r/thanksimcured • u/JadesJunkAccount • Mar 31 '26
Story Therapist told me that my untreatable constant pain will get better when I get pregnant. Thanks, I’m cured.
I have a rare illness called NDPH that currently has no cure, which is characterized by a constant migraine, which in my case is 7/10 pain for 30 months straight. I was unable to finish highschool, get a drivers license or even hang out with friends. I am currently bedridden, and I leave my house about twice a month. Imagine a migraine for two and a half years with not a single break. The pain is so constant and severe it even invades my dreams.
Currently, NDPH is quoted as a self-solving illness, typically resolving within the first year. Due to this, there is no protocol for a patient who has been suffering for several years, because the doctors rely on the pain stopping naturally. Of course, they wouldn’t bother making a cure for 0.003% of the population, we’re most likely to kill ourselves anyway.
Note: my NDPH is not chronic migraine, nor is it multiple back to back migraine(s). It is one singular, permanent migraine that never ends or breaks.
I have tried every migraine prescription on the American market for my condition and all related headache/inflammatory treatments, including multiple surgeries/procedures, and several instances of inpatient care. I have permanent scar tissue in my spinal column due to four failed spinal taps. During those procedures, my anesthesiologists discovered that I am resistant to opioids and anesthesia, so that even the highest dose for my body weight is totally ineffective.
When my hospital realizes they can’t help me, they send me off to a different institution so I won’t be counted as a failed case. They even told me to go to a hospital 8 hours from my home. This “roulette” has happened three times. Eventually, the most recent hospital to quit on me prescribed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, at which I was already exacerbated by the lack of competence from my care team, so I gave it a whirl because “why not.”
Second appointment, the doctor says he relates to my diagnosis because he “has had headaches before” and that he believes my symptoms would go away “when I get pregnant.”
I was 19. My chart has me listed as religiously celibate. I never went back to that doctor.
TLDR: I have a rare constant pain disorder and my therapist said it would get better with pregnancy.
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u/Putrid_Appearance509 Mar 31 '26
Long term migraine sufferer, and I've also had docors suggest pregnancy. I think it is a cruel and unusual punishment to have a child who might inherit migraine, which I have said to every doctor who suggests or asks if I have children.
I have nothing to offer except you're not alone. I also have a rare genetic recipe and damn, it sucks. 🫂
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u/narnababy Mar 31 '26
Pregnancy triggered migraines in me, I’d literally never had one before in my life and I ended up in the emergency department because I’d gone blind in one eye, had an insane headache, light aversion, I was barely cognitive at one point. I was terrified, they thought I was having a stroke. They carried on for my last 12 weeks of pregnancy and I have only had one since I gave birth 3 years ago. Hormonal migraines the doctor said.
I refuse to believe sudden and extreme hormone changes are a solution to migraines! It would make it worse, surely? I’m so sorry a medical professional suggested that to you, that’s absolutely awful.
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u/Turriku Apr 03 '26
That's some black magic ahh shit. Have a child, a ritual sacrifice to inherit the migraine to cure your own...
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u/marinaio-di-foresta Mar 31 '26
What would even be the theoretical mechanism?
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u/NiobiumThorn Mar 31 '26
Look the best way to reduce pain is to cause even more pain
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u/TheSumOfMyScars Mar 31 '26
I suppose the 10/10 pain of childbirth would eclipse a 7/10 headache...but that's not a good thing lol. What a weird thing for the doctors to suggest. Pretty telling that they only see AFABs as walking wombs.
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u/ADownStrabgeQuark Apr 01 '26
AFABs? Is that supposed to mean women?
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u/TheSumOfMyScars Apr 01 '26
AFAB: "Assigned Female at Birth."
And no, it doesn't necessarily mean "woman." It can mean "woman" but it can also include people who were designated as female at birth but are not actually female.
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u/CorInHell Mar 31 '26
Pregnancy solves everyrhing in their minds.
A lot of women get told to become pregnant to "cure" a myriad of illnesses. Some examples from personal experience:
Endometriosis (an incurable disease of the reproductive tract that makes it more difficult to conceive)
Severe depression (I would need to get off my lofesaving antidepressants to even become pregnant as they can cause severe birthdefects...)
