Migraines from enoxaparin??
Long story short, I’m 24 weeks pregnant and have been on enoxaparin since 9 weeks for a PE. Shortly after starting it, I started getting debilitating migraines, 2 or 3 a week, lasting 24+ hours. I have always been prone to getting headaches and migraines but never anything of this frequency or magnitude. Ever. At this point, I have linked it to the enoxaparin. Eventually after getting desperate enough, I have come off of it on several occasions just to be able to take medication that will actually work and within 24 hours of restarting it, I have another one. It’s too much of a coincidence.
I have been in the ER 5 separate times this summer for this(including while out of town on vacation) and I am EXHAUSTED. I have had CTs, nerve blocks, all different variations of migraine cocktails, and I was told the next time I go in, I’ll have to be admitted for an MRI. They sent in a referral to neurology but neurology can’t see me until March. Multiple ER doctors have mentioned triptans but no one is willing to be the first to prescribe them since I’m pregnant. In talking to my MFM, she thinks I may be sensitive to an ingredient in the enoxaparin, and is recommending I try Fragmin instead, but I’m worried about my insurance not covering it since there is no generic.
Has anyone else gone through something similar? I feel absolutely crazy and haven’t been able to come across anyone else who has had a similar experience. All I know is that I am miserable and this has been the worst experience. This is my third baby, so I have 2 other kids who need me and I’m a student about to go back to school for the fall. I can’t keep going like this and this has ruined what could very well be my last pregnancy 😕