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Originally Posted by Tinkerbell I've been on Inderol for a few years. I had a bit of weight gain, but to me, it's worth it, given the pain I had with the migraines was horrible and I had to deal with it about 8 times a month. I lost alot of work, time with kids, family functions, etc. because of them.
I hate to break it to you, but you generally are started at the lowest doseage, and they see how that does for about 3 months, and if it's not working well enough, it is increased, etc. and so forth until they find the doseage that is right for you. It's very likely you need to increase your doseage to get better results. I'm on a pretty high doseage now.
You just have to decide if the pain, loss of work, etc. from migraines is worse than a little weight gain (BTW 15 pounds in 4 months is not that significant). It isn't like you are some heffer that can't stand to put on a few pounds.
Also, the staying up all night -- that in and of itself is bad for migraines, because a lack of sleep can trigger them. You may want to keep that to a minimum if you don't want the migraines. |
Here's where my case is unique. My migraines are not typical migraines though they still classify them as such because of their characteristics. I very rarely get intense pain. I have an "aura" for sure but that's not typical either. My neck gets really tight. If I take anything off the get within the first hour or so of that I'm fine. Imitrex, within 45 minutes no trace of a headache. Aleave + Flexerill and about half the time the headache subsides completely. Aleave by itself and the headache never goes away but never progresses. If I take nothing at all within a couple hours I'm in full blown migraine mode, yacking my guts up, can't move, etc. There's maybe twice a year when I get a migraine that I can't ward off at the very begining stages and for some reason with every one I wake up with it. I wake up and I'm already at the yack stage.
The Inderal didn't really do much for me. When I started it I also started magnesium and Vit B complex. As well as Flexerill as needed. I just hate to take something daily that's not giving me some great benefit but is giving me unwanted side effects.
I just don't know. I need to call the doc is what I need to do.