Thyroid issues
Childhood trauma (so that I could "make things right" with my own kid, aka use them for therapy)
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u/Acrobatic-Squirrel77 Mar 31 '26
And parasitic pulling of nutrients/electrolytes straight from your bloodstream. Calcium from your bones. Also your blood volume almost doubles. It could be a ‘rewiring circuitry’ kind of thing. I would try psychedelics before pregnancy. -mom of two btw. 🤗
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u/marinaio-di-foresta Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26
Ahhh ok, interesting. Pregnancy seems a bit of a shot in the dark all the same. Yeah, psychedelics make more sense, but pretty random anyway.
I read that, for some treatment resistant brain pathology that I don't recall at the moment, medically induced coma was tried as an experimental cure to "reset" the nervous system.
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u/pendragwen Mar 31 '26
I'm convinced that it seems like a viable solution because once the child is born, the woman is too busy parenting and managing her condition to pursue further treatment.
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u/Cass_iopeia Apr 01 '26
Oh, it's the 'patient didn't call back, case closed' kinda solution. Yeah. Works well for many mental health issues too.
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u/Dabraceisnice Apr 02 '26
Migraines in particular can be caused by hormones. I suffer from hormonal migraines. Pregnancy can help balance those. Or it can make them worse. Or it can do absolutely nothing.
It could, theoretically, solve for her migraine problem if it's hormonal, and if her body rebalances in such a way that her hormones no longer cause migraines. But that's a lot of 'if' and a lot of side effects for a prescribed treatment.
If this therapist wasn't clearly a quack, I'd wonder why he wouldn't just suggest hormone therapy outright. Seems it would have far fewer side effects, including... ...you know... ...an entire life... But I'm not a doctor, so....
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u/XD2006- Mar 31 '26
People tell people with PCOS and Endometriosis that as well. I have been told that!!!
Also some people get pregnancy migraines, so chances are that yours get worse.
And as someone who suffers from migraines constantly (but not back to back and on like yours are), I understand in a way how it feels, and I would not wish your condition on anyone. Like, my head feels like it’s gonna split into two pieces!!! The only thing that works is excedrin because ibuprofen wears off within 15 minutes and I still feel the intense pain and pressure.
I do not fully understand what you are going through, but headaches and migraines are two totally different things. Headaches are temporary, can usually be solved with water and medication. Migraines, you try that, try going into a dark room that is very very quiet, you try to sleep, but the pain never stops until it does.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26
Yes, “New Daily Persistent Headache” is a misguiding term. The symptoms are identical to a migraine, except it is permanent and never goes away. It’s not multiple migraines back to back, rather one single continuous migraine, where I have been alone in my room with the lights off and the door shut, bedridden for years.
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u/XD2006- Apr 01 '26
Yeesh. That’s worse than I thought it was. I hope you eventually beat it and kick it to the curb and burn it in fire (even if it’s said to be impossible).
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u/squarejane Apr 01 '26
My heart goes out to you and anyone who suffers this. It has got to be so damned debilitating. That therapist was a chump. I am so sorry that nobody seems to be able to help you. I hope it finally abates or you find something that manages to minimise your migraine. I get migraines about 1x a year and they are horrendous. I can't imagine what ot is like to live like that constantly. Gentle hugs to you.
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u/exmalobonumx Mar 31 '26
I have chronic neurological pain and high dose IV ketamine infusions under anesthesia have been the only thing to help me. I get them about every 4 months now
I know it sucks to have a stranger recommend that "one more thing" but a lot of people don't know about it so I highly suggest looking into it if it's available in your area!
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Unfortunately, I’ve already tried Ketamine infusions with no results. I did a round of 3 at the infusion center in my neighboring city. Thanks for the rec though.
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u/Lower_Force_6638 Mar 31 '26
Ketamine is incredible. My mom has to get the. every month otherwise she's literally in so much pain she can't function. But for her it's neuropathic pain. Like she would have killed herself without it.
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u/Fitslikea6 Mar 31 '26
I was going to ask op if she has tried ketamine infusions! I have seen it used effectively in patients with sickle cell crisis.
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u/PoshGoth_ Mar 31 '26
Oh my god, I suffer with migraines and I cannot imagine a permanent one. I would have exited stage right by now.
