I’m comparing my migraines with and without Petadolex. So far, it kind of looks like the medicine I was taking to try and make my migraines better was making them worse.
Points above the line are bad weeks. Points below the line are good weeks.
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April 01st, 2009 | Author: sarcozona
I took Petadolex for several months to try to get some relief from my migraines. It didn’t appear to be working, but to make sure, I’m keeping track of my migraines for a few more weeks – while not taking the meds. Since my main trigger is the weather, points below the line are good. Points on or above the line are bad.
March 24th, 2009 | Author: sarcozona
I’ve been keeping track of my migraines for several months now to see if Petadolex would help my migraines. What I’d hoped to see with Petadolex was fewer migraines relative to bad weather days (my main migraine trigger). On the graph, that would mean more points below the line than on or above it. It didn’t seem to have any effect and I stopped taking it last week. To be sure, I’m going to continue to record my migraines for another month or so. If they get worse, then Petadolex really was having an effect.
March 18th, 2009 | Author: sarcozona
I’ve been taking Petadolex for over three months now and haven’t noticed any improvement at all in my migraines. As of today, I’m going to stop taking it. However, because I only kept track of my migraines for a week before I started taking Petadolex, I am going to keep track of my migraines for another month to see if they get worse.
March 10th, 2009 | Author: sarcozona
I haven’t posted on how the Petadolex is working in a few weeks, but I have still been keeping track of it. Here’s an updated graph. It’s looking hopeful! It might be having an effect.
February 17th, 2009 | Author: sarcozona
I’ve been taking Petadolex for my migraines for 10 weeks now (The first week I wasn’t taking it). I’ve got 2 more weeks before I get to the 3 months mark – the amount of time it can take for the medicine to start working. I’ll be taking it for 2 or 3 weeks beyond the 12 week mark whether or not it appears to be working 1) for better data 2) because I have that many extra pills.
January 27th, 2009 | Author: sarcozona
I’ve been taking Petadolex for 7 weeks now. I bought Aleve and Excedrin Migraine today – I’m a little discouraged. But I said I’d give it three months, so I’ll give it three months.
This week I used R to create the graph. I’m learning R in one of my classes, so I thought this would be good practice. This kind of graph is called a bubble graph. In a bubble graph, if the weather and my migraines are the same multiple weeks, the “bubble” gets bigger.
Over the past week I had way too many migraines, but I did have fewer migraines than there were days of bad weather. One more point below the line!
For those of you new to my migraine graphs, if the points consistently drop below the line over time, it means the medicine is helping. If the points stay on or above the line, the medicine is not helping.
January 20th, 2009 | Author: sarcozona
This is week 6 of being on Petadolex and week 7 of recording my migraines. No improvement yet…
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