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Hi Fellow Sufferers Does Anyone Have Any Advice On How To Get My Doctor To Really Listen To Me On How Bad Migrains Are.

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Heckmondwike, UK

I live in Yorkshire England. I'm really finding it hard to get my doctor to really listen to me. They don't seem to understand how debilitating migrains are. I want them to refare me to a specialist I'm sure there must be some research doctors specialist in the whole of england. I will travel anywhere to get help I feel so desperate,as I'm sure you fellow sufferers will totally understand were I'm coming from. Any advice will be so greatly appreciated. Thank you superd

May 23, 2018
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It's very hard to have an illness and your own doctor do not care to understand.
I understand what your going through. I have had the same behavior from my pain management dr. He told me to just exercise that would help, as if I don't exercise. Also assuming I might abuse narcotics or not wanting to prescribe any to me knowing I am in pain. I am a pleasant person but when it comes to treating me in such dismissive and 15 minutes of assembly line product manner, I change my attitude and have to get very assertive and active in my treat me. I have to tell the doctor exactly how I feel. Most the time I am making sure my doctors understand how I feel. If I am not getting the understanding that I need I will change doctors.
It is a must to have a doctor that understands and treated people with fibromyalgia and knowledgeable of all the underlying conditions that people experience with migraines being one of the many symptoms.

May 29, 2018
A MyMigraineTeam Member

If your doctor isn’t listening to you, ask for a neurologist. That is the doc who usually treats severe migraine and believe me, they understand migraine and will work WITH you to find solutions. Be persistent - you have to be your own advocate. Good luck.

November 23, 2022
A MyMigraineTeam Member

I have had migraines for the past 3 weeks and now it's unbearable. My face is hurting so bad, I can't even keep my eyes open. I'm hurting starting from top of head to just under my nose and neck. I am trying to hold off going to urgent care or er...I am not sure if I can wait until June 12th for neurologist appt.
I am not functioning right now and @tylenol 3 isn't helping. I am putting warm compresses on my face and neck.

May 24, 2018 (edited)

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