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Mary Ann I do have mitral valve prolapse, confirmed by echocardiogram, but the auras disappeared with DBS in 2003. The headaches disappeared after my teen age and young adult years. I got sidetracked with the with the mention of ergotic meds for PD. At the time my mitral valve prolapse was diagnosed there was supposed to be a connection between it and panic attacks (brought on by chemo). Azilect has has had success treating Alzheimer's and I think the possibility of using it for PD is now under consideration. Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 7:10 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Migraines/ was Azilect for PD?? > Ray, I don't know if there is a connection between Migraines and PD - but > there is definitely a connection between Patent Foramen Ovale and > Migraines. PFO is a small opening between the right and left artia of the > fetal heart which normally closes after a baby is born. Unfortunately it > stays open in about 25% of the population, causing the potential for > strokes and migraine headaches. The PFO migraine usually has an aura. > > The only way a PFO can be identified is through a cardiac cath. During > the cath procedure the PFO can be closed with a minimum of effort (if the > hole is small enough). > > For those suffering from migraines with an aura, it is a good idea to do > follow-up with a cardiologist. The young women I know who have had their > PFO closed marvel that they no longer suffer from migraines. > ---------- > Mary Ann Ryan (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07) > www.bentwillowfarm.org > ----- Original Message ----- > >> This article discusses Mirapex and Requip as non-ergotic dopamine agonist >> drugs as compared to carbo/levadopa. Years ago I took ergot for >> migraines and it didn't help. Does anyone know if there is a >> migraine-ergot-Parkinson's connection. My maternal grandfather, who had >> PD, also suffered from terrible migraines, which I had too. But in my >> late 30's and 40's the headaches stopped and I had just the auras until >> my DBS brain surgeries in 2003. >> >> Ray >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn