Allergic to Ajovy: A Migraine Treatment Update Post
I saw my neurologist last month and she finally changed my medication. I was on Emgality for migraines, but it just was not effective, so she prescribed me Ajovy. I picked it up last week and did my first injection Saturday evening. It went fine. It was actually easier than Emgality and it did not hurt at all, whereas Emgality would burn and sting so bad that I would cry. I stayed on that medication for a year before the doctor finally listened to me and changed it. I thought this medication would be a good one, but I was terribly wrong. A few hours after I woke up this morning, my bottom lip started to swell, but only on the left side, which I thought was strange. I made some phone calls to my medical team and the pharmacy that just filled the Ajovy for me. All medical personnel directed me to seek immediate medical attention. The main suspicion was that it's an allergic reaction to Ajovy, although it is strange that it took 4...