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Hey everyone, I have been diagnosed with osa and use a CPAP for a while and just now was diagnosed with hypersomnia also. I am already going through the IDES process for migraines and adjustment disorder. Is hypersomnia something that can be claimed as well and if so will I be rated for both osa...

Hey everyone, I posted about my situation a while back, but I have more questions. I have been seeking treatment for migraines for about a year now to no avail. I have tried Botox, occipital nerve blocks, and a variety of meds with nothing working. I have 15-20 migraines a month, with about 4-5...

So I am more than likely going to be referred to a PEB here soon for chronic migraines. With that said, it looks like if my case gets sent to a PEB they will evaluate more than just what I’m being boarded for. Is this correct? I also have sleep apnea (with CPAP), depression, and anxiety. What is...

As of now I am only on LIMDU for the migraines. I also have depression, anxiety, and sleep apnea, but none of that is on my LIMDU paperwork so far. I don’t know what caused the migraines, they just started happening late last year/ early this year timeframe. Most can be managed to a degree by...

Ok guys I’m about 1-2 months from my dr referring me to a PEB if the current round of migraine treatments don’t work. At the moment I am taking propranolol, sumatriptan, receiving Botox, and receiving occipital nerve blocks. I have been having these for the past year and my doctor said what...

I should have mentioned, but this particular medication is the most recent after almost a year of trying to find one that works. I am now near the end of my options, and this one might be working, but at the expense of causing said side effects.

I posted a slightly longer version of this elsewhere, but thought the length might have scared people off. Basically my migraine meds might work, but I gained a lot of weight and can’t meet pt standards due to shortness of breath with even the slightest it of running. Am I still looking at a PEB?

Hey everyone, I have been reading this forum for a while now and decided to post a question of my own. For the last year I have been with 15-20 migraines a month, and as of July have been on LIMDU. I have been told that if I am not better by January they will initiate a PEB. That part doesn't...