chronic cervical driven migraine

[dannisr]

i have suffered migraine for 15+ years now, caused i think, from a 20 foot fall and a whiplash car accident when i was younger. i have been seen by physicians and neurologist 52 times in that span,specifically for headache, and the only treatment that helps are triptans, usually imitrex.  i saw in your forum another person who said basically the same thing. i feel like my doctors think i am narco-shopping, tho they have never said so, and i have never even tried narcotics for pain. my last visit to the pain clinic produced two choices for me - drive for 30 minutes to the clinic for injections (neck) or "tough it out". i still get relief from imitrex (thank god) but am facing the rebound problem. a vicious circle i'm sure someone out there knows what i'm feeling. not many people feel sorry for headache sufferers, and i am glad to have a forum to speak my mind - that is a help in itself. thanks for any advice and/or support.


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