Symptoms of Migraine Headaches -
Remedies for Migraine - Treatment for Migraines
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Recently
MAGNUM (Migraine Awareness Group: National Understanding
for Migrainuers) To MAGNUM society, it seemed
obvious that
Elvis suffered from Migraines
based upon public records
and Elvis' observed behavior. The rumors of Elvis' abuse of
unneeded prescription drugs, illegal drug use, could be
attributed to his Migraines. The typical rhetoric so many
Migraine sufferers deal with every day, even today, seemed
to surround this gifted artist. In response, MAGNUM's
Executive Director, Michael John Coleman, spent several
weeks investigating to confirm or deny whether the
King suffered from Migraine disease and if
his Migraines were treated.
With the assistance of Marvin Robinstien, Development
Officer of the Regional Medical Center in Memphis,
Tennessee, MAGNUM was able identify who in the Memphis
medical community should be contacted to discuss the facts
regarding Mr. Presley's Migraines. Mr. Coleman, armed with
various observations such as Elvis Presley's October and
November 1973 Hospital stays for "headache and mild
hypertension," his 1975 hospital stay for
"extensive eye exam" which was later discovered
to be for migraine aura problems, and physicians' reports
from both the Baptist Hospital and the Mid-South Hospital
regarding Elvis' eye problems, i.e., aura, sensitivity to
light and sound, fatigue, pain, slurred speech, and other
Migrainious traits) began digging for the facts to support
the existence of Elvis' Migraines.
Executive Director Michael John Coleman also conducted an
extensive interview with the articulate Dr. George
Nichopoulos, Elvis Presley's personal physician and
discussed Elvis' Migraine-related behavior were public
records, accounts of Elvis' life and Elvis' autopsy report,
including certain drugs found in the singer's bloodstream
such as Demerol, Propranolol, LSD, and antiemetics.
(Although DHE injection has been used for many years in the effective treatment of Migraine, it is now considered more appropriate for treating the most severe cases since less toxic agents are currently available such as a more refined DHE Nasal spray under the name of Migranal®.) MAGNUM also noted that the press concluded that Elvis suffered from hypertension problems based upon the presence of Propranolol, a common hypertension prescription drug, in his blood. However, Propranolol is also approved by the FDA for use as a Migraine prophylactic treatment, which Dr. Nichopoulos confirmed Elvis was
undergoing)
The primary indicator that
Elvis had Migraines gleaned from these public reports was
that the very drugs found in Elvis' system at the time of
the autopsy were used in the 70's to treat anyone under
good prudent care for intractable Migraine. The subject of
the autopsy drug information noted
that the best and only abortive drug family available in
the 1970's to treat Migraine was the prescription
ergotamine drug family. This is important because
ergotamine most often tests as LSD, as ergot alkaloid is
structurally related to the potent hallucinogen LSD. In
addition, Propranolol, Demerol and antiemetics were all
common medications used to treat Migraine. Accordingly, Dr.
Nichopoulos that Presley was indeed
treated for reoccurring and debilitating Migraines. DHE45,
an ergotamine derivative, was Elvis' primary abortive
Migraine regimen. However, unfortunately for Elvis, DHE45
can only be used a limited number of times a month, thereby
requiring Elvis to depend upon more conventional pain
management therapies such as analgesics and narcotics to
treat his other debilitating Migraine attacks.
As you can see from this Elvis
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