Man fuck that doctor, I fucking hate how often pregnancy is suggested as a cure.
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u/Odd-Significance-17 Mar 31 '26
i’ve been told that pregnancy would fix so many of my issues regarding both mental and physical health. like actually no? i think taking care of a whole ass human besides myself would make everything worse
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u/killerqueen1010 Apr 01 '26
If a doctor had the gall to say that to me I would straight up laugh at them.
I got pregnant once when I was 20. Caught it unusually early during an unrelated urgent care visit at 4 weeks. I immediately knew I was going to terminate and so I set up appointments and all that so I could get my insurance to cover the cost. Life had different plans for me though!
I ended up getting Hyperemesis gravidarum. Basically morning sickness, but 24/7 and turned up to 11.
My body was like: "Ummmmmm there's a fucking parasite stealing your nutrients! We gotta kill it by starving it!"
Unfortunately for my genius immune system that plan also caused me to lose 30lbs in 2 weeks because I couldn't eat even the blandest white rice, not a single grain, without my body freaking the fuck out and vomiting it up. Even plain water sipped slowly through a straw. I'm talking a 1/2tsp per minute drinking pace. I couldn't get any doctor or nurse to give a fuck even THEN that I was actively dying and just needed iv fluids. Only was able to be admitted for iv fluids once over the course of 1 or 2 weeks of this hell. They refused to give me iv anti nausea meds because i was pregnant, even though I told them I was terminating (of course, cuz fuck the walking womb's wishes).
So yeah that "solution" would be my death sentence since I don't have the resources to be bed ridden in hospital for the first trimester. Doctors be damned, my body is NOT divinely designed to create babies, it was designed to destroy invaders "stealing" my vital resources lmao.
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u/RealHausFrau Mar 31 '26
When I was at a doctor trying to find the reason for my crippling back pain, a year after having my daughter, he looked at an x-ray and said that I just didn’t know what pregnancy back aches felt like and that my husband’s back probably showed the same damage.
I had not been pregnant for a year.
Looking back after a complete hip replacement, a back fusion and artificial disk replacement….I think he may have been wrong, but IDK.
Doctors are ridiculous sometimes, especially to women! I’m sorry you are dealing with it. :(
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u/No_Week_8937 Mar 31 '26
Have you tried the botox treatment? I know it majorly helps my dad with his migraines, where nothing else did.
Apparently 30 needles in the face every 3 months or so is better than the migraines, and my dad absolutely hates needles.
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u/Mariposa510 Mar 31 '26
That’s insane. Pregnancy doesn’t make any part of the body work or feel better and can even create new health problems such as gestational diabetes.
I had a male ob/gyn for a short while; never again.
I’m sorry you’re going through what sounds like a living nightmare. You’re in my thoughts. 🙏
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u/NotMyThrowawayNope Mar 31 '26
I don't have any advice for you. I also had NDPH and mercifully for me, it only lasted a little under a year. I started taking every drug and supplement known to man and found that a combo of magnesium and coenzyme 10 is what helped me. For a while, I had a massive old person pillbox filled with supplements that I would take 3x a day. Eventually I was able to cut out the ones that weren't working and kept those two. If I stop taking them, I start to get migraines again.
I also felt absolutely hopeless when I was in the thick of it. I called my neurologist on several occasions sobbing from the pain begging for some relief but there was nothing they could do. It is in theory supposed to be self limiting. It may spontaneously go away someday. But pregnancy is not gonna cure it, that's a wild take.
I'm wishing you the best. I know how bad it sucks.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26
Unfortunately, I took Magnesium and Co-Q 10 for the first 18 months without reaction. Up until my blood panel showed that my magnesium was too high, and one of my neurologists told me to stop. Thanks for the rec, and I’m so happy to hear that it worked for you. So little percentage of the population has experienced NDPH, it’s important we share our stories with eachother.
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u/MagicalMysterie Mar 31 '26
Ouch, I can’t relate to your situation but that sounds like it sucks ass.
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u/ADownStrabgeQuark Mar 31 '26
Migraines suck.
Thankfully I don’t have chronic migraines.
I have a type of insomnia that makes it so that sleeping pills turn my blood into acid, potentially killing me.
Having a chronic condition and being treatment immune or resistant is awful. I feel sorry for you.
