Hi! I'm new to the group and I'm so happy to find a place to go to for support! I'm 37 yrs old and have suffered from migraines most my life, but they've come close to debilitating in the past 3 yrs. I avg 15-16 migraines a month. And feel like I'm held hostage from them, as my insurance only covers enough meds for 13 headaches a month!!! :( Two years ago I suffered from a major hemiplegic migraine that left me with fine motor loss on my left side for 8wks. It was terrifying!! I've been on every type of preventative ( topomax, nortriptylline, depakote, propanalol, vit supplements, etc...). Not one of these meds truly helped and had some wicked side effects with a few of them that prevented me from staying on them long term. Just this Monday I suffered from another hemiplegic migraine, with the same numbness on the left side. I went immediately to the ER and was treated. It seemed to break the pain cycle, but I am absolutely terrified of it happening again and being like the one that temporarily left me disabled 2 yrs ago. :(. I saw my neurologist yesterday and he put me on Namenda and will be getting Botox soon. Has anyone here been on Namenda for chronic migraines? Also, does anyone ever just feel hopeless? I'm struggling and it's hurting my professional ability at work, as well as my relationship with my boyfriend. I'm cautiously optimistic that this Namenda with Botox will help me. Any other advice would be much appreciated!! Thank you all so much!