Migraine from Hell Tonight

[Lord_StarFyre]

AND I can't get any sleep.

Thankfully President Kerry whipped shrubs tail, so tonight isn't a complete wash....

[skygazer]

1. I'm so sorry

I get migraines too and they're the worst. Have you ever tried lying in a dark room with a warm compress on your eyes? That sometimes helps me.

I sometimes take Zomig for them but