Re: Avoiding headaches -- need advice pls?

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At 11:27 AM -0700 9/26/99, shron62@... wrote:

>Well, this is it. I just took my very last Fioricet (not by choice!). I

>have the info on symptom alleviation, but I don't want to have to

>alleviate them; I want to avoid them altogether!

>

>To say I am frightened to death is an understatement! I hate those

>pounding, excruciating Chiari headaches with a passion, and I do not want

>another one!! I've already done my gripe session about the docs not

>providing me with the meds that curtial them, so I'll spare you another

>round, but I am still ticked!! (That's being polite!)

>

>Does anyone have any tips for avoiding those bloody things?? I have done

>the ER rounds with them, too many times to count. (Of course, I have

>hospital-hopped as well!) But they are all the same -- they treat me like

>dirt, like the veritable scum of the earth, assuming I am a druggie! I

>can't even tell you what all they've put me through -- it would be a

>novel!!

>

>HELP?!

>

>God bless,

> Sharon in Nashville (aka " Beep " )

Hi Sharon,

Have you tried Neurontin? Have we had this conversation

before..............LOL

I was taking 2-3 narcotic pain pills with some relief but, I bless the day

I was introducted to Neurontin. It has helped me with every aspect of the

chiari symptoms.

hugs,

Judy Marie