The Good, The Bad and well, isn't that enough?

[beingcricket]

The Bad: Called my neurologist and had to leave a message about my headaches coming back. Nurse just called back. I have to up my prescription of Amitriptyline (Elavil - I've prob'ly royally goofed those spellings) back to what it was before. No getty-offy the makey-me-fatty pill. *sigh* ... *BIGGER sigh* ('cause that's what I'm gonna' stay -

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[wallybat]

ugh. i used to be on amitriptelene and i hated it. it made me sluggish and tired. bleh.

i know how you feel about not wanting to be on drugs forever. if you have something that works stick with it for a while.

i was on topamax for maybe 5-7 years and finally am off of it. my neuro said that it tends to work and kinda fix things so i could stop taking it.

are you stressed out or anything? stress sometimes makes my headaches worse. or if i drink :(

good luck!

[beingcricket]

Thanks. I've never heard of topamax. I'll try to remember to ask him about it next appt. Actually, I'm not really stressed any more than usual. Stress did cause them to get so bad to begin with, but after that it was just keeping them at bay. It's like I broke a barrier that was hold headaches back from getting too bad before, and after I had several bad ones in a row, there's the possibility that ANY headache will turn into a migraine. Not fun.

I actually can't drink anymore. I don't know which of my meds does it (I'm taking a lot), but one of them makes me have a severe reaction if I drink even the tiniest bit of alcohol. I had a tiny plastic cup of champagne at my sister's wedding a few years ago, and my head became beet red and hot. Was really embarrassing. It doesn't really hurt or anything, but it's a bit uncomfortable and definitely not attractive! :)

Thanks for your words of experience. It helps to hear from someone who's been there. :)

[beingcricket]

Thanks! I'm trying to keep my attitude in the Positive column. :)