I have sort of run the gamut with migraines. My late 20s, 30s, and 40s were miserable with multiple ER trips and trying various meds to prevent or alleviate them.
My stomach and I have an agreement - no throwing up. With migraines, kidney stones, and the heart attack I had I have definitely been on the verge of throwing up many times but can almost always make it through without.
Years ago the doctors at Ft. Gordon decided to put me on blood pressure meds as that was the 'new' thing for prevention of migraines in some people. As someone who historically had low BP it took about 72 hours before I just crashed...no more of that for me. The med I took most recently is a no-no because of the heart attack...so, sigh. My doctor in SC told me that they would probably ease up in frequency when I went through menopause and that seems to be the case. I have gone from one blinding migraine every 4-6 weeks to about 4 a year.
I woke up at 3:30 this morning with a raging migraine. I finally fell back to sleep after about three hours and then took another nap this afternoon. I used to think the day after a migraine was a lost day due to the medication hangover but it turns out the day after is a wasted day because I am simply drained. Tomorrow should be just peachy. I am still a little shaky and just don't feel right and there's still a dull ache in my head...my eyes look like crap.
All I can do is try to sleep as much as possible. I can't function well even after the pain recedes as I feel so damn weak and unsteady.
I wish I had an answer for you but I don't. I sort of had to outgrow them.
The OTC remedies here are simply Tylenol or aspirin with caffeine added. A former coworker used to classify any headache she had as a migraine but was cured with one Exedrin migraine...really? I might as well just have a bag of M&Ms for all the good that would do. I wish it was that easy.
Keep bugging the docs...that's really your only option.
@no one...I knew a guy who had cluster headaches so bad in his 20s that he finally couldn't take it any more. He put an end to them once and for all...when they would start he was just down for the count. If I remember correctly men tend to get cluster headaches more than woman while women are more prone to the classic migraine. One day of migraine and one day of recovery is enough for me.
Either way...UGH.
My stomach and I have an agreement - no throwing up. With migraines, kidney stones, and the heart attack I had I have definitely been on the verge of throwing up many times but can almost always make it through without.
Years ago the doctors at Ft. Gordon decided to put me on blood pressure meds as that was the 'new' thing for prevention of migraines in some people. As someone who historically had low BP it took about 72 hours before I just crashed...no more of that for me. The med I took most recently is a no-no because of the heart attack...so, sigh. My doctor in SC told me that they would probably ease up in frequency when I went through menopause and that seems to be the case. I have gone from one blinding migraine every 4-6 weeks to about 4 a year.
I woke up at 3:30 this morning with a raging migraine. I finally fell back to sleep after about three hours and then took another nap this afternoon. I used to think the day after a migraine was a lost day due to the medication hangover but it turns out the day after is a wasted day because I am simply drained. Tomorrow should be just peachy. I am still a little shaky and just don't feel right and there's still a dull ache in my head...my eyes look like crap.
All I can do is try to sleep as much as possible. I can't function well even after the pain recedes as I feel so damn weak and unsteady.
I wish I had an answer for you but I don't. I sort of had to outgrow them.
The OTC remedies here are simply Tylenol or aspirin with caffeine added. A former coworker used to classify any headache she had as a migraine but was cured with one Exedrin migraine...really? I might as well just have a bag of M&Ms for all the good that would do. I wish it was that easy.
Keep bugging the docs...that's really your only option.
@no one...I knew a guy who had cluster headaches so bad in his 20s that he finally couldn't take it any more. He put an end to them once and for all...when they would start he was just down for the count. If I remember correctly men tend to get cluster headaches more than woman while women are more prone to the classic migraine. One day of migraine and one day of recovery is enough for me.
Either way...UGH.
I'm your huckleberry.
