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Redd wrote:This may sound like voodoo or magic but I'd never believed in alternative medicine until about a month ago when it helped me clear my sinuses and I could breathe normally for the first time in years. One of my clients is a psychiatrist but she'd also spent 12 years studying acupuncture and traditional Japanese medicine in Japan. At the end of our last meeting she offered to do something called Moxa or moxibustion. In short, she burned some herbs on the top of my forehead for about 5 minutes. Kind of like putting a cigarette to the skin and pulling away.
I wouldn't have let anyone convince me to do something like that but this is my client and she's an actual doctor and very well known in her field. I don't know if this procedure works for migraines but I'll ask her after the new years and get back to you. I had tried every type of medication for my sinus before and was planning on going for surgery in 2019, now I can breathe 100% normally through my nose all the time. I'm still shocked that something like that can work over modern medicine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxibustion
Redd wrote:This may sound like voodoo or magic but I'd never believed in alternative medicine until about a month ago when it helped me clear my sinuses and I could breathe normally for the first time in years. One of my clients is a psychiatrist but she'd also spent 12 years studying acupuncture and traditional Japanese medicine in Japan. At the end of our last meeting she offered to do something called Moxa or moxibustion. In short, she burned some herbs on the top of my forehead for about 5 minutes. Kind of like putting a cigarette to the skin and pulling away.
I wouldn't have let anyone convince me to do something like that but this is my client and she's an actual doctor and very well known in her field. I don't know if this procedure works for migraines but I'll ask her after the new years and get back to you. I had tried every type of medication for my sinus before and was planning on going for surgery in 2019, now I can breathe 100% normally through my nose all the time. I'm still shocked that something like that can work over modern medicine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxibustion
TWA772LR wrote:Have you tried different medications? I was medicated for something else but the first one I was taking didnt work so they switched the medicine and it was night and day.
Deepak Chropra meditation tapes are good. I got one and one part specifically said to use your attention and intention to affect the blood flow of your body. Concentrate in your extremities and if you feel your fingers and toes get warmer, you're doing it right. In the CD I have he specifically says that process is to relieve migraines.
I used to get migraines a lot as a kid and thank God I grew out of them. I understand your pain and I hope you find a solution soon.
NIKV69 wrote:Just spoke to her Justin. She said they ended when she reached her early 50s She also said acupuncture was the only thing she used that worked before they stopped on their own. Also there is some new drug that makes them subside immediately but can not be taken if you have high blood pressure.
DocLightning wrote:My usual treatment algorithm for chronic migraines is:
1) Amitriptyline up to 25mg per night. If no effect, then
2) Propranolol twice daily up to 160mg/day, if no effect then
3) Topirimate taper until effective, if no effect or not tolerated then
4) Cyproheptadine nightly, if no effect then
5) Neurology referral
I get migraines under control in >95% of my patients.
bombayduck wrote:This may seem like a daft question, do you get the migraines after eating certain foods. My mother used to get them from eating plain chocolate so, she has cut out plain chocolate no more migraines.
CitizenJustin wrote:
Well, I may need to visit you then. My doctor put me on Imitrex and the results are very inconsistent. Nothing I can count on for sure.
Thanks Doc
DocLightning wrote:CitizenJustin wrote:
Well, I may need to visit you then. My doctor put me on Imitrex and the results are very inconsistent. Nothing I can count on for sure.
Thanks Doc
At least in pediatrics (and as far as I know in adults) we would use an abortive therapy like a triptan ("IMITREX" or similar) for patients who are having two migraines per week or less on average. In your case, I believe you report that you are having them daily or almost daily (is that correct?). So while it's appropriate to prescribe a triptan, you should also be on a daily prophylactic therapy to prevent them.
Jouhou wrote:My mom found Imitrex to be as disabling as the migraines their selves, and not all that effective. Her medical marijuana prescription has proven far more effective in comparison. AKA being high out of your mind is less impairing than Imitrex.
cpd wrote:Redd wrote:This may sound like voodoo or magic but I'd never believed in alternative medicine until about a month ago when it helped me clear my sinuses and I could breathe normally for the first time in years. One of my clients is a psychiatrist but she'd also spent 12 years studying acupuncture and traditional Japanese medicine in Japan. At the end of our last meeting she offered to do something called Moxa or moxibustion. In short, she burned some herbs on the top of my forehead for about 5 minutes. Kind of like putting a cigarette to the skin and pulling away.
I wouldn't have let anyone convince me to do something like that but this is my client and she's an actual doctor and very well known in her field. I don't know if this procedure works for migraines but I'll ask her after the new years and get back to you. I had tried every type of medication for my sinus before and was planning on going for surgery in 2019, now I can breathe 100% normally through my nose all the time. I'm still shocked that something like that can work over modern medicine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxibustion
This is interesting- I suffer sinus problems a lot. Even though as some of you know I’m quite fit, they make things miserable, especially with the splitting headaches that sometimes go with it. I’ve so far tried sleeping fairly elevated/upright, that helps a bit. Stuffy high temperatures overnight also make things worse.
I’ll look into that.
DocLightning wrote:CitizenJustin wrote:
Well, I may need to visit you then. My doctor put me on Imitrex and the results are very inconsistent. Nothing I can count on for sure.
Thanks Doc
At least in pediatrics (and as far as I know in adults) we would use an abortive therapy like a triptan ("IMITREX" or similar) for patients who are having two migraines per week or less on average. In your case, I believe you report that you are having them daily or almost daily (is that correct?). So while it's appropriate to prescribe a triptan, you should also be on a daily prophylactic therapy to prevent them.
DocLightning wrote:My usual treatment algorithm for chronic migraines is:
1) Amitriptyline up to 25mg per night. If no effect, then
2) Propranolol twice daily up to 160mg/day, if no effect then
3) Topirimate taper until effective, if no effect or not tolerated then
4) Cyproheptadine nightly, if no effect then
5) Neurology referral
I get migraines under control in >95% of my patients.
PIMountaineer wrote:I've been visiting this site for well over a decade it seems, and this thread is the one that finally inspired me to make my first post. To the thread starter, you have my deepest sympathies. I sincerely feel for you, as I know how you feel.
I am in my late forties and have suffered from migraines my entire life. Doctors say they are a result of head trauma I received when I was 18 months old. They can be and are often debilitating.
Doctors have me on for lack of a better term, a cocktail of different drugs. I find this along with a strict diet tends to help a great deal. There are trigger foods; I've learned that throughout the years.
One thing that has always annoyed me is something that you touched on a bit. "I just work through a migraine when I have one. I don't see the big deal; it's just a headache." Well, clearly they've never suffered from what call a doozy, or they wouldn't say something so utterly ignorant.
Once again, I just want to offer you my sympathies. I feel your pain. Take care, sir.
CitizenJustin wrote:Not daily, but weekly for sure. I’ll have a few good days, but that’s about it until I begin to feel another one coming on. Sometimes they’ll resolve after a few hours without becoming severe. That’s if I’m lucky.