Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.

  • @The_v
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    271 year ago

    Not a Dr. but enjoy a good scientific paper.

    Intranasal dihydroergotamine is a category X. Aka it causes fetal damage.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3971427/

    Also for those that don’t know a cluster headache is a migraine on steroids. Also referred to as “suicide headaches” due to a common event prior to effective treatment.

    • @Smokeydabear94
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      21 year ago

      Also, also referred to as exploding head syndrome

      • @BreadstickNinja
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        61 year ago

        Exploding head syndrome is something different and a potential side effect of rapid discontinuation of SSRIs. I’ve had it and it’s different from a migraine.

        • @Smokeydabear94
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          21 year ago

          Upon refreshing my memory you are correct. I just must have assumed they referred to the same thing

      • kase
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        1 year ago

        wtf, that sounds awful

        eta: “suicide headaches,” “exploding head syndrome,” I am so fucking upset that people suffer from things like this. Idk, I just hope you guys are okay. :(

    • @andy_wijaya_med
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      11 year ago

      You’re right. There are other options though. Like oxygen therapy triptan, etc. I don’t understand why didn’t the doctor just prescribe the drug. Just let the patient sign an informed consent… especially if the patient isn’t pregnant and not planning pregnancy at the moment.