Sorry I haven't been on here in a while, couldn't recall my login info for nothing. Lol.

Went to a neuro on October 31st last year and got my official diagnosis, episodic cluster headache. He prescribed 240mg verampermil and prescribed 12L HFR oxygen. And as luck would have it I had my last (and worse) attack of my cycle that night.  I also found out (from my neuro) that I suffer from migraines. I get the occasional throbbing pain to where I can't walk but for the most part I have "ocular" (or silent) migraines. I get the auras but no headaches. Want back for my follow up visit (out of cycle) an he prescribed the sumatriptan pills. It is normal for you to only get 10 pills for a 30 day period? He wanted to try the pills before the injection. I'm suppose to start my verampermil in the middle of April for my cycle in may and June. Still a little Leary on that since my BP is a good 105/75. And aren't we suppose to get some kind of ekg for some of this medicine?

Any helpful tips on the sumatriptan pils? Can they be halved? Trying to get all my ducks in a row before the next cycle hits

KayleyKat

Hi KayleyKat,

Thanks to Batch's Anti-inflammatory Vitamin D Regimen, the few attacks which manage to break through I can treat with Imitrex tablets. My insurance limits me to nine 100 mg. tablets/month. Generic versions are available. So I stock up in the "off season". The tablets usually take about 30-40 minutes to start working for me, which is tolerable now. Prior to the Vitamin D treatment, only the injections would work. In fact, I now split my 100mg. tabs into 50's, since I found that 50 mg will suffice. I hope the verapamil will work for you. If you can't handle the side effects, definitely try the anti-inflammatory treatment. It has helped me tremendously.
~Patti