Guest Mary from OH Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 This Suicide Was Senseless and Preventable!Janice was doing everything "right." She was seeing a neurologist, takingpreventives, using triptans as soon as a Migraine attack began, using rescuemedications sparingly when triptans failed. Still, about once a month, evenwith her triptans and rescue medications, a Migraine would spiral out ofcontrol, and she'd go to the ER. Why did she commit suicide?...READ THE REST OF THE STORY HERE:http://headaches.about.com/od/advocacyissu...uicide.htm?nl=1As a result of this, my migraine support group has decided to start making wristbands promoting migraine awareness. We are still in the planning process. We have formed another Yahoo group to do this. We have the support of Patient Advocate Teri Robert and hope to gain funding through pharmaceutical companies. If anyone is interested, I can let you know when we get it off the ground or where the group is. This is a perfect example of what a mess our medical community is.With great sorrow, A fellow migraineur, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColumbus Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Thanks for posting this Mary. My sister gets horrible migraines, and has to go to the ER for shots. I can't tell you the number of times she has been treated like a drug addict. What a sad situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 That's a really sad story. I think the doctor is morally responsible for her death. Ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwolf Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 been there, done that! felt suididal, yep. done anyting about it? yep, got a second, third and fourth opinions, finally got help. i no longer suffer from migrains, except the rare, once a year thing. thank goodness. i guess i traded up for the POTS thing as i now have CFS to go with it. one big pain all over.to anyone out there in any form of pain. PLEASE don't "just deal with it". there are docs out there who do care, mabey hard to find, but there. and never be afraid to ask for help. someone out there will help. blackwolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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