Oxygen works wonders for many of us......take a moment and read here:Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or if you haven't already done so. Personally, I swear by it.....

I use an old push button style paramedic mask that a fire fighter gave me a hundred years ago. (I'm retired sheriff) I removed the mask and just draw off the stone. This way I get 100% 02 to my lungs, at as high a breathing rate as I want. Used this way my abort times run 6-8 minutes. Grab an E-Tank from work and give it a shot, I think you'll be amazed at how fast you can send beasty running and save the expensive pills for when you're caught away from the 02. I kept an E-Tank in the trunk of my cruiser when I was on cycle. I get about 6-8 aborts per E-Tank so it's only a couple of bucks per abort.

I'm 51, a 33 year CH'er, 02 has really taken a lot of fear away from old beasty for me. Welcome to the board.

Joe

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If one med is not  working for you there are others in the same class which can be tried. Imitrex has greater kick than zomig (using the injection form) and would be a worth a try.

So raises the question: who is treating you? Ideally a headache specialist, especially when you treatment progress is iffy. If you have the option:

LOCATING HEADACHE SPECIALIST

1. Search the OUCH site (button on left) for a list of recommended M.D.s.

2. Yellow Pages phone book: look for "Headache Clinics" in the M.D. section and look under "neurologist" where some docs will list speciality areas of practice.

3.  Call your hospital/medical center. They often have an office to assist in finding a physician. You may have to ask for the social worker/patient advocate.

4. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or ; On-line screen to find a physician.

5. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or Look for "Physician Finder" search box. They will send a list of M.D.s for your state.I suggest using this source for several reasons: first, we have read several messages from people who, even seeing neurologists, are unhappy with the quality of care and ATTITUDES they have encountered; second, the clinical director of the Jefferson (Philadelphia) Headache Clinic said, in late 1999, that upwards of 40%+ of U.S. doctors have poor training in treating headache and/or hold attitudes about headache ("hysterical female disorder") which block them from sympathetic and effective work with the patient; third, it's necessary to find a doctor who has experience, skill, and a set of attitudes which give hope of success. This is the best method I know of to find such a physician.

6. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or NEW certification program for "Headache Medicine" by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, an independent, non-profit, professional medical organization.
        Since this is a new program, the initial listing is limited and so it should be checked each time you have an interest in locating a headache doctor.