| i have been a long term sufferer of migraine i have had them since the age of 13yrs old , im on hrt aswell now which make them worse i used to suffer with severe migraine 5 times a week and a used to get migraine everyday wether it was a mild attack or severe attacks . im under a neurologist who has dioagnosed me as having over using Medication-overuse headache is a cause of frequent or daily headaches. It is caused by taking painkillers or triptan drugs too often for headaches or migraine so he has stop the medication i was on and put me on these preventers called topomite , and im alot better than i have been in a long time the only time i get a severe attack now is when i change my HRT patch i was really careful what i used to eat & drink being a long term sufferer over the years but i used to suffer really bad it took over my life i used to spend most of my life in bed in a dark room its not life. |