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

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[–] 27 points 3 years ago (6 children)

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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Also, also referred to as exploding head syndrome

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years 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. :(

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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