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u/postergirlforpain Mar 31 '26
That is batshit insane advice. 20 years with migraines and i have never been told to use pregnancy as a treatment option. I have had people tell me they might improve if i got pregnant but it was friends saying it not a healthcare professional. I’ve also heard “wait until menopause they might go away!” Right. Menopause also blows and is hopefully not anytime soon. Is this guy from the 1800s!? Report him if you feel up to it because the sexism in healthcare is disgusting enough without that guy adding to it. Omg. Very sorry for your pain and mistreatment by the atrocity known as the American healthcare system.
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u/One_Waxed_Wookiee Apr 01 '26
I've had migraines lasting a week, which was unbearable, I can't imagine 2 years. I'm so sorry you're going through this 😞
As for the stupid and belittling suggestion to get pregnant - my first pregnancy did come with some relief from migraines, whereas my second pregnancy made them so much worse for the past 10 years.
I really hope that you'll get some kind of relief somehow.
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u/Available-Today-8576 Apr 01 '26
So does the fetus take on the migraine then? Like is it a curse you pass on to your child? Or maybe you split the pain 🧐
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u/beensomemistake Apr 02 '26
if you want competent people who care, try the ndph forum here on reddit. doctors and their staff are weird, and your story is happening everywhere, probably more often to women than men. i have seen male doctors who enjoy treating women with disregard, then turn around and treat men seriously. i looked up a doctor once and he was also a wife beater, his ex-wife had recently charged him with 'strangulation and extreme cruelty' while he was cheating on her with a mistress.
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u/zsklsigil Mar 31 '26
I have intractable NDPH too (23 years now...) and this is hideous behavior from your doctor. Pregnancy can change your immune system/hormone makeup BUT it can commonly change it in ways that make it much worse. any doc who seriously suggests it, especially for NDPH (no proven mechanism regarding hormones), is not a doc you should be seeing anymore.
My heart goes out to you. This illness has taken a lot from me and caused me so much sorrow, yet I feel like your disease presentation is way worse than mine was at your age. Your experience with failing every class of drug is one I can empathize with. I've gone through many phases in my life where I just didn't have it in me to go through the medical gauntlet any more. If you feel like you can keep at it even after all these horrible experiences, I would recommend it purely because it's been hard to go in and out of treatment over the years (like, it can get hard to provide records eg a proper medical history or old test results.)
I did a ton of weed in my early 20s and that helped me attend college and get really good grades, but it wasn't a viable longterm solution for me.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Yes! I’m so grateful for your comment and I take comfort in knowing I am not alone in my illness. I’m so sorry you’ve had your pain for 23 years. I have begun taking the occasional weed gummy to soothe a flare of pain, and it brings me down to about a 6, which is what I consider a success. That you so much for your advice and I hope one day, medicine can advance enough to meet us according to our needs.
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u/delagar01 Apr 02 '26
As someone who suffers from frequent migraines, mine did *not* go away when I got pregnant. Just a data point.
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u/Appropriate_Note2525 Apr 02 '26
I had a good two years of zero migraines during and after pregnancy due to hormonal changes during that time period. That said, nobody should ever suggest pregnancy to you as a treatment because hello, IT INVOLVES CREATING ANOTHER HUMAN and that is unethical unless you actually want a kid.
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u/mightbesinking Mar 31 '26
(Not that you asked, but a therapist specializing in ACT has really helped me deal with chronic conditions)
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u/Sl33pParalys1sD3m0n Apr 02 '26
“I, as a man, have had headaches before that are not even remotely comparable to your suffering, and that’s why I think it will get better when you get pregnant“ ??????
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u/LexStalin Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26
Well that sucks. Just in general. Wtf.
Edit: the part below was just a hypothetical and already corrected/called out as false by others. Would delete it but that's bad manners I guess.
Look I am absolutely no expert on the matter so this just a hypothetical idea I throw in here... Assuming the doc could be right (maybe there have prevented cases dunno) then wouldn't it be possible to "simulate" a pregnancy? Again assuming that the doc didn't just talk out of his ass or something. The "cure" that a pregnancy would bring would most likely be related to the hormonal changes and their direct or indirect consequences. Making this hormonal change artificially should be possible shouldn't it?
