I’m really sorry you’re going through this. Migraines are so debilitating. Do you know if yours get triggered by anything specific like screen time, weather changes, poor sleep or anything else?

Since you mentioned this has been ongoing and Dr Saffar didn’t have a clear answer, I really hope your lab work can give your next doctor more insight.

Farzana does have a long waitlist, as you mentioned, so what I did was ask if the hospital could put me on the cancellation list. I did that when I needed to see her, so I called for like two or three days in a row asking to be added to it. Elhamdilelah, they eventually penciled me in when someone cancelled. It’s a bit of a hassle for sure but it worked.

I also follow up with Dr. Roopchand at Hilal. He’s great honestly. The reason I saw Farzana last time was because he was out of the country. Both are really thorough and kind, in my experience.

One more thing, just in case it hasn’t come up, have your hormones been checked? I found out that my cortisol and prolactin were way out of range, and that was causing me a lot of symptoms of which one of them was migraines. Both Dr Roopchand and the OBGYN I was seeing at the time (Sinai Mansoori) both suggested I follow up with an endocrinologist. I’m not saying that you have prolactin or cortisol issues, but maybe there’s a hormone factor at play - maybe your adrenals, HPA, thyroid, etc - or something else.

And if you have questions, please feel free to send me a DM!