Reviewer: My3qtpies, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I just went through my second 4 day treatment with dhe and I will never, ever do it again. The first treatment was in April 2012. I received an infusion on Benadryl, followed by raglan and then finally dhe every 8 hours. I slept most of the time and had few issues. This helped bring my daily chronic, intractable migraines down from a 6-7 to a 1-2. My husband and I were elated! It worked for ... Show Full Comment

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I just went through my second 4 day treatment with dhe and I will never, ever do it again. The first treatment was in April 2012. I received an infusion on Benadryl, followed by raglan and then finally dhe every 8 hours. I slept most of the time and had few issues. This helped bring my daily chronic, intractable migraines down from a 6-7 to a 1-2. My husband and I were elated! It worked for about 3 months. My doctor suggested another round in October and I quickly signed on. It has been the WORST experience. It was the same procedure as last, but this time I had terrible diarrhea, incredible anxiety, I felt like I was jumping out of my skin. I could not control my body temp - I was sweating, then freezing, then sweating, then freezing. I have had a non stop bloody nose. It has been the worst experience. I will not be doing this again. I'd rather lie with the migraine.
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Reviewer: PhillyLion, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I've been a daily migraine sufferer for 17+ yrs. My neurologist suggested a 3 day infusion treatment that failed, he then suggested a 24/7 infusion for 2 weeks. DHE was the only drug my body responded to. I've tried numerous abortive medicines and none work nearly as well as DHE or with the least side effects. I've learned that the fear of needles is extremely less when faced with ... Show Full Comment

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I've been a daily migraine sufferer for 17+ yrs. My neurologist suggested a 3 day infusion treatment that failed, he then suggested a 24/7 infusion for 2 weeks. DHE was the only drug my body responded to. I've tried numerous abortive medicines and none work nearly as well as DHE or with the least side effects. I've learned that the fear of needles is extremely less when faced with the intensity of my full blown migraines. I highly recommend this medicine.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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I have been using this medication for eleven years (since 2000), and it has been a lifesaver. The neurologist that introduced the medication to me, admitted me for three days where I received a steroid, benadryl, and the DHE via IV every eight hours. The only downfall to this was a bad case of phlebitis. I could not handle the steroid - I made me whacked out. The benadryl and DHE were fine as ... Show Full Comment

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I have been using this medication for eleven years (since 2000), and it has been a lifesaver. The neurologist that introduced the medication to me, admitted me for three days where I received a steroid, benadryl, and the DHE via IV every eight hours. The only downfall to this was a bad case of phlebitis. I could not handle the steroid - I made me whacked out. The benadryl and DHE were fine as far as side-effects go. Nowdays, either my spouse or I inject the med into my hip. It gets a bit rough injecting it into my own hip. That is the only downfall to the medication.
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Reviewer: Brady, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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In 2009, I was 19 and had a migraine for 30 days and I received the DHE protocol through IV. At that time it worked wonderfully, other than feeling some minor anxiety that quickly subsided. Now two years later, I have had a migraine for 3 weeks, and after trying a handful of prescriptions my neurologist recommended trying DHE again. First I was given Reglan for nausea, followed by the DHE, and las ... Show Full Comment

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In 2009, I was 19 and had a migraine for 30 days and I received the DHE protocol through IV. At that time it worked wonderfully, other than feeling some minor anxiety that quickly subsided. Now two years later, I have had a migraine for 3 weeks, and after trying a handful of prescriptions my neurologist recommended trying DHE again. First I was given Reglan for nausea, followed by the DHE, and lastly morphine for pain. My migraine had become very dull, which was the only positive. As another reviewer described, I too felt incredibly antsy. It definitely wasn't a normal anxious feeling, but far more uncomfortable. It was impossible to feel comfortable or relieved of it for several hours. For the next 24 hours I slept nearly 20 of them. My doctor said that would be from the morphine. I went in the next day to receive another IV of the Reglan followed by DHE, since my migraine had not fully gone. I chose not to have the morphine since I thought it caused my fatigue on the previous day, and I needed to be able to work and attend night class the next day. Almost immediately following the injections I felt that same antsy feeling, only worse than the previous day and longer lasting. I was also incredibly fatigued, even without the morphine. That day and the following day I could hardly walk and was constantly leaning on walls or lying down to regain my composure and breath. I've never felt that weak and exhausted before. Most importantly to note, my migraine returned shortly after treatment. It may have worked the first time I went in, but I will definitely not be using it again. I am also on several different prescriptions than what I was on when I was 19, which could be why I had such severe side-effects, even though my neurologist said I would be fine. Overall, I would rather have the pain from the migraine than to ever have that antsy and fatigued feeling again. For some this is clearly a successful treatment, but proceed with caution as it may affect you differently.
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Reviewer: julie.cousino@att.ner, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was admitted for 4 dayas with a severe migrane headache after a week in a half and nothing worked. I am a nure and have never heard of thisedication. My headace is much better down to 2 out of a 10. he only side affect was some darrehea can live with that better than the migane,

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I was admitted for 4 dayas with a severe migrane headache after a week in a half and nothing worked. I am a nure and have never heard of thisedication. My headace is much better down to 2 out of a 10. he only side affect was some darrehea can live with that better than the migane,
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