Warning from a Former Migraineur
As a reader, I have an interest in the health articles on the newspapers. Usually, they talk about similar issues: low back pain, hypertension, migraine, infertility, etc. In other words, typical problems of the majority. But I want to scream at the top of my lungs every time I read an article series about migraine. Because even specialists, experts do not accept or do not want to see the reality. They do not take alternative ways seriously.
I was a migraineur for long years and a big one at that. I wasn’t able to avoid all the triggers and was suffering for days each time. I was being condemned to bed as a result of triggers such as wine, cheese, chocolate, long flights, hunger, sleep deprivation, anger, noisy and airless places etc. I had become a drug addict, couldn’t leave the apartment without them. That is, until being healed after 10 sessions with Dr. Emel Gokmen! For the last two years, I haven’t got any migraine attacks. In fact, I almost forgot what headache was. I drink wine, eat chocolate and handle fatigue very well. But specialists work in the borders of conventional medicine and do not appreciate alternative methods, as you can see in Özgür Gokmen’s article series. In fact, they also claim that these alternatives are useless and patients should use medical treatment only.
Dr. Emel Gokmen, on the other hand, treats her patients with a combination of different methods of German school: neural therapy, acupuncture, magnetic field treatment. This combination, although being widely used in Europe, is applied by only 20 or 30 physicians in Turkey. You do not swallow any pills, become a drug addict or have frayed nerves during this course of treatment. I am not trying to advertise anyone here! Just the prayers of patients I referred to her is enough for me. Only the ones who experienced this knows what I am talking about. Migraine is not just a headache. It also causes dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, intolerance for light and noise, anger, being unable to work, etc. … Add to that the fatigue and dullness that will last for 2-3 days after an intense drug treatment. And the comments from doctors about there’s nothing to be done except drugs, drugs, drugs!
I am not taking any drugs for two years. In fact I forgot the names of the ones I used back then. So it is my duty to share this with other migraineurs! Temporary drug treatments are not the only solution for migraine. It also has a permanent one. Just go look up on the internet or ask anyone. Do not torture yourself for nothing…
POSTA NEWSPAPER, SEPTEMBER 2006