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@dawn_giacabazi

Hi nikkyuze,
I have been a migraine victim since my car accident in 1998. Post concussion syndrome plagued me for many years. After trying many drugs many side effects and a whole lot of ER visits, resulting in nerve block injections to my upper and lower occipitals. I finally with the help of Mayo Clinic found a drugs that works fantastic for me. Frova (Frovatriptan) is used at the first signs of a headache. 99% of the time it stops it at the first does. Twice I had to take a second dose 1 hour after the first. I take Trileptal as a preventive which controls migraines and seizures (both with or without auras). No stomach upset, no nasty side effects. Quick nap and I am completely functional and have gone back to work am hour after taking it (without any alter mental status). This is important as you know, so many medications used to treat can make you very sleepy, utter your mental status and leave you unfunctional for hours or days.

Sadley the indomethacin is quite known for its intolerance. I pray you find the right combination soon.

Dawn

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I was diagnosed with hemicrania continua from research I've done it only responds to indomethacin. I've used maxalt, imatrex, and amerge which work on my migraines but not on this headache. I have also tried several preventatives; topamax(nasty side effects) and the tricyclic antidepressant pamelor( bad withdrawal if I was late taking it) I am currently taking zonagran 100mg for migraine prevention and have only had one migraine. It's the HC that's causing me problems. My HC headache doesn't stop unless I take the indomethacin.