Migraine Headaches

The auditory canal is your inner ear - the part inside your cranium.

Patent means open.

A widely patent auditory canal would be one that is especially wide/open/large.

I'm not exactly sure from a medical standpoint if it is considered "ok" but i do take depakote 500mg once a day prescribed for mood stabilization and i have smoked marijuana 5 or so times while on it. i have not seen any side effects to my health or my mood. hope this helps.

ive been smoking and taking depakote 1500mg daily for 14 years and i have less seisures when im smoking! drinking is much worse on your liver and u dont want that. i havent seemed to see any conflictions between the meds except ambitionlessness and maybe over metabolizing your depakote. check for sure but it cant be two severe im still kickin! good luck

Depakote is normally taken for seizures. So if your depakote level is low that means you need more in your system to keep you from having a seizure. It is also used for bi-polar disorder.

It is possible that you have a chemical imbalance in part of your brain which is the source of most migraines. Most imbalances can be fixed with low daily doses as prescribed by a neurologist.

You need to see a doctor. You may have had a stroke rather than a migraine.

Yes, a cyst can cause head pain to be chronic and daily. See your doctor for diagnosis and treatment of your headache.

This may be a type of headache called a thyunderclap headache, or idiopathic stabbing headache. It may also be caused by neuralgia. For proper diagnosis, see your doctor or Headache Specialist.

There is currently no existing diagnosis of kaleidoscope Migraine, however a type of Migraine known as Migraine with Aura may involve visual "hallucinations" that may be kaleidoscopic in nature.

Plenty of exercise, good food and rest. However, you should discuss this with your physician before stopping your medication. Discontinuing Depakote abruptly can create severe problems. You might consider some counseling, as well.

I dont think you can catch a headache. You can catch flu or a cold which are symptoms of flu or a cold, but you cant just catch a headache.

There could be a couple of reasons. They could be trying to rule out particular causes for your migraines, they could be trying to get a baseline of your general health, they could be trying ro make sure you don't have any other conditions they need to worry about.

Since so much can be determined from a blood test, doctors will often ask for a blood test every year or so just to keep on top of your medical condition so they can prevent problems before they hurt you.

I had a rhizotomy in mid January. It was done for lower back pain and very painful legs. I also have massive neck damage and have been living with constant headaches, migraines and neck pain. Although I did not anticipate this, I haven't had a headache or migraine since it was done. My neck will still burn if I do something I shouldn't, but the actual neck pain has disappeared.

Yes, it is possible to be in the middle of a Migraine attack without knowing it. There are 4 stages to a Migraine attack. Only one stage involves pain. A Migraine can be made up of one or more of those stages. If you aren't familiar with all the stages of a Migraine attack, you may not notice that something is happening.

It is not always taken at night. Some people take it in the morning, or if taking a non-extended release form, twice per day. One reason it is commonly taken at bedtime is because it can cause drowsiness.

While Chiari Malformations may act as a Migraine trigger, Migraine itself is a genetic neurologic disease. The cause is in your genes.

I think it does... I have 2 very impacted wisdom teeth on the top and I have been experiencing sensations like my nose falling asleep and pressure in my face which often later turn into migraines. I am getting them out ASAP.

YES but not approved by the FDA for this use. Plus likely to become very addicted to Dilaudid and will have worse headaches trying to find someone to prescribe it to you

Food may trigger a Migraine almost immediately, or most frequently, the food will take up to 3-4 days to trigger the attack. Triggers are also cumulative, so it may take multiple triggers before a Migraine attack occurs.

Excedrin is a general pain relief medicine. It can be used for head aches--both migraine and tension, muscle aches and sores, tooth pain and even menstrual cramps.

The ONLY thing I can think of that would do this, is a neuroma (small benign tumor of a nerve brnach --or a "trigger point"--somewhere in the area of your larynx.

I've seen something like this in folks with "Occipital neruitis" , whick is where a nerve comes out from your skull roughly 1/2 way between your spine and left ear...

Look at it this way... Nerves leave a central point and fan out just like the branches of a tree. If you stimulate one of the nerve fibers ("branch") it will cause a retrograde (backward) discharge if the nerve which stimulates another branch of that same nerve group, making it feel like the pain is arizing from the second branch... Nerve fibers are merely like electrical wires in your house... They are either "off" (no shooting pain) [or touch, coldness, heat, etc] or they are "on" ( shooting pain, etc...

It sounds like something iws causing the occipital nerve at the base of your skull to discharge, making you feel the pain shoot fowward over your scalp towards the front of your head on that side.

If you can find a place where pressing on it will cause the symptoms you've described, a neurologist can inject that "trigger point", thereby (most likely) fixing your problem...

Let me know what you find out!

Gordon

There are lots of medications safe while breastfeeding. Call your local lactation consultant and have her check the meds before taking them

I have had migraines since 9 years old am now 68 and yes I have experenced the numbness also and it isn't any fun along with the PAIN docs still cannot help we can put a man on the moon but WHAT about migraines???? Texas