Posted by sundancer on October 21, 2004, at 14:30:10
In reply to Re: Effexor and Migraines, posted by Starlight on October 21, 2004, at 13:10:53
> It seems like 37.5 is an awful low dose to be causing such extreme side effects. I have only recently started getting migraines and am on 75 mgs of Effexor, but I think that my hormone fluctuation from getting pregnant is what caused the onset of the migraines, which I've never had before. I wake with them and it's horrible. I've never heard of treating HA with Effexor though, I have frequently heard of treating them with anti-convulsants. Good luck and I'm sorry you have to deal with migraines.
> starlightI know!!! I seem to be hyper sensitive to drugs. I am on day three off Effexor today (I was only "on" for 6 days) and sooooo dizzy. Yesterday I was crazy nauseaus too. My new approach is to completely stay away from refined sugar and ANY alchohol - seem to be working fine. I was put on 40mg Inderal (propanolol) and as long as my heart rate does not drop too low I am staying on it. 40mg of Inderal is "nothing" but for me it is almost too much. I was taken off the beta blocker in July when my heart rate dropped to 30; my primary care doc almost was inclined to send me to the ER when the EKG came back with 29 and 30 beats per minute.
My neurologist doc is a pretty compasionate man -he himself has been propanolol 80 mg for many, many years to treat his own migraines. He encourages me to try it again as the Effexor was not something I tolerated nor "needed" per se. I am not deperessed and it changed my personality way too much.
I believe my migraines condition will greatly improve if I stay away from alchhol. I love the long dinners with good wine, sushi with beer and sake - it's like saying goodbye to an old friend. And hopefully the Inderal will augment this approach in a positive way. I also had a spike in the migraine attacks after my daughter was born but tapered of 4 months post partum.Lena
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