I've found a lot on the subject but not one that just gives you a simple list of foods to avoid. Most articles are bloated. Anyone have a link to a simple list of MAV diet foods to avoid?
Hi Pupper, I can’t help much right now as I’m on the run. This book has been a godsend to many with MAV as well as migraines that don’t produce vertigo. You don’t need a headache to have MAV so don’t let the title put you off. Try to get a hold of it ASAP. Also check out the archives re MAV and diet in this forum . https://criticalmas.com/2012/06/heal-your-headache-the-1-2-3-program-for-taking-charge-of-your-pain/
There used to be a good forum for MAV, but i don't recall the url. The book mentioned above is excellent.
Reading the book now on Kindle, thanks Mel. Picked up Lysine and AV at pharmacy this morning. Funny, my mind is so preoccupied right now I almost walked out of store with two big lysine bottles tucked under my arm. The sliding doors even opened for me. The thing is, every shoplifter probably says they just forgot. I'd be just another liar to them. I could be in the back of a police car right now. Hah. not hah
Just an interesting thing from skimming the book. It says, "Occasionally, migraine-related skin changes such as flushing..." Sometimes after my spinning stopped the other day, I got out of bed and dizzily wobbled out to the living room. My maid was here and she exclaimed, "why is your face all red!" I'm color impaired so I can't say if my face has gotten red during past attacks or not. But interesting that the migraine book mentions that.
Hey Pupper, I would have sent bail money. Yikes! Here’s a MAV forum that will give you lots of info and you can talk with folk with whom you may identify. Good luck. You will beat this. Scott reminded me of it. Thanks Scott! https://www.mvertigo.org/
Scott. The bottle says famciclovir 250mg. It says take twice daily. There are only 14 pills. So it will last a week. Says "Refills require authorization". But doctor said he was giving me a two week prescription. Perhaps he only wants me to one a day. I'll email him.
That's the bare maintenance dose. It's pointless taking less than the max dose initially. That's like sending 50 men to fight 300. There are people on this forum who have taken the max dose for months before finally beating back the virus. You need to either convince your doctor to go along with the plan or find another doctor who actually cares about you.
And honestly, if this guy really did do this surgery without ruling out MAV, PLF, SCD or other stuff, then he's a scumbag, imo. Just another asshole who wants to get paid and doesn't care about the person he's stealing from. I'd get another doctor just because of that. But that's just me.
The starting dose Dr. Gacek recommends famciclovir is 500mg 3x/day--so really that's just a little over two days of a starting dose. So sorry you are going through these hassles.
That famvir dose is less than dr derebery prescribes at least in the bginning. I am sorry i do not remember the exct dosage info. Red face. Allergy? I got a lot of improvement from allergy treatment by dr derebery. Also if you take niacin, it could beflush from that, although that can help circulation including inthe inner ear per dr d.
I will make an appointment with my longtime local doctor and ask for the Gracek dosage. Thanks for the heads-up you guys.
So as I recently mentioned, he did boost my dosage of Famvir after I asked him too. The "50 men to fight 300" metaphor was quite the motivator, hah. I told him the main literature says Famvir 500mg 3x daily. He responded that Dr. D, the allergy specialist at the clinic, prescribes Famvir at 250mg 2x daily for Meniere's. (He said Valtrex is usually 500mg 3x daily). We'll see how it goes. Thanks for the guidance.
He seems to have a 0.5 multiplier between his memory and his mouth. The typical starting dose for Valtrex is 1000mg 3x daily. 500mg 3x daily of Valtrex would not help me. I have not been able to get to below 1000mg 2x daily--but when it works it is fabulous.
Sometimes doctors really confuse me. AVs are so safe and so unlikely to cause problems... it makes no sense not to script the full dose. It's almost as if they want it to fail so they can say, "See, I told you that it wouldn't work!"