IBUPROFEN vs SUMATRIPTAN

I won my disability case a few months ago (after 3.5 years of delays) and recently signed up for an Aetna Medicare Advantage plan. They keep sending me these condescending letters about the opioids my doctor prescribes me. I have had multiple failed spinal fusion surgeries. I've tried everything fro

Why? Because over the counter meds such as Tylenol/ibuprofen/Aleve can cause organ damage and opioids can cause addiction. So, it's basically a lose lose either way! It sucks! Edit: Thank you all so much for your comments! I unfortunately can't read and reply to them all as quickly as i would like

A rant, be warned I'm so pissed off with the way my doctor is treating my pain after major surgery. Not ONLY do I have break through pain from surgery, but I also have had issues with my bladder from that damn catheter so it's extra painful. He's only given me 5mg oxy every 6 hours and ibuprofen ev

Quick rant. Cats got neutered. They were prescribed fentanyl. I tore my spine in two places. I got 600mg ibuprofen. They are prancing around acting fine right now. I couldn't walk for three months. Do I resent them for it? Yeah, a bit. That's all.

I’m sharing this in case it helps even one person—because I spent eight years living with pain that almost no doctor could explain. For nearly a decade, I had severe left-sided testicular, groin, and lower abdominal pain every single day. These weren’t mild flares or background discomfort. These wer

A couple of days ago I went to the emergency room after putting it off for a while because I didn’t want to deal with the healthcare system (and be labeled a junkie or frequent flyer) and thought I would be okay. When I finally gave in they told me that I needed my appendix removed and said that bec

Like many of you, I suffer from migraines on a regular basis. First it was once a month, then twice a month. This year it was 2-3 times a week and seriously affected my ability to work and spend time with my kids/family. It landed me in the ER twice due to severe vomiting and dehydration. (the ER it

I have chronic migraines along with my epilepsy. I was having around 20 migraines a month but on Emgality they've gone down a lot and the severity is so much more manageable. For the last 4ish years, if I had a horrible migraine attack I'd take my Sumatriptan with some benedryl and it'd usually kil

Hello Im new to the whole epilepsy thing (kinda).(SORRY IF THIS IS LONG) I had seizures from 10wks -2 y/o. Then didnt have another seizure til college (19), was told it could be a fluke, sleep dep. and stress. I went on medication for 2 years and was taken off of it fine for 6 more years. I was comp

I get migraines/headaches. I have 2 kinda similar genres of headache. One is pretty much the same as pre-epilepsy. It's got a distinct stabbing sensation in the side of my head, I can usually stop it or dull it with over-the-counter analgesics (particularly Advil 2). The other one started appearing

i think i'm epileptic. since january, i've been suffering with migraines and i've been to the doctor who prescribed me sumatriptan, which did absolutely nothing. for years, i've been having seizure-like symptoms and my migraines have auras. is this worth checking out? i honestly feel like something

Hi all, I'm 26F and had my first seizure a week ago. I'm wondering if it could be due to serotonin toxicity. I was taking 40 mg Prozac, 300 mg Wellbutrin, 50 mg Sumatriptan (as needed, up to 4/day 2 hours apart), and 8 mg Ondansetron (as needed, up to 2/day). All of these drugs increase serotonin, a

My sis has recently gotten a prescription for sumatriptan for migraines because her last seizure was preceded by a headache. We aren't sure if the headache caused the seizure or if she had a seizure already the night before (no one was around or witnessed how she slept that night). Anyways i just w

When I have seizures I often get severe headaches. I often have to take sumatriptan to get them under control. But now I'm getting headaches every day about the same time the second med dose is due. I take epilepsy meds twice a day. I sometimes go through periods where I get auras just as the meds