Posted by Bob Johnson (209.211.41.141) on July 05, 1999 at 09:59:45:
In Reply to: Help :( posted by Kim on July 04, 1999 at 18:49:50:
While pain killers are not the long term "fix" you need not worry about "addiction" in the short term. Medical studies are pretty clear on this point: people with genuine pain very seldom become addicted to meds.
Suggest you call your HMO's hot line and ask for M.D.s who have a special interest or expertise in headaches. (As you read messages here you will find that even neurologists may lack awareness, interest, much less skill in this area.)