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(Message started by: sgarner on Apr 9^th, 2008, 1:30pm)

Title: These crazy headaches are now BOTH
Post by sgarner on Apr 9^th, 2008, 1:30pm

Sided. Kip scale 5-6. Shooting pains into the jaw. Both sides of my head are bruised or sore.

The one on the right side has been there since Friday afternoon with about 4 breaks of 5-6 hours.

The one on the left side just started.

HELP. Any suggestions, comments welcom. :o

Title: Re: These crazy headaches are now BOTH
Post by avmoore on Apr 9^th, 2008, 2:48pm

What meds are you taking?

This sounds like you may be rebounding.

Andi

Title: Re: These crazy headaches are now BOTH
Post by sgarner on Apr 9^th, 2008, 5:12pm

2-3 verapamils per day. The last week I have had to take 4-6 esgics per day. Do you think it could be the esgic's rebounding?

Title: Re: These crazy headaches are now BOTH
Post by Gator on Apr 9^th, 2008, 5:41pm

on 04/09/08 at 17:12:39, sgarner wrote:

2-3 verapamils per day. The last week I have had to take 4-6 esgics per day. Do you think it could be the esgic's rebounding?

Elaborate on the 2 - 3 verapamils per day. Verap is a not a "pop one as needed" kind of drug. It is a preventative that needs to be ramped up to and maintained at a certain level to be effective.

Esgic is butalbital and acetaminophen - neither of which are effective for stopping a ch attack. If you are popping 4 - 6 of these per day, I would bet you are having a rebound, aka medication overuse headache. The only way to get rid of it is to stop taking the offending med until the headache goes away.

Good luck.