Posted: 1/21/2010 5:06:46 PM EDT
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I've had them since I was in my teens. Its a family trait. I've tried medication with varying success. Some medications seem to dull the pain but the migraine itself seems to still be there. Mine are mainly stress induced I think. But strong lights and weather seem to play a part too. Anyone have remedy's for these things? Right now I use motrin/advil. Seems the most effective but rarely completely effective. -Foxxz |
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Carefully research any medication YOURSELF. However, if someone may suggest you try a few different anti-depressants, I recommend you avoid them.
My experience is similar to yours. I have found Advil in large doses and sleep are the best help for small ones. For the headaches that feel like the devil is pounding a screwdriver through you eye, I use prescription Wigraine to kill the pain. |
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I'm lucky (in a way) that Imatrex works for me. When a migraine hits (I don't get precursors) I take one and go lie down in a dark room for a few hours.
My migraines are also partially stress based. My neurologist suggested that I learn some relaxation techniques. It sounded hokey to me, but it helps. Most people who get migraines start at puberty, mine started when I was five years old and have continued ever since. Since I met my beloved my migraines have diminished considerable. I guess she's a calming influence. Good luck. David |
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I changed my diet about two months ago because I started a bodybuilding workout program. I eat very healthy now. No cokes, beer, sugary foods, fatty foods. Oatmeal/yogurt with granola/cereal in the morning, and 5 meals throughout the day of high protein/carbs and my headaches are gone. I drink water all day long. I don't know if it was the sugary caffinated drinks or fatty foods, the fact that I get my blood pumping 4 days a week, or a combination of everything, but I have never felt better. I have had bad allergies/headaches all my life but I have had the best two months of my life. Not sure if any of this would actually work for you, but try changing your diet.
(Usually I was getting more and more prescriptions from the doc of which nothing really worked that great, or popping tylenol extra strength or exedrin for the headaches.) |
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Had them since I was a kid also. Use to get so bad it would cause vomiting. Lessened as I got older. 2-4 exedrine migraine+ice pack+dark room, followed a couple hours later by 2-4 aspirin if it doesn't calm down. The only thing I can guarantee that triggers them is heat for me, even when sleeping at night, if I get hot I wake up with one that will last the entire day. They truly are the suck.
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I started getting them last year. Went to GP then to ENT then to Neuro. Had all the tests done CT and MRI. I currently see a DO monthly for adjustments and it really helps. I also found that a new med call Maxalt works very well.
I have vertebrae which move slightly out of alignment and cause pressure which triggers a migraine. The DO does not crack stuff back into place he pushes and adjusts which works for me. |
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Mine are triggered by flickering lights, like from movies and florescent lights. I found (quite by accident) that by wearing a dark brimmed hat, I could reduce the incidences quite significantly––-from one every three to six weeks to one every four to nine months or longer.
As far as treatment: aspirin, coffee and a dark quiet room for 16 hours or so. Doesn't remove the suffering, just makes it mostly tolerable. Anything with acetaminophen makes my stomach churn. |
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maxalt or imitrex both work great for me. they kill about 90% of the headache and just leave a little residual pain. (like what I feel 12 hours later if I DONT take any meds!). To knock out the residual pain, vicodin works great for me.
an imitrex and a vicodin and I can carry on almost normally. I have a slight preference for the imitrex injections, faster and more reliable than the pills... |
| I had cluster HA's for several years and even a shot of Demerol would not stop them. An old drug called caffergot (caffeine+ergotomine) would work if I took it in time, which meant within a few minutes of developing an aura.Finally a friend put me on Wellbutrin and the HA's stopped altogether, literally haven't had one since then, about 8-9 years. |
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I used to have migraines literally 4-6 days a week to the point I was unable to go to school. I was literally in pain to the point of nausea and puking that many days. Migraines at one point were controlling my life. This was between the ages of about 5 until about 13. After visiting doctor upon doctor, specialist after specialist, allergist after allergist, neurologist after neurologist, my father's chiropractor asked me to come in.
My spine and neck were so out of wack from years of juvenile stupid activity that he felt he could possibly help me. And damned if he didnt. I feel that my chiropractor saved me life. No shit. Imitrex almost killed me once from a violent allergic reaction to it. Im not an unhealthy person by nature. I have probably been sick a total of less than 10 times in my life from infection. However my migraines at one point were going to kill me or at least make me a non functional member of society. I am now 26, a multiple degree holding professional, and extremely active competitor in motorsports. |
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Relpax 40mg works well for me. About an hour after taking it the migraine is gone. If I don't take it the migraine could stick with me for days. It used to be I could sleep them off. Not any more. If I go to bed with a migraine I will be woken up in the middle of the night with a migraine so bad I can barely walk. This fall I was getting migraines 5 out of 7 days a week. I started the 400mg of B2 daily as some studies have shown help and the number of migraines has dropped big time. I would rather take a vitamin over a drug. |
| I've gotten them since I was a kid. I take two Alleve and go to bed. They used to last an entire day and require most of another day to recover. The Alleve cuts them down to two to three hours. I've also found that a jolt of adrenaline can stop a migraine in it's tracks. Difficult to make that happen on cue though. |