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#1
Aug 31, 2010, 08:55 PM
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Does anyone have any ideas what I can safely take for my migraines while on:
Pristiq 100mg Lyrica 150mg Seroquel XR 50mg I have experianced seratonin syndrome up close and personal, have a HUGE family history of diabetes, cardiac disease and cancer Any ideas would be welcome  z
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Nov 20, 2010, 09:16 PM
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im not on any of these but i can say ive taken imitrex & maxalt which made me feel like i was having reactions. the one i liked & agreed with me was relpax but they are all so expensive (the only time ive gotten these were samples) i have found darvocet helps my migraines but doc wont give it cuz i have a history of addiction. upcoming drug screen so if i get one cant take the darvocet i get the 800mg ibuprofin which only dulls it for awhile
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Nov 22, 2010, 04:20 PM
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Maxalt is the one I use. It usually works okay for me
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Nov 22, 2010, 04:24 PM
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verapamil works for me but I don't know if it would interact with your current meds
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Nov 25, 2010, 02:46 AM
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I battle with migraines from time to time too. I take very high Paracetamol meds, and am going to ask my pdoc for a script for some REAL migraine meds. For the last one, I nearly had my boyfriend take my to hospital. I was pushing my head against the wall behind my bed to get some form of relief. It was pure torture.
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Nov 28, 2010, 12:47 AM
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Imitrex didn't help me. I had to go on maxalt but sometimes I have to go to the dr for a blood-pressure-lowering shot. They can get so bad! Do the psych meds cause migraines???
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Nov 29, 2010, 08:14 AM
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Some mood stabilisers (Sodium Valporate I think) are prescribed for migraines too. But I really started suffering from migraines when I started the psych meds
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Nov 29, 2010, 05:49 PM
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Which ones, sugar?
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Nov 30, 2010, 04:52 AM
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Sodium Valporate - Epilim (That's one I know of)
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#10
Dec 17, 2010, 09:11 PM
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I'm really late in the game with my answer but I saw your post and I feel for you...I am in the same place. ALL the triptans can cause seratonin syndrome (imitrex, relpax, maxalt, frova...) I can't use them either because of the meds I'm on. I use the old drug...Fiorinal with Codeine (called Fiorinal C 1/2). Not technically a migraine med but used to treat migraines and works like a charm. Ask your doctor. They will usually prescribe it if nothing else works or if you can't ake anything else.
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#11
Dec 17, 2010, 10:26 PM
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Fiorinal w/codeine does the trick. I don't get the headaches very often anymore, thankfully.
Imitrex made me feel like I was having a heart attack!!! Nasty stuff.
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Dec 30, 2010, 11:25 PM
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Imitrex didn't even work ! Maxalt, however, does. And when that doesn't there's a shot if something at the drs office. Haven't yet been to the ER.
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