Blaze, I am so sorry to hear all that you have been through. I carry Imitrex injections too because too often I vomit the tablets and thus waste a dose. I also experience paralysis during migraines. I've been on Depakote to prevent migraines, although I am moody but NOT bi-polar. However, my neurologist during cancer said that Depakote is now used to "break" a migraine. I think I was getting 1000 mgs IV. But I was on it for a year, and it didn't work as a preventative. So she switched me to Topamax, which made me thin and crazy, and caused WORSE headaches! The Topamax c aused such tingling in my hands and feet that I couldn't feel the keyboard and the floor. Plus, it made me aggressive. For example, instead of saying, "Honey, how about a kiss" I'd say, "Hey, you give me a kiss right now!" So, now I am on good old Inderal as a preventative, Celexa, and Imitrex PRN plus phenargan for nausea. Blaze, you must have been in so much pain to have a broken neck! I've been almost two weeks with a migraine. They are completely debilitating. The best treatment for me is Demoral to knock it out but Imitrex is also a miracle drug in my lifetime. Dallas, has changing your diet helped? Love and Light, Lynn