Migraine Headaches
by Rob
I am a 31-year-old man from Manchester, England. I have suffered with migraines
since I was ten years old. I too have been prescribed all the usual drugs, plus
various preventatives etc... I'm currently being prescribed propranolol 80mg 3 x
a day, plus codeine phosphorate as a pain killer. I have also been admitted to
hospital due to the severity of the migraines where I was administered a
pethadeine injection the first time and a pain killing suppository.
I have found, through chance, that marijuana not only stops the attack but also
prevents the attacks in the first place. It has changed my life to the extent
that I can now work without fear of an unexpected attack. I was an office worker
and have been laid off from various jobs due to migraines.
The reason is that when a migraine starts I get the flashing lights and
find that it affects my speech and my letter/word recognition. It is now getting
on for eight months since my last migraine. (Touch wood!)