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[QUOTE]Originally posted by LOA: [QB] Shik~ Agreed, to an extent. Doctors DO overprescribe for many conditions, and a lot of people do go to the doctor too often. I'm not sure that a "skin eating disease", chrohn's and the joys it brings or my migraines can be compared to the common cold that is being mistreated with anti-biotics though. I battled with the migraines for 4 years, having them for weeks and months straight before I sought ANY medical treatment. Furthermore, I have tried numerous non-pharmaceutical techniques to treat them, including chiropractic, massage, biofeedback, dietary changes, vitamin regimins, sleep architecture focus, special sunglasses and all around lifestyle renovations in an attempt to control the migraines without medication. I have yet to find anything that has helped. I do not like the drug coctail that I take, nor do I appreciate the fact that I am helping the pharmaceutical industry in America with it's constant raping and pillaging of today's consumers, however, I also cannot live with these headaches and am desperate for relief. I have had a migraine every single day of my life since Jan. 21, 2005. Imagine that.... then imagine living life that way - still driving, working, going to school, and trying to be "normal"... you're probably be willing to take a pill, too. Keep in mind that a migraine is not just the worst headache you've ever experienced - for me, it also includes nausea, vertigo, spots and lights in my line of vision, hearing things, light AND sound sensitivity, ringing in my ears, exhaustion, and emotional disturbances. Some other migraneurs experience all of that plus slurred speech, loss of use of their limbs and other stroke-like symptoms, and even blacking out. It's not an easy thing to deal with on a day to day basis. I've tried over 70 different medications now to halt the headaches. There are very few that have helped at all. Preventatives are largely unsuccessful, and painkillers cannot be used regularly in my case. But I do what I have to do, and I will keep trying all avenues until I can find something that works or I know all of my options have been exhausted. *shrug* It's my only choice. And for the record, migraine disease is the number one misdiagnosed and undertreated condition in the United States according to the World Health Organization.... and it IS a disease. Riding it out, or "system shock and learning" as you put it is not an option. Migraine is a neurological condition that affects about 18% of the general population in the US and does not just "go away"... The good thing is, for about 95% of people who seek treatment, there will be a treatment plan found. In my age group, chronic migraine is even more rare, affecting a much smaller portion of the population, with a higher treatment success rate for those diagnosed - 98-99% are treated successfully within the first 1-2 tries. As I said, we're up to 70 total meds for me, so I'm most obviously in the 1-2% in my age group that are difficult to treat. But I'll keep trying. There are over 100 preventatives on the market, and I've only taken about 40 of those. Then they can be mixed, forming an infinate combination.... there's still a long way to go. There. Consider yourself learned :p ~LOA [/QB][/QUOTE]
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