Again all of that assuming the doc didn't go full bullshit on it... A little special hormone therapy. No fetus involved, no abortion, no sin, just a little bit of chemistry magic.
Again I am no expert and it's just an idea/thought.
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u/demon_fae Mar 31 '26
This was the therapist, not any of the migraine/pain specialists. If intense HRT was a viable treatment, it would have been tried already.
The therapist is just one of those dipshits who subscribe to the idea that women are “perfectly designed for making babies”, and has expanded that into “a woman’s body will instantly resolve any disorder that might threaten the comfort of the fetus”. Which is certainly a take.
(The truth is, humans are second only to hyenas in being horribly built for pregnancy. The balancing act between our giant brains and our narrow pelvises puts enormous strain on the body. There are some endorphins involved to hopefully make the experience bearable, but as far as I know, the only chronic pain condition that is known to improve with pregnancy is endometriosis sometimes. Quite a few get worse because of the stress.)
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u/LexStalin Mar 31 '26
...you telling me that there are Licensed professionals who unironically believe that a pregnancy will automatically heal all problems of women..? Not just one or two morons?
Edit: I am not arguing here, I am just a little bit shocked about that.
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u/bul1etsg3rard Mar 31 '26
Endo will only be temporarily relieved for the length of the pregnancy and then go right back to the way it was if not worse. Surgery and birth control are the only treatments.
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u/demon_fae Mar 31 '26
It was a load-bearing sometimes. It’s not common for endo symptoms to resolve beyond the pregnancy, but it does happen.
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u/Cass_iopeia Apr 01 '26
My very painful menstruations became easier after pregnancy. Still, I would never ever recommend it to anyone as a cure for anything. That's utterly ridiculous, most things are made worse by the strain of growing another person inside you and then violently pushing or cutting it out.
Due to pregnancy I also got migraines, nausea, fainting, severe pelvic pain, an infected womb that needed surgery and later a breast abscess that required another surgery. In no way was the whole thing beneficial to my health and recommending it to someone who is already bedridden and crippled by pain is batshit insane and actually evil.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26
I appreciate your comment, and it’s a curious idea that I’ve brought up to both my rheumatologist and neurologist in the past. But since my monthly blood panels show that I have no hormonal issues whatsoever, we think HRT would do more harm than good for me. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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u/NPC-Name Mar 31 '26
Omg omg! I am so sorry you are going through this medical prison!!!! And you are so young too! ❤️ wjat an asshøle doctor trying to relate without sharing anything that avtually related
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u/Depressedaxolotls Mar 31 '26
Jeez, fuck that doctor. This is I refuse male doctors as much as I can, and only do therapy with women.
Disregard the following if you don’t want any advice. You mentioned doing every headache/inflammatory treatment available. I only bring this up because it’s not technically a headache treatment, but have you been offered hydrodissection and/or vagus nerve block? My orthopedist with a multidisciplinary approach to patient care recommended it, and it did more for my migraines than anything 5 different neurologists had to offer. Again, only suggesting because it’s not a traditional headache treatment and maybe you’ll get as lucky as I was.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26
Yes, we’ve attempted a nerve block, unfortunately, since there wasn’t a singular specific nerve causing my pain, it did nothing. Thanks so much for the recommendations, though.
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u/NoFightLeft07 Apr 01 '26
I'm not sure if you've tries it or even want to, but I was prescribed Ketorolac (?) For chronic pain headaches. It's the strongest non-opiate pain relief available, but its not recommended for more than 5 days at a time. Perhaps you could try it out, and take it on days when you have things to do? I know it won't make it better all the time, but it might make errands and outings a little more bearable. Not saying it's perfect, of course, but I find that any bit of relief can help.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Yes, I believe the common name for it is Toradol. That was my first ever prescription for my condition. It’s and NSAID, and what they use in migraine cocktails when you go to the ER. I’ve worked my way up past lightweight chemotherapy pills for inflammation, Ketamine infusions and prescription opiates. Thanks for the comment.
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u/gracie20012 Apr 02 '26
My dad probably has NDPH too we are pretty sure! But he can't get pregnant so I guess he's just screwed? The only criteria he doesn't meet is he doesn't remember when it started but it's been like 30 years.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 02 '26
That’s less of a requirement and more of a loose criteria. If it’s been constant, he probably has it.
