complicated migraines

[janeann424]

I was diagnosed with complicated migraines about a month ago. I have been having intensely painful headaches with varying symptoms since September...that's almost four months. The symptoms change, and move around, the pain is not always in the same place. sometimes it is an ice pick like pain that last only a few minutes and then leaves the inside of my head feeling sore. Nearly every day, my face, head and sometimes parts of my body go numb, tingley, today for the first time I had trouble pronouncing my words when I was teaching, and instead of just being numb my face especially my lips and front teeth, hurt.. on a scale from one to ten, it wasn't horrible, I'm thinking a 4/5... tolerable, but really distracting. While driving home from work I got the kind of head pain that feels as if you have been kicked in the head by a mule. I am feeling a gee there isn't much you can do for this but live with it and hope it stops soon. It's wearing me out.  They have done the MRI, and an EEG and food allergy testing, (it shows me with antibodies for 17 differnt foods, which I am not eatting and nothing has changed.) I"m taking Varapa--some thing or other... Which has helped the the big mule headaches but nothing else. I'm reaching the I can't function like this stage. There has to be something to do for this, living with it is not going to be the answer, and not living is also not the answer. I've been to my GP, a nurologist, a chiropractor (who by the way said, no way would he work on me with numbness anywhere like that... ), a nutritionist (with out carbs of any kind you loose way too much weight way too fast) don't know what else to do... (do you hear the frustration...) I can't sleep... which I know doesn't help anything...

[noops01]

Hi,
How low  is your blood pressure? You need to increase your fluid and electrolyte intake, also some medications can cause hypotension. What medications are you currently taking?
Also taking too many pain medications for a prolonged period of time can cause rebound headaches. Discuss this with your doctor, if this the case you will need to wean off pain medications. Hope this helps!

[janeann424]

my nurologiest discribed my headaches as... well there are all kinds of migraines...and I have them all.. often at the same time... which wasn't comforting.

[janeann424]

That's just it.. my blood presure is on the low side of normal, i'm already on welbutran (as of a week ago, which they tell me is not really enought time to know if it works or not... ) they have done a million blood tests ...surely one of them was blood sugar... they did a test for lupus antibodies, for thyroid, and a bunch of other stuff... and everything checks out clear... it's very frustrating.. and i can't sleep because when i lay down it's like having restless leg syndrom in my face... (you know... my skin is crawling.. or like i have fuzz on my face that i can't wipe off)

[noops01]

Hi,
I am so sorry to hear about your condition and i can understand all that you are going through.I would suggest you to get your blood sugar test done to rule out diabetes and also get your blood pressure checked to rule out hypertension. Please relax and make sure you get a good nights sleep, you can use a mild antianxiety like alprazolam at night. Eat your meals on time to prevent hypoglycaemia and maintain hydration by drinking adequate amounts of water. Indomethacin has been found to be effective in preventing icepick headaches. Please consult your physician about alternate therapies for migraine. Take care!