
Migraine Headaches Support Group
Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

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I hope that some of you might respond to this message and help me out with any ideas you might have. Last time I posted, I didn't really hear back from anyone.
My daughter, age 16, has been having dizzy episodes since around age 12 or 13. They happen 2 -4 times per year and last for about 5 days. They keep her out of school and horizontal. The neurologist says they are migraine syndrom -- however, she gets no headache. She is sensitive to light and does have occasional nausea. Currently she takes 75 mg topomax daily to prevent the attacks. It doesn't seem to work but she has been on it for probably a year and a half. She has tried all sorts of medications when she has an attack -- none have worked, so she refuses to take anything during an attack. She recently went to a bunch of chiropractic treatments and I guess they didn't work either. Does anyone out there have any ideas of what she could try to get her out of this dizzy funk and back to school? We have no idea what causes the attacks, but suspect that stress is related.
My daughter, age 16, has been having dizzy episodes since around age 12 or 13. They happen 2 -4 times per year and last for about 5 days. They keep her out of school and horizontal. The neurologist says they are migraine syndrom -- however, she gets no headache. She is sensitive to light and does have occasional nausea. Currently she takes 75 mg topomax daily to prevent the attacks. It doesn't seem to work but she has been on it for probably a year and a half. She has tried all sorts of medications when she has an attack -- none have worked, so she refuses to take anything during an attack. She recently went to a bunch of chiropractic treatments and I guess they didn't work either. Does anyone out there have any ideas of what she could try to get her out of this dizzy funk and back to school? We have no idea what causes the attacks, but suspect that stress is related.
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Stress does contribute to migraines. Also if she is sensitive to light then it seems to have the same symptoms of a migraine. I don't know really what to tell you but the last time one of my migraines lasted three days I had to be transported to the ER to get a shot in my arm to make it go away. That was in 2004 and in 2006 I had to have two shots in my hip for the same reason. I was cranky, my sugar level wouldn't go up from 80, and I had a migraine all day. Low sugar also contributes to migraines...at least they do me.
Also what I take for my migraines is Excederin Migraine but I also know Advil Migraine helps. Also not wanting to take anyone's ideas you might want to check out the thread Helping Each Other Out. Hope this helps.
They injected me, first, with Imitrex and had me lay down. I felt sick to my stomach and almost vomitted. Then, they tried another migraine drug I can't remember the name (maybe Topamax). That worked okay and I felt well enough to go home. I was very tired and ended up sleeping all day.
The next day, I was well enough to go back to work, but I believe it took the rest of the week until I felt 100% better.
I attribute my experience with intense stress. I wasn't listening to my body and I was overworking my brain to the point where my head was too overwhelmed.
I don't know if I helped, but just know she is not the only one who has gone through this. :) Good luck