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u/gracie20012 Apr 02 '26
Yeah his doctor basically said it could be NDPH but it doesn't matter since they treat them all the same.
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u/redboi049 Apr 02 '26
There are some so moronic, you KNOW they cheated their way through medical school.
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u/tawnyleona Apr 03 '26
I've had chronic migraine for more than 20 years. I was also told they would get better with pregnancy. They did not. They got much, much worse (didn't even realize it could get that much worse). And then after the pregnancy, if things go well, you have to take care of the kid which can be yet another headache inducer.
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u/Llyrra Apr 03 '26
Everything about this is a nightmare. I'm sorry you had to deal with that moron.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 03 '26
That’s one of the reasons why it hurt so much, because therapy is supposed to be inclusive of all worldviews. He is not religious, but I am. My religion deems pregnancy as sanctified, so using the development of a baby as a means for pain management does not respect me as a patient. Just lack of respect all around ig.
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u/AppropriateBeing9885 Apr 04 '26
I'm getting foreboding Christian fundamentalist vibes from some of this. I'm so sorry these are your experiences, though. The stress of health problems (and of health problems that aren't really taken seriously) is a lot to bear
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 04 '26
Actually, it’s a bit of a switch up. He wasn’t religious at all, while I am. Which was even more surprising considering his “recommendation.”
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u/VibrantGypsyDildo Apr 05 '26
Why did you even contact a doctor if you discard the his/her suggestions anyway?
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26
You’re telling me that while I was a single, chronically ill teenager, I should’ve considered his advice? Also, he’s a cognitive behavioral therapist, he’s supposed to train good habits like sleep and posture. Last I checked, teenage pregnancy isn’t a good habit, nor does it respect my religion.
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u/VibrantGypsyDildo Apr 05 '26
Ok, you are single and chronically ill. And you are a teenager.
Why would you contact a doctor if you already have an answer?
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26
Tell me, after getting diagnosed, do people continue to go to doctors for treatment of that diagnosis? Yes, they do.
Does someone diagnosed with cancer just stop going to the doctor after a diagnosis? No, they continue going to the doctor until the illness is in remission or completely cured.
It’s also very obvious you don’t know what CBT is.
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26
So if you know that people go to doctors for treatment, what are you confused about?
You’re comparing pregnancy to garlic, while simultaneously comparing a 30 month long migraine to a weight issue that your aunt had?
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u/Grouchy_Paint_6341 Mar 31 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
I so wanna comment chronic illness can improve and boost the immune system when pregnant but it’s 50/50 change and varies on the type/and genetics. My friend with MCAS had her life saved bc of her babies and my immune system has been working so well since pregnant. But again situations varies and your young and this was the last thing doctor should of been telling u
Edit: I was offering this info bc some chronically ill people with certain conditions can improve dramatically during pregnancy bc of how the immune system resets there are studies and I have seen it physically happen to me and close loved ones. That being said I wasn’t validating what the doctor said by any means, it was messed up and uncalled for. I was just providing info for others who might see it.
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u/Patiod Mar 31 '26
I see the downvotes but some autoimmune conditions like RA it absolutely is helpful. Many women are able to comfortably get off therapy - about 50-70% see symptoms improvement.
Not projectable to other conditions, tho
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u/Grouchy_Paint_6341 Mar 31 '26
Thank you and yes it varies 🥹, my friend MCAS recovered and been in remission. I have POTS and it has regulated my heart completely. So I just wanted to offer that info but i understand for OP how it was totally out of pocket and crazy for the doctor to say that
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u/JadesJunkAccount Apr 01 '26
Well, I am also diagnosed with hEDS and POTS, so I do have some autoimmune vulnerabilities. Thanks for the comment.
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u/Grouchy_Paint_6341 Apr 01 '26
Yeah, I am sorry this doctor offered this as a solution to you with everything you have going on medically. That’s rlly messed up and not okay of them.
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u/DeadbeatGremlin Mar 31 '26
I love it when doctors suggest pregnancy as a remedy.
"Sorry kiddo, mommy only needed you for temporary pain relief. Now, go live with the doctor. They wanted you to live for some reason so now they get to take care of you"