What´s the time, where´s the place.

[gisli]

Took my 5 year old to the doktor, boy was he in the mood...jumped all around, asking what this and that was and why the dr had a bed where he was working.....:"Do you sleep at your work?" etc, etc, etc.

Took him in because he had been complaining about having headaches, when he gets them usually he throws up and doesn´t like to be near a bright light....Diagnoce: Migraine, what to do?: Give him a white pill, Periactin 4 mg per day.

Next stop......the pharmachy, then home and read what kind of pills these are. Well they are for allergy and seem also to work well on migraine.....that´s good....and then the read about side affects: dissiness, danger of overweight, drowsiness just to name 3 out of a hundred...not so good.....But what do I know?

Well I have this habit of trying everything on myself, if I don´t know anything about it, before giving it to others and so I did. Down my throut went the 4 mg described to my 5 year old and down under I went.

I mean this pill knocked me out stonecold...took 20 min. and I was in bed sleeping for 11 hours straight...me who has a bad case of imsomnia and don´t sleep more then 1-2 hours a night...and did I rest?....noooooo.

When I woke up the only thing I could move was my eyes, I was numb all over and had a bad case of wanting to get to the restrooms....I stood up, had no feeling in my feet and collapsed..my feet did not seem to want to hold me up. Stood up again, tried to stand still, mouth open, jaw in my chest, drooling......gosh....and my head, my head....I had the worst headache of my life.

After this and in much agony I managed to stumble into the kitchen, all eyes where on me and then questions: "Are you all right?" I could not answer for I could not speak, my tounge was paralized....so I just...growled. My God I had changed into Homer Simpson.

I sat down and had breakfast, something I never do, usually it´s coffee and out.....that was ten hours ago and I am still at the table and I am still eating and I have a heart-beat disorder and panic attack disorder and all other kinds of disorder that are not good. And all this because of a one freaking pill discriped for my son that is a 5 year old.




Man, I am 95 kg...yesterday that is....I am 106 kg today...and this is what the affect of this pill is having on me, it turned me into a vegetable. What will it do to a 23 kg body?????

Them pills are now in the trash, my son will just have to do with relaxing for 20 min. and in severe cases, have a paratab, usually that does the trick and reading a story to him.

As of now Doctors, in my dictionary, have a new nickname and that is Dope-er-man´s.

Ohh and did I tell you that one of the sideaffects from this "medicene" are not wanting to be in a strong light, vomitting and severe headaches....pfufff.

[Oak Kitten]

Goodness, Gisli!

Although it was terrible for you, I am glad you did not give those pills to your son. It is too easy for doctors to prescribe drugs to treat symptoms as opposed to trying to figure out what is going on with the body. I only take drugs as an absolute last resort.

Oak

[pulmike]

Hi Gisli-

You can do this as easily as I, and I guess it doesn't matter now anyway. Here is a link to info about that drug

http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/per1328.htm

[janisian]

Gisli, have you tried removing nightshades from his diet? You should look them up, but I know the family includes white potatoes, nicotine, tomatoes,and a bunch of other things. I had a friend with severe migraines who had very good results by removing them.

[Rkitko]

Interesting, Janis. I knew Solanaceae included all of those common foods but didn't realize some people have had success at ridding headaches by removing those plants from their diet. I personally don't know what I would eat if it weren't for potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, and chile peppers. Though I haven't been munching on any petunias lately.

Naproxen (marketed as Aleve here in the states) has always worked for my migraines, though because it's a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), people have a bunch of concerns about them. I've never had any side-effects, though.

Hope your son finds a way to cope with these. He seems awfully young for these, though. Maybe by the time he hits puberty the frequency and intensity of the migraine will decrease? They did for me.

[Dee]

Something tells me this doctor must quack like a duck.

[gisli]

Thank you all for your response.
You know, we now keep a diary and list everything what our son eats, how long he is in the computer, tv, his sleep, does he rest enough and so on. This we do to find out if there is something that he eats or does that triggers his headaches. We have done this for a short time now so we can not come to any conclusion, but prior to his last two headaches he did eat both tomatoes and potatoes.
We have also been told to look out for salt, eggs and some dairy products to name a few and if he is getting enough sleep, but none of those seem to affect him.
Janis thank you, you may just have saved us a lot of time and "headaches". Makes you think that migraine is an allergy related desease.

Rkitko, there is something called "childrens-migraine" and that seems to go away as you get older.

Pauloroid, this is a great link, will use it from now on instead of......ehemm...me.

Oak, "Don´t do drugs" is always a good thing, just didn´t know one could get it at this age so easy, and that it is legal.

Dee you are right.

[Eva]

Gísli, in your doctors defense I would like to state that medication given to someone for a reason may not have that effect as when it is taken by someone who isn't ill. This is for instance very clear with anti-depressants. If I take mine in the dosage that is prescribed for me I feel better. If someone who doesn't have depressions takes them, they'll probably be sick. The fact that medication (in general) has such heavy sideeffects is of course a different problem but always something to take into account.

If it is true your son has migraines than paying attention to what he eats is a good thing. There are studies going on in that field and I don't know if scientists are completely sure about what food causes / triggers migraines. Some say chocolate, others say cheese. And oranges were also mentioned. I didn't know about nightshades yet. I always notice that sugar does it for me. In times when I have a lot of headaches I change to fruit and products with fructose if I want something sweet. Fructose can be bought in healthfoodstores. Maybe also in bigger supermarkets.

And a very strange one that triggers migrains for some is the scent of scented candles. Or the 'aromabaths' in sauna's. I always get a headache from it. And I know another person who gets the same. Strong, artificial scents feel like 'too much to handle' somehow.

Eva

[Rkitko]

Makes you think that migraine is an allergy related desease.

Hmm, I doubt the food-related causes trigger a histamine response in the immune system. My hunch is that it's probably linked to some sort of mild toxin or substance in those plants that most people can eliminate from the body but others can't, causing migraines or other bodily ills. I couldn't find anything with a quick google search...

[ponytail]

I hope you and your son are both feeling better, Gisli. I'm sending you both some Rudie energy, which certainly can't hurt!

[hoops]

i am sending good thoughts your way...please may you and your son feel better soon

[aabram]

Good thoughts and Rudie Vibes and Prayers are winging their way from Edinburgh as we speak. Hope you're better soon.

Annabel

[gisli]

Thanks for your concern guys, yeeeph all is as it should be here from my part of the world, the drowsiness and silliness from the pill has worn off and I am back being myself, silly and slow. My son is ok too hasn´t had any headaches for a long time, running around all over the place.

Eva you are right, I should not judge the dr to harse. You take the same stand as my wife, she also says that the pill may have other affects on the one that has the desease than the one that hasn´t......still:confused:

Plants in the Solanaceae family are famous for having a toxin substance in them, so Rkitko smart guess, take it further, who knows?????

Thank you for the good thoughts and vibes, they do good, I have now slept 3 nights in a row with out waking up all the time, something that is new for me. Thanks all.

[ponytail]

Glad to hear you guys are feeling better!:D

[Eva]

Gísli, You have a smart wife. Still, it is good to be critical about medication. I am glad your little boy feels better. And that you are kind of ehm... 'normal' again too.

Eva

[aabram]

Glad to hear your feeling better too :)

Annabel

[Bat]

Thank you for the good thoughts and vibes, they do good, I have now slept 3 nights in a row with out waking up all the time, something that is new for me. Thanks all.

Gisli, maybe that pill did help after all!!