I'm truly extremely happy that you are experiencing well-deserved relief, and I hope it is both long-lasting and reproducible! Lyrica gave me stomach problems at first when taken at the same time as the Keppra, but the problems went away when I took the pills at different times of the day.
Congratulations, and best luck!
Thanks for your comment. On Wednesday I had my botox injections done and for the first 4 days I kept asking myself "what on earth did you do?", my headache was terrible and the back of my head and neck felt like someone hit me with a sludge hammer! My Neurologist said due to the amount of damage I had, the injections made the nerve mad, but I would feel the benefits in a few days. This morning I woke up without a headache, YIPPY, my first in three months! The back of my neck at c5/c6 still hurts, but at least I'm headache free, I sure hope it lasts.
I tried Lyrica for four weeks, but the side effects were too much for me and I didn't get enough relief to continue with it. I have alot of stomach issues, that is why I have had such a hard time getting relief.
Botox rarely produces headache, and in my opinion the potential benefits outweigh the minor risks.
If Botox doesn't help, please ask your doctor to let you try Lyrica and/or Keppra. I have researched these meds and am very impressed with the reports. I am also taking them to lessen my own occipital neuralgia pain.