Posted by medlib on June 1, 2000, at 15:34:19
In reply to Finally- Success!, posted by Cynthia M. on June 1, 2000, at 13:03:13
Cynthia--
What great news! You really deserved a break from the med community after what you have had to put up with recently.
Solving problems, finding useful information, and being able to be of help is a real "up" for me--I'm probably as happy about the outcome as you are! Migraines are miserably painful, but, with recent advances in understanding and treatment, they're one of the more manageable disorders.
While I was on Medscape yesterday, I happened across a newly posted update on migraine treatment. I think you will want to print out the last 2 sections of this report before your neurologist's appointment. The section entitled "Safety and Efficacy of New Migraine Therapies" is about 15 pages and contains several blue-colored charts that don't print well, but it has utterly relevant, pragmatic evaluations of what to use when, medical and monmedical--I printed a copy for myself. I'd suggest printing a complete copy for the doc, then photocoping the pages you find most relevant for you to keep. The final section "Panel Discussion" is short, but has a couple of useful parts on meds and menstrual cycles and use of combination meds--when and why.
This URL will take you directly to the "Safety +.." section:
www.medscape.com/Neurology/TreatmentUpdate/2000/tu05/tu05-05.html
You can highlight this address, go to Edit and choose Copy, then highlight the address line, then go to Edit and Paste and hit Enter. My apologies is you're already familiar with this trick to avoid retyping block-long URLs.
Inderal is a beta-blocker, one of the older migraine prevention drugs. It may work very well for your daughter. However, if she should complain of depression and/or fatigue, Inderal could be the cause. I'm sure your neurologist will review treatment options with you. That's why I thought that this latest word on the subject might be of use.
My view is that if docs don't like patients bringing in Internet info, they should get themselves up to date so they can say, "Yes, I've seen that." This report is certified for CME (Continuing Medical Education) credit for MDs.
And now, you'll undoubtedly be thrilled to hear that, since this report is the last word on migraines, it's *my* last word on it, too! Congratulations on having survived a medlib information overload.
Back to the rest of life----medlib
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