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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I am a 51 year old nurse who has suffered with migraines since the age of 14. The last few years I have had a increase in frequency, duration and intensity. Migraines so painful that was have been missing days of 2-3 days of work at a time with each incident. I have been prescribed every migraine med on the market and have tried all the dietary suggestions ( avoid caffeine, chocolate etc ) all of
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Reviewer: jadenbedwell, 19-24 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I urge ALL of you to avoid the negative reviews of this drug; I am convinced that all negative side effects are purely psychological. People convince themselves that they're going to experience awful things. Emgality is hands-down the cleanest migraine preventative that I have tried and I have tried so much (Topamax, Amitriptyline, etc.) I have been experiencing chronic migraine since I was se
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Reviewer: Emily, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I’m on month 4 and have had no migraines (usually average 8-10 per month for 23 years). I’ve had nine headaches that were very tolerable and have only taken Excedrin 3 times (normally it was 5x’s a week. Emgality is a miracle for me!
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Reviewer: Kim, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I've taken 3 doses, one month apart. My hips and joints are killing me. I have been migraine free, however I am so uncomfortable. I was told the only side effects were regarding the injection site. That is impossible, since all drugs can have various side effects It wasn't until I read other reviews that I correlated my joint pain to this drug.
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Reviewer: Theresa, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I took my loading dose 5 days ago. I have seen no improvement, actually my vestibular migraines are worse. I have been very nauseated since the injection as well. It was easy to inject though.
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