Medication question and frustrated-need advice.

Hi All,

The headache has been horrendous over the past few days. I am not sure what to do anymore.

Right now, my usual rescue meds for the bad ones- Tylenol 3, klonopin, and ultram- aren't working as well. This is really the case with klonopin. I have been on it for about three years now and it just isn't helping as much. I take 3 1mg klonopin as needed when the head is bad. It just doesn't seem to be as effective as it used to be. I have had the same problems with other meds in the past-eventually, they stop working and I switch to something else for a while. This happened with the diazepam and ativan in the past. Has anyone else encountered this problem?

I am just frustrated by the headaches, the fainting, and the fact that not much is helping. This whole thing is just exhasting. I will probably call my neuro on tuesday and see if we can switch it out or increase the dose?

Right now, I am pretty much just trying to stick it out till tuesday when I can get in touch with my neuro. Fortunately, there is nothing that has to be done today, so maybe some rest will help. It has been kind of crazy lately.

I'd love any ideas or advice.

Pain free days,
sailingm

I have read on here numerous times of people who get some relief from a med only to have it not work as well later. The med I took for some years of relief worked even better when I upped the dose. My doctors have always been willing to go along with MY treatment plan. { clonodine .1mg 3 x day}

Hi,

Thanks so much for the advice. I think it might be time to switch it out, as it isn't doing much. I will call my neuro on Tuesday.

Pain free days,
sailingm