I haven't heard of Namenda for headaches but I am really not up there with the latest news and stuff either. But please keep us posted on how your son is doing!! take care, God Bless You!!! Lori

Hi Cindy
I've been on Namenda for just over 3 weeks. I haven't noticed any improvement. I do think it takes at least a month to see any benefits though. Hang in there!

I am so happy to hear someone else is talking about Namenda in regards to their son. My son is also taking Namenda and it has changed his life. He was very sick with daily horrible nauseating headaches. All the doctors we saw were clueless and some thought it was psychological. I found out about Namenda through a friend, not a doctor. Our family doctor agreed to try him on Namenda. My son is like a new person. He still suffers from headaches, but not the debilitating kind. Namenda is helping. He's taking 30mg a day; 10 mg three times a day. The only side effect is drowsiness, which is substantial, but worth it considering were he was before the Namenda. My son is 24. He's suffered from migraine headaches since the age of 4. His horrible headaches started when he was 19. Tell me about your son. If you have any advice I'm all ears. He still isn't 100%. We've tried everything, but not cold laser or botox.

I'd really love to know how long it took for Namenda to start working for jdl84's son--and anyone else.

jdl84, My son started getting daily migraines when he was 6 after he fell and hit his head. He is 15 now. We recently found out it was not migraines but supraorbital neuralgia possibly from the fall or a sinus problem. The nerve pain was everyday for months and sometimes he didn't have any at all. He was diagnosed with cluster HA then because of the type of pain and the cycles.

He recently (one month ago) had a sinus surgery to correct a deviated septum but so far it hasn't helped. His doctor said it could take a few more weeks to start helping. He said there was contant points in the sinus which could cause his type of neuralgia.

He had radio frequency in the nerve and botox in the muscles around the nerve which did not help. He has taken many various medications over the years and none of them have helped and most had undesirable side effects which caused us to stop them after a fair tial period.

He is now trying the Namenda and cold laser (starting today). His doctor said to increase the Namenda after a week but no more than 2 tablets a day. So far he hasn't had any noticable side effects from 1 pill a day. If it helps him, my other who is 23, and has had daily headaches for about 8 years, might consider taking it too.

Wow, I thought I was alone in the quest for helping my son with his headaches. I feel for all of the moms out there who suffer right along with their children. We want them to have quality of life. It is painful to watch our children suffer and not know how to help them. Namenda has been a life saver for my son. When his dosage was increased to 10 mg three times a day, that is when he started to get maximum relief. Also, it is important to take Namenda the same time every day. It's funny because I am the one regulating this, not his doctor. I learned about the 30 mg a day and I read online about taking it three times a day versus 15 mg twice a day. Funny how that is. We definitely have to stay proactive, because the docs aren't as informed sometimes as we would hope. They just don't know everything, so we have to investigate. I am happy that I can take this info to my doc and he'll do whatever I ask. That is a good thing. I do thank God for the Namenda.

The Namenda is beginning to make him very tired with only 1 dose. Does that ever get any better? I sure hope so. I was hoping it would have fewer side effects than the other things he's taken.

I understand your concern about the drowsiness from Namenda. Namenda makes my son drowsy too especially now that he's taking it three times a day, but he has quality of life and the only side effect is drowsiness. He's hoping that the drowsiness will subside, but it may not. I told my son to give it a couple of months. He's gonna stay on it no matter what. He works full time, but when he's home he's dragging around yawning. Hang in there. If I can help with encouraging words, let me know. It's hard watching our kids go through stuff like this.