Hi all. My name is Tara, I have been experiencing severe migraines several times a month for the last 10 years. The are absolutely debilitating and most of the time when I have them all I can do is lay in a dark room and pray for death. I am NOT being dramatic...they are BAD. For the last 3 years or so I have been seeing a neurologist who specializes in migraines. We have gone through the menagerie of medications and there are a few that work for me, however none are generic and I have prescription coverage. He rx'd me a small rx of my migraine medication and when I can afford it I get it, however for the most part I have been taking hydrocodone for the pain. It is cheap and works, but the side effects are getting unbarable. I get rebound headaches about 50% of the time, not to mention the nausea/vomitting and drowsiness.

So last month when I was in I mentioned I was interested in trying to find something to replace the hydrocodone. He gave me an rx for a drug called fioricet which worked wonderfully for the tension headaches but did nothing for my migraines. So I called back and told his nurse it did not work and after a day of playing phone tag she finally told me he did not know what else to try and asked me if I wanted a prescription of naproxen. I already take naproxen but it does NOTHING to touch the kind of headaches I take hydrocodone for.

I refuse to accept that there is nothing else out there. I know there has to be, I just don't know where to start. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or better yet suggest a medication that may work better? I feel very disappointed in my doctor who has always seemed so caring and compassionate....