Kathie N.
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        My doctor is the first in over 10 years to diagnose what I considered "severe neck aches" as migraines.  I have a hard time believing that's what they are since so many doctors before have told me it's a muscle spasm or bulging disc, etc.  The pain starts slow and dull - no aura.  Light doesn't bother me and although I get queesy, I'm never so nausious that I vomit or even loose my appetite.  My legs get weak,my head throbs, and my bladder becomes over-active.  One got so severe that I ended up in the emergency room for two shots of demerol.  They are also becoming more frequent and last longer.  How do I know if these are really atypical migraines?  The doctor is scheduling an MRI.