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From: Pat.Shirley@f999.n142.z1.fidonet.org (Pat Shirley)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Migraines
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Date: 19 Nov 90 04:02:58 GMT
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[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]

Is the subject of the migraine headache appropriate for this Echo?  My wife 
has suffered from them all her life.  Most doctors she goes to treat it like 
a psychosomatic illness.  Psychosomatic or not, the pain is still there and 
hurts just as badly as if there really was something wrong (which I'm sure 
there is; these doctors have probably never had to suffer through day after 
dayof completely debilitating headache).  All they do is throw prescriptions 
for drugs like Caffergot at her.  Has anyone done anything or does anyone 
have any information about anything that's been done, to eliminate the 
headache itself, hopefully permanently, rather than just eliminating the 
pain for the time being?  She's either down from the headache or down from 
the medication.  She would like to be able to be rid of them, and lead a 
more normal life.
  
 

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