Posted by cmcdougall on April 30, 2003, at 17:41:18
In reply to Re: I've been using Zonegran its GREAT » cmcdougall, posted by Snoozy on April 29, 2003, at 14:56:36
Hi Snoozy,
I will try to answer your questions...
> Is Zonegran in the same general category as Depakote?
Like you, I also know they're both anticonvulsants, but I don't think they are the same type of drug. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Zonegran has only recently been approved by the FDA.
> I'm really curious about your experience with the triptans - your headaches got worse before they got better?
YES - about 15 minutes after taking one it felt as if the top of my skull was lifted off and my brain-pan was filled with acid! That would gradually subside over the next hour and the migraine would SOMETIMES subside as well. I used all the triptans - imitrex, maxalt, amerge, etc. My main problem was the migraine "hangover" which sometimes lasted 3 or 4 days, and by then I would usually be well into my next migraine.
>How often do you usually have migraines?
I used to get them as often as several times a week, with no pattern at all. The only trigger I could discover was bright or flashing light. Even bright sunlight would do it. I was allergy tested (nothing) and ate a bland diet for a week, slowly adding items one at a time and my migraines still came.
I thank God and my neurologist for Zonegran.
Good luck,
Carly
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