low. Since these Migraines, I am very badly senstive to light (can not go outside without throbbing pains hate hospital type lights too) I can not see far away so I wear glasses now, no loud noise, very bad mood changes (getting ready to start see a therapist), more anixety issues, can not sleep,depress and stress out. Over the past 3 years I probably be to the hostipal over 80 times due to migraines. I have done the steriod treatments 4 times due to optic neuritis still come out with migraines I even got migrines sitting in the bed for three days doing iv treatments. I my doctor is giving up on me he wants me to try steriods to help with migraines I refuse I can not deal with the pain. The other thing he has offer me is BOTOX i agree to it the second time because I would like to be able to work someday I am 27 years old. I do not want to sit on my bottom anymore. Do anyone know anybody that can help me? Has anyone experience this? Because of the steriods I think they cause my migraines, my doctor says that is impossible?
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Hi!

A lot of the things you write doesn't make sense to me so I have a bit of a hard time to follow.

The meds you have tried are some of the best migraine meds known: amitriptyline, propranolol, topoax, verapamil.

But it is also important that you take them correctly and give them a true chance and combine this with a migraine friendly lifestyle. You need a good headache specialist to guide you through this. Maybe you need to gradualy stop all the meds and then start fresh again.

It might also be worth to reconsider the diagnosis, it always is when  several meds fail.

Botox injections can sure be worth a try.

The combination of propranolol and amitriptyline is thought to be a very effective one in most cases. Be patient and give it time. Meanwhile try to focus on rebuilding your over all health as much as you can. If you have any weaknes or imbalance in your body the migraine will surely pray on it. For me it is enough with a simple cold for my migraine to try to attack me.

Amitriptyline should also help you sleep when you reach higher doses.

Be patient and keep fighting. I know what a horrible disease this is.
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1868815 tn?1412541757
i do not have optic neuritis anymore so they say.
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