Suggest Treatment For Migraine Attacks

Posted on Sat, 27 Sep 2014

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Sat, 27 Sep 2014 Answered on

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Question : I had an attack from a migraine with-stroke like symptoms..It has been a few days and I'm still having trouble talking, Headache better..How long will this last?

Answered by Dr. Gaurav Katiyar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
several days

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have gone through your query and history.

I assume that this is your first time with hemiplegic migraine, otherwise it is usually a genetic disorder.
People with hemiplegic migraines experience paralysis or weakness on one side of the body, disturbances in speech and vision, and other symptoms that often mimic a stroke. But this is temporary.

Time for recovering from this is usually from 2 weeks to 2-3 months. You may start speech therapy which will speed up the process.

Hope i have answered your query. Feel free to ask if you have any doubt.

You can contact me on my page http://bit.ly/DrGaurav
Wish you a good health.
Regards
Dr. G.Katiyar

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Gaurav Katiyar (8 hours later)

Thank you for answering my question. It makes me feel better knowing all of this won't last forever. I'm very frustrated when I speak. A doctor told me to see a psychologist since all my tests came back normal..I'm relieved this is a psyical condition

Answered by Dr. Gaurav Katiyar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
speech therapy

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the follow up.
Good to hear that your tests came back normal. Now you can overcome your problem with speaking. You may require Speech therapy to recover completely. This is a physiological process of recovering from temporary episode of paresis.

If you don't have further query, you can close the discussion and rate the answer.

You can contact me on my page http://bit.ly/DrGaurav
Wish you a good health.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju