There are a few of us on here that have the headache / migraine problems. I am one of them. I take some antiseizure meds and others. For the pain I take some form of a breakthrough narcotic med like oxycodone or dilaudid. I also where a fentanyl patch.

The weather and from what others say, allergies can and do effect the pain levels. With me it is the weather that is the worst. See if your doctor can give you something for the bad days. I get the headaches each day. Some like recently, have been pretty bad. By the way, I live in Connecticut.

My APRN keeps saying that it is the low pressure systems that bring an increase of ER trips due to migraines. This also has people complain of an increase in pain. The Weather Channel.com has an area that you can find the pain index in your area. It is fairly accurate with me. Here is the link to my town. Just change it to your town and you can get a better idea of how yours will be.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/tenday/06067?from=36hr_topnav_aches

Mu headaches started about 3 mos after my injury (6/06) and they progressively got to where they went from throbbing pains to constant. My Neuologist tried me on several headache meds before I found one that worked some of the time....AXERT 12.5 mg...you take one tablet and if you still have a headache 2 hrs later you take another. You can only take 2 tablets in 24 hour period.

The bad thing is that MEdiciad will only pay for 6 pills a month.......So I save the pills for my worst headaches.....I had to take them today as a matter of fact.

If you haven't tried AXERT I would recommend them.

Good Luck!
Sheila

I have headaches too, but I don't think that mine are as bad as yours!!! I'm soooo very sorry that your having such a very hard time with them right now!!!! Wish that I could help you!!!!

What problems do/are you having with your eyes, & your memory???

I am now having vision problems that are scaring the crap out of me!!!

Not to mention bugging the crap out of me. I may have to have drugs just to deal with the anxiety of the visual problems. Can't sleep for them when they happen!!!

Speaking of visual problems, could we possibly make the print a little bigger so that people like me can see it!!!!!! :)

Thanks everyone for your reply's. I guess I am still learning about this type of injury. The vision problems I have are really weird. It feels like my eyes are shaking back and forth. Also, when reading, I'll see clearly 2 lines of the same sentence. I went to my opthomologist and she told me this was also from the brain bouncing around, and may not go away. It mostly happens at the end of the day when I am tired, but also has happened during the day. She says all I can do at that time is to close my eyes for a while. My memory problems are making me crazy too. I know what I want to say, but cant get it out of my mouth. If people give me enough time, I can work it out. Slowly, people are getting used to me and I tell them not to tell me what I'm thinking of. Sometimes I tell them to give me a clue (cause they usually have figured out what I want to say. Hopefully it will work out-if not, I hope I can not be so embarassed and self conscious . Hope everyone is doing well. God Bless.

Your symptoms are so identical, I could have written that at 4 months. It's been 10 months for me and my symptoms have reduced to where I am no longer worried and rarely in pain. Things get better with time, rest as much as you can.

" Thanks everyone for your reply's. I guess I am still learning about this type of injury. The vision problems I have are really weird. It feels like my eyes are shaking back and forth. Also, when reading, I'll see clearly 2 lines of the same sentence. I went to my opthomologist and she told me this was also from the brain bouncing around, and may not go away. It mostly happens at the end of the day when I am tired, but also has happened during the day. She says all I can do at that time is to close my eyes for a while. My memory problems are making me crazy too. I know what I want to say, but cant get it out of my mouth. If people give me enough time, I can work it out. Slowly, people are getting used to me and I tell them not to tell me what I'm thinking of. Sometimes I tell them to give me a clue (cause they usually have figured out what I want to say. Hopefully it will work out-if not, I hope I can not be so embarrassed and self conscious . Hope everyone is doing well. God Bless. "


When I had my 1st bad wreck with the TBI, etc... My vision was knocked out then, esp.... my peripheral, it was totally knocked out!!!

But, that came back & got alright!!! But, now 25 years later, & many BI's later I'm having flashing lights real bad. They just start going off like strobe lights & it's drives me crazy & scares the hell out of me. As flashing lights can be an indicator of torn retina's, seizures, & MS!!! Plus when you laying down trying to sleep & lights are going off & flashing in your eyes it's pretty damned hard to sleep!!!!

I went to a real good doctor that runs a clinic next to where I live! I've known him a very long time!!! And, he did some little in office vision test, & there's things I don't even see!!!! I have to go to an eye specialists now!!! Should have already been, but LIFE won't stop happening long enough for me to get there!!!

At any rate, this doctor is convinced that I have MS!!!!!!!!! Says he's convinced & that he won't be surprised in the least if I have a confirmed diagnosis within the next 3 yrs!!!!!!! So, my mind & heart are still reeling from that--&/because SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE FLASHING LIGHTS, either the MS--a #1 symptom of MS by the way!!! Also, a #1 symptom of seizures!!! Also, a major symptom of torn retina's!!! None of these are good!!! And, 2 of them I'm stuck living with!!!! Any of them can turn my life completely upside down!

I'm really badly depressed, & having a lot of anxiety over all!!! And, no I can't, & won't take anti-depressants!!! I have had horrible experiences with drugs & won't go that route again!!! I will only pursue natural alternatives at this point!!! But, I would settle for some pain meds to get my spasms & pain under control, long enough for me to make a lot of progress.

I think it really hurts me the most, because I feel that all this is a result of my HI's!!! I think that I will be paying for them for the rest of my life!!! And, that damned doctor was soooo optimistic--he was just trying to be HONEST & tell me what nobody else will; but he told me that my life was going to suck & going to be down hill from here & I might as well know that now & deal with that now, so I can start the acceptance process now!!!!!!

Well, that didn't depress me & make me suicidal at all!!!!! I have a great PT, & she is now the best friend that I've ever had in my 45 yrs!!!! In fact, our friendship is soooo awesome & astounding that I am writing a book--that I intend to publish--about my BI life, & about meeting her & the difference that she's made in my life!!!!!!

If it were not for her coming along & being there through all the shit & through all the bad news lately, I TRULY WOULD NOT BE HERE!!!!!! She's the only one that really gets it, the only one that's there--no matter what!!!!! And, she's saved my ass--more than once!!! Having her at my side, & having her be there for me & believe in me, & to want me to really be here, has been dear to my heart!!!! It has meant more than I can say!!!!!!!

Well, I'm having one of my terrible headaches!!!!! And, I'm deathly sick with bronchitis so I'm going to stop now!!!

I do hope that things get better for you, & if you need to talk I am always available!!!!!

I had a bad case of double vision since my TBI. My eye doctor put prisms in my glasses. Worked like a charm. B-U-T when I get tired or over-anxious (the "B" word, girls!) my double vision does a whammy on me.