Atogepant vs TOPIRAMATE

**Update:** Thank you so so much to everyone who has commented here. I'm sorry that I've been slow replying - I've actually spent the past few days since posting in an on and off migraine episode, so avoiding screens. Just to say how much I appreciate everyone for leaving kind thoughtful comments an

Note: Title is slightly incorrect because I have not taken the nasal spray Zavegepant (Zavzpret) as it is not available where I live. Info: I am 22 years old, female, with sporadic hemiplegic migraines. I started having migraines in 2017 and went through many, many tests, treatments, and medications

Note: Title is slightly incorrect because I have not taken the nasal spray Zavegepant (Zavzpret) as it is not available where I live. Info: I am 22 years old, female, with sporadic hemiplegic migraines. I started having migraines in 2017 and went through many, many tests, treatments, and medication

This nothing but a celebratory post. Having had a very shitty experience with the NHS and a particularly self-righteous gate keeping doctor, I finally saw a consultant today and have a prescription for Atogepant!! It’s been a long road, I’ve suffered with migraines for 16 years and it’s been a long

Just wanted to write this up as I've read lots of conflicting information on this subreddit, and it can especially be confusing when talking about UK healthcare, when the subreddit is primarily US based. Standard caveat that this was my own personal experience and may not be reflective of the UK tre

Just had my first ever neurologist appointment at an NHS headache clinic, and idk if my expectations were too high or what, but I was honestly kind of floored by the lack of compassion the neurologist showed or even like curiosity or interest. Firstly, the patient who was in before me was running l

The pain is usually across my forehead and temples, behind my eyes, neck abs upper back, when it’s real bad my jaw is in pain and pain in my ears. The pain is often pressurised, like something is pushing inside my head or temples and it feels like a drill would relieve it. Sometimes it’s also shooti

I’ve been working at a small local pharmacy for about six months now. Long story short, I’ve noticed multiple (hundreds if not more) prescriptions that have been billed to insurance but the patient never received. It’s always brand meds like Nurtec, Qulipta, Ubrelvy, etc. We mostly use a third party

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Hey all! I started noticing significant shedding of my hair about six months after upping my dose of topiramate to 75 mg/day. It seemed to get worse when I switched generic brands to Teva and right now about 2/3 of my hair is gone. Literally clumps were falling out on my floors and I was cleaning

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As of late I have found it very hard to get out of the house. I can get up, shower, eat but when it finally comes time to leave; I just can’t. Going to the store is no problem, but getting out to go do something is seemingly impossible. I’ve recently went under some pretty drastic medication changes