A success story by Laura W. treated for Menstrual Migraines
After my second child was born seven years ago, I started having menstrual migraines. At first they weren’t too bad and didn’t last more than a day or so. Unfortunately, as the years passed the migraines became more intense and lasted longer. For the last three years I was having severe migraines with nausea and vomiting that lasted for a minimum of three days and sometimes five or more. I went to my general practitioner, my gynecologist, and several neurologists. All of the medicines I tried either didn’t work or had intolerable side effects. At my last visit to the neurologist she told me there weren’t any other drugs to try and joked that I would have a reason to look forward to menopause. At the age of forty, I didn’t think I could stand another ten years or so of migraines every month. That’s when I started looking into acupuncture. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical but I was willing to give it a try especially since it didn’t have the negative side effects the drugs did.
At my first visit, Marc and the others at Advanced Healthcare Solutions explained that it might take several months of bi-weekly acupuncture treatments before I would see significant results. They also suggested I do a test to see if my hormones were contributing to my problems. They started me on a combination of acupuncture treatments, Chinese herbal medicines and, based on my hormone test results, vitamin and progesterone supplements.
I saw gradual improvements each month. After the first month of treatment, I took half the amount of medicine I usually did. The second month was about the same. By the third month, I only had a slight headache for one day and by the fourth month; I didn’t have to take any medicine. I was thrilled! I really feel like I have been given my life back now that I’m not miserable and barely functioning for ΒΌ of the year. Thank you!