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JayhawkSD

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1. Go to a neurologist. Now.
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 01:50 AM
Jan 2013

Cluster/migraine attacks can be prevented. I was having migraines at the rate to 4-5 per week and my wife finally persuaded me to see a neurologist. He prescribed several different medications until he found one that would keep them from happening; in my case Topomax, which is an anti-seizure medication. They also use meds for Altzheimers and several others, and have to find the one which works for you. I now have about one per month, and sometimes go for several months with none.

I also have a sleep disorder, and the neurologist helped with that. I recently was diagnosed with Parkinson's Desease, but that's a different matter. It was caught early, since I was seeing a neurologist on a regular basis, so...

Anyway. see a neurologist, soon.

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Insomnia - Advice/Ideas needed [View all] 2theleft Jan 2013 OP
Go to a neurologist. Now. JayhawkSD Jan 2013 #1
Thanks for the info... 2theleft Jan 2013 #2
Good, do that JayhawkSD Jan 2013 #7
That is what I think too libodem Jan 2013 #11
I've had mild forms of sleep paralysis and insomnia napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #3
Long walks in the woods nt. tama Jan 2013 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #5
My sleeping got better when I started taking Seroquel. Neoma Jan 2013 #6
being knocked out for 8 hours sounds like heaven. 2theleft Jan 2013 #8
Thanks all, just to follow up... 2theleft Jan 2013 #9
Regular Seroquel works for me TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #15
This works for me too. Sophiegirl Feb 2013 #16
I take Ambian and easttexaslefty Jan 2013 #10
I've tried trazadone, but 2theleft Jan 2013 #13
for some reason mopinko Jan 2013 #12
Counting 2theleft Jan 2013 #14
Ambien Sophiegirl Feb 2013 #17
yeah, i did some dumb shit, too. mopinko Feb 2013 #18
Did you know they've cut the recommended dosage in half? TexasBushwhacker Feb 2013 #21
HAVE YOU SEEN A NEUROLOGIST YET? JayhawkSD Feb 2013 #19
Not yet...The original meds worked until last week. 2theleft Feb 2013 #20
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