12 Week Comprehensive Pain Treatment Course

@Chronicdecay just highlights the individuality of migraines. Maxalt worked for me, but more like Imitrex does for you. Big thing for me was frequency. The imitrex injections were first available (1993), but only 2 in a pack and quite overwhelming (massive flushing and nausea during the first hour, but took migraine away for 18 hour min.). The next year, tablets were available. My doc is the one that said that i could split them. That was the huge difference. Insurance company limits on tablets per month. I could stetch the 9 - 100mg tablets to 27 or 36 doses. So, i could make it through most months. Maxalt limited amount couldnt be split and probably worked 85% as well as just 25mg of imitrex. Amerge worked the best for sinus related migraines, but wouldnt help the 2nd day. For me, imitrex still works great for me after 30 years and i can take it after the migraine is at full tilt. It takes almost exactly an hour to completely wipe it out. So an ice pack and a time out for 30 minutes is my penalty for waiting too long. Conversely, if i take it before the migraine really hits, i can almost forget what migraines are. Bottom line, now that there are so many choices, its worth the time to find the med that works best for you.

@TigLyn Luckily medicaid pays for everything for me... except acupuncture, and reiki. The PT was in a nice warm pool and I loved it. Taking a hiatus for the winter (travel in Vermont in the winter isn't reliable) but plan on restarting this or next month. Gentle yoga or chair yoga is good too, and you can find a bunch of videos on YouTube.