diagnosed with status migranoise, with medicament and a headache of weeks

[crcedillo]

I am a 35 year old female, never really suffered from headaches. Last may I was told I am in pre menopause. Last week after a huge left sided constant non pulsating headache I felt my vision went blurry. I was taken to the hospital where tons of analysis where made, scans, MRI's etc. Nothing found and was therefore diagnosed with status migranoise. I am taking Dihydergot and I am back home now. My headache has changed from constant to pulsating on the middle of my head, I sometimes feel it on the front (face) to the back of my neck. It is constantly pulsating and does not dissapear. I am dizzy, heavy headed and see a bit blurry. Any idea what can this be? A suggestion for me to ask doctor for certain analysis tests? Appreciate any help here.

[mle134]

I had the same diagnosis and struggled for months,  but was finally referred to a headache specialist and hope I have my problem whipped!!  My final diagnosis seems to be hemicrania continua, but this is 9 months after the initial presentation of the migraine with no end.  My vision at times has been very blurry but I/m not sure if it is the headache or if it is the elevation in my blood pressure brought on by severe pain.

My regular migraines went whacky during perimenopause - I think because mine were always hormonally linked - but my issue was that they became more and more frequent rather than longer in length.  Menopause helped with that problem and my migraines actually disappeared - then this headache.  I found that triptans helped some...

With my present looooong headache, I found that there are numerous combintions of medications that can be given for very bad headaches.  There were not any real "tests" that showed which kind of headache I had, except where they gave me indomethacin and it helped the pain (apparently it either helps or it doesnt).  Most of the management seemed to be symptom/history related when I had normal CT's/MRI. The headache specialist had more insight into the symptoms than my general neurologist, but that just may have been because my general neurologist was becoming very frustrated by lack of progress curing the headache.

Good luck!!  

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,
How are you?
Status migrainosus is a migraine attack which lasts for more than 72 hrs. Dihydroergotamine iv is usually given along with an antiemetic. It is important to break this cycle of headache.
Other possibilities can be hemicrania continua and chronic persistent daily headaches. Hemicrania continua are a persistent severe one sided headache but it is usually associated with light sensitivity, runny nose, vomiting and red eye. It generally responds to indomethacin.
Please discuss this possibility with your doctor.