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Originally Posted by smartrose22

Is there anyone here who is also suffering from migraine headaches? If you are, could you please share how you treat the pain? Right now, I watch my sleep, took off caffeine and take pain relievers. Will apprecviate the feedback. Thanks. Mary

Smartrose, first, I want to officially welcome you to Family Corner.

Next, I want to direct you to the Introduce Yourself forum. Pop over there and introduce yourself. You will find a wonderful welcoming committee and information about our wonderful site and great bunch of folks here.

Finally, I have suffered from severe headaches for many, many years. I tried everything from watching what I eat, monitoring my sleep, and so on. I have tried the whole gambit of drugs and nothing worked. I had one pain specialist in TX that just wanted to give me narcotics. Nothing worked and I did not want to sit on the couch, drugged, all day, still having headaches. I eventually found a terrific pain specialist in NM who tried RFT nerve blocks on me. They last anywhere between 9-12 months. I have had excellent success with these. When I start having minor breakthrough headaches that are bearable, that is when I make the appointment for the next one. I don't want to wait too long once I start having them as they will get worse and worse until I have a nerve block. I had the steroid kind once and they didn't work. I also have discovered that if the doctor cranks up the intensity of the RFT nerve block machine, it lasts longer and better. It uses radio frequencies to deaden the nerves in the head that send messages that you are in pain. It does not numb you, but rather it makes you feel like a "normal" person with little to no headaches. At least, that has been my experience. The procedure takes about 15-20 minutes. You will be numb in the back of your head for the rest of the day after your procedure. The next day, you will be sore as if you bumped your head pretty good. That is all.

Before the RFT nerve block, I thought there was no hope for me. I'll be glad to answer any questions that you have. You will have to call pain specialists to find out who, if anyone, does these.