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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:56 AM Original message |
Cindy McCain reveals Migraine suffering- compares it to husband's torture |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well she's exaggerating, but I've known a lot of migraine sufferers and it is pretty awful |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I've known a few who only get relief from cannabis. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. Think of the worst hangover you've had. Now think of it lasting 3 to 4 days. |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. My wife goes into the bedroom, |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Zomig or Imitrex works just fine for me. Has she been to the doctor |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Yes, been to the doctor... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. There has to be something that she can take. It's something I wouldn't wish |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. She needs to take Vitamin B2, B6, and B12 |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. The link would not open for me .... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
5. I've known migraine sufferers. What they describe sounded a lot like torture to me. |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. Before Imitrex came on the market in 1995 (?), all of my migraine |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Even after Imitrex I had a few years |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Oh undeterred |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I believe the patent on Imitrex should be up about now. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. A generic for imitrex should be on the market by 1/1/2010 because my insurance |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Generic Imitrex soon? |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. I just checked Costco's online pharmacy, out of curiosity -- they're selling it now. n/t |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. I get that kind of migraine from a flu shot. n/t |
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JaneQPublic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. If I were married to McCain, I'd have lots of migraines, too... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. I've had migraines for over 25 years |
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greenbird (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Well said. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Yes, it would only be torture if the migraine was induced by a torturer. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. I'll agree with every sentence except the last one. Sometimes, the abortives |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Right, but in comparison to torture, you have control over it. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Oh, I agree. It was a ridiculous thing for her to have said. n/t |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Maybe she's sick and tired of hearing about it. |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. well put, and I've been cursed for 25+ years too |
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DarthDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
10. Good Thng She Has Excellent Health Insurance! |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
12. My mother, my sister and I suffer migraines |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. I've Never Been In A Vietnamese Prison |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
13. Migraines are horrible. |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. I would much rather have the flu |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
14. I have a cousin whose husband committed suicide |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
15. Who is eating huffington's bandwidth? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
18. After just suffering a three day headache I can sympathize wiht her. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
19. If I don't treat my sinus headaches immediately, I get migraine symptons, and frankly |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. If you are being tortured you can make it stop by saying what they want to hear. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. Or not. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
24. she specifically compared the pain from a migraine to the pain from being tied to a chair for 4 days |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'm sure migraine sufferers have tried everything, but if this would help just one person |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. I had 2 migraines |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's only been in the last several years that I have realized that the bad headaches |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Nah, I've had BAD headaches too. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
33. I have a friend who is 100% disabled due to migraines. He likens it to having a little man |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
35. She just needs a simpleton's excuse for narcotics as she is a drug addict. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
36. My wife suffers from migraines... |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
41. If waterboarding would cure a migraine |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
42. I would have thought that having to fly commercial instead of on her jet |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
44. Has any family in modern US history traded on the POW issue like McCain's? |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Andrew Jackson is the only other political figure I can think of... |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
46. Publicly revealing ungodly headaches... |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
50. I would rather go through labor again than have a migraine. nt |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
52. I get migraines from caffeine withdrawal... |
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