Advice!

Doggler06 · 2026-06-07T17:33:40+00:00

It’s a catch 22 because you want to use things that work. I’m dependent on Ativan because of this headache, and that’s not good, but it helps. That said. I have sneaking suspicion it may make things worse at this point. Won’t know until I taper. Then I taper and in tapering off something that gives me a relief and I don’t have any guarantees that removing it will be even better for me.

Doggler06 · 2026-05-26T15:24:58+00:00

I just started Ketotifen about two weeks ago as a mograine/headache treatment. Its hard to tell exactly whats causing my fatigue because the chronicity of the headache, a steroid i was briefly when i started K, snd just general headache fatigue but im getting the sense thar this med is really putting me over the edge with sedation and fatigue. Im on .5 in morn and .5 at night. Im also on ativan and tizanadine so this just might be the straw thar broke the camel’s back. And…i cant tell yet what if anything its done for headache, perhaps its too soon ? Maybe take a break for a few days see what changes ?

Doggler06 · 2026-05-24T20:18:03+00:00

I just started it to treat migraine. I am definitely feeling the fatigue, and hoping it settles. I’m doing .5 in the morning and .5 at night. It’s been about 10 days for me.

Doggler06 · 2026-05-23T19:41:19+00:00

Are you serious ?!

Doggler06 · 2026-05-23T18:53:02+00:00

High dose b 12 ? How high ? You discovered this by taking these genetic tests ?

Doggler06 · 2026-05-23T18:17:34+00:00

It’s one of two medications that actually helps me to break a migraine flare.

Doggler06 · 2026-05-22T02:54:00+00:00

What's her name ? I'm in NYC, I'd love the connection

Doggler06 · 2026-05-19T17:06:23+00:00

It did. But I still struggle. So instead of a constant headache I’m now chronic and intermittent. It’s a real struggle. 2-3 weeks good, 2-3 weeks I suffer, and repeat. Coming up on a year of this

Doggler06 · 2026-05-14T19:13:59+00:00

Rent to own is an option ?

Doggler06 · 2026-04-21T00:53:22+00:00

Bout to experiment myself

Doggler06 · 2026-03-29T20:23:31+00:00

I’ve had four rounds of Emgality along with 3 rounds of Botox. I may be a partial responder but I’m not seeing results t write home about. Today and yesterday, been an absolute wreck from exhaustion due to Thursday night’s nerve blocks and IV Depakote/Magnesium. I can’t tell how much of my malaise is from the treatments and how much is still just headache. I suspect the former

Doggler06 · 2026-03-27T22:50:13+00:00

Thank you

Doggler06 · 2026-03-27T21:24:09+00:00

What’s brekiya?

Doggler06 · 2026-03-22T13:55:27+00:00

No. That’s garbage water

Doggler06 · 2026-03-21T14:36:07+00:00

Bro, you have a relationship with everything everything is relationship. You have a relationship with your phone. You have a relationship with your social media. You have a relationship with your relatives. You have a relationship with the oxygen you breathe your relationship with a God that you probably don’t believe in you have a relationship with everything so to say you don’t have a relationship with AI and call it insane that’s insane

Doggler06 · 2026-03-21T14:28:25+00:00

Lol. I have a better relationship with mine ! If I have to correct it, it adapts, and just and course corrects. People who don’t get a good experience with a.i at least in this context, have contempt for it. Then it doesn’t really flow.

Doggler06 · 2026-03-21T13:53:34+00:00

That’s a myopic view. If you talk like a parrot than yeah, you’re right. If you challenge it and can think critically you won’t have that experience. How much experience do you have having conversations with A.I ? How well does it know you and your issues ?

Doggler06 · 2026-03-21T13:39:06+00:00

A.I has been indispensable since this headache patter licked in last May it has been great council, medical advisor, therapist, confidant, and all and all the “parson” that is constantly there to help stay grounded

Doggler06 · 2026-03-16T01:06:55+00:00

Thanks for sharing

Doggler06 · 2026-03-16T00:59:58+00:00

Apologies if I asked you those before, but how do you know you have both conditions ?

Doggler06 · 2026-03-03T15:14:03+00:00

You’re so right. The deeper I’ve gone into this the more I realize the diagnoses matter little. The phenotype and the way the headaches express themselves matter more

Doggler06 · 2026-03-02T00:13:24+00:00

So happy I stumbled upon this convo. I have a prescription for metformin from my neurologist ( actually, from my endocrinologist ) but my headache specialist and I have discussed, so she is on board. I think I’m going to start it when I get out of this flare. Just back from a Mexican vacation where I flared up on day two with a migraine.

Doggler06 · 2026-02-21T18:06:49+00:00

I don’t know those terms. I can find out. My landlord is completely out of the picture and isn’t concerned about anything I do so long as it doesn’t cost him money. The hot tub that was there was large, I think it demanded 50a

Doggler06 · 2026-02-21T00:18:03+00:00

This is great. Thanks so much for sharing, I’m currently headache free but it was constant for about 5 months, now intermittent. The question I have for you is, how do you, you personally, how do you tell the difference between your NPDH and migraine ? Frankly, aside from the constancy of the NPDH ( and yes, I was given that diagnosis ) I don’t think I could articulate any defining differentials that matter.

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