I have chronic migraines with aura..The
aura problems never go away, and the
migraines with pain happen daily but not
persistently all day long. I tried
cyproheptadine and was curious how other
people reacted to it? I felt weird and
saw weird shapes and shadows moving, and
it made me feel awful. What other meds
have people tried?
Also my migraine problems are so bad I get
dizzy, stomach aches, and constantly see
static...Does anyone else get this bad?
One more question I promise lol...I was
drugged a few years back with ketamine and
pcp (i now have a horrible fear of drugs
and hallucinogens and a number of anxiety
problems from it). I heard that
specifically pcp and ketamine are linked
to brain damage in small amounts, but that
some people with after affects of high
doses (which I was slipped) have problems
with migraines later on. So my question
is, does anyone know how valid it would be
that the explanation for my migraine
problems is from the drug incident leading
to cell damage? I never had migraine
problems before that happened, so that's
why I am curious. It's alright though if
no one really knows, I am just curious.
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catswold
Supporter
Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 12-11-05 13:41pm
Hi,
yes, your headaches could be from the
drugs that you were given. Have you had
an mri to see if there is any brain
damage? Almost everyone has some sort of
damage in their brains and even if it's a
lot, the body compensates and rewires
itself to get back the function it needs
most of the time. An mri would really
help to show you and the doc what
happened.
Is cyproheptadine the only drug you have
tried when you get a migraine? I take
zomig 5mg when I get a migraine and it
works about 90% of the time. Imitrex is
another one I see advertised all the time,
but I know nothing of it. Also, has your
doctor put you on a preventive daily med
to prevent the headaches? There are many
safe drugs on the market now that doctors
can use for this. I used to take inderal
for that but none anymore as I don't get
them very often anymore, thank god.
When I get severely nauseous, I take 25 mg
of promethazine. It definitely works but
knocks me out up to 48 hours, so I try to
take it sparingly. But when you have
that type of stomach ache, we'll try just
about anything. There are probably other
anit-nauseous stuff that your doc should
be able to prescribe.
Is your doctor taking your migraines
seriously? If not, you might want to go
to a headache or pain clinic. There are
more and more popping up and many don't
use medications if you are trying to stay
away from pills.
I hope this helps. I do hope and pray
that you will get the help you need.
God bless...
Carol
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5546 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 07-23-08 10:04am
If you can't find any physical damage from
the drugging incident, have you thought
about PTSD, or some lasting anxiety issues
stemming from that incident? Anxiety can
definitely cause headaches...
