Medical Resources
Many people suffer from Migraine Headaches. I am one of those people. When I was about 16 years of age, I started having the most terrible headaches, {with pain located on the left side of my head and eye, nausea, aura's - bright flashing light, blackout spells, sensitivity to sound and light} that I could imagine at that time. However, as the years passed the pain did not diminish as various doctors predicted, instead it became exceedingly worse. Time and again, medical professionals stated these "tension headaches" or headaches due to "stress" were the result of using an overabundance of over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol or Excedrin.
For many years now, I have undergone a variety of tests, just a few of which include Cat Scans, M R I's, and even testing for low blood sugar. During the past two years, I spent a week in the hospital, on two separate occasions, in the hopes of getting relief from this pain. Doctors had prescribed an unimaginable amount of medication to "prevent" the headache from occurring.
In my case, the headache cycle was never broken while under medical supervision. The drawback to this was a complete change in routine, which might account for a slight variation of pain, and being on a very strict diet during hospitalization was also a factor. At one point, I went to a specialist for TMJ {a jaw alignment disorder} which is known to cause headaches, but not necessarily migraines.
Over time, I have accumulated several resources for those who suffer from this same problem. Check out the ones on my Favorite Links page. These are by no means all there are, but the few I checked into and found to be very informative. My hope is this will be of some assistance to anyone who has migraine headaches. If YOU know of any other sources, please contact me and I will look into that source also. It is good to talk to other people who are going through or have been through this same dilemma; to find out what works for them, what steps they take to get relief and what does NOT work as well.
Thank you for your concern and your interest in this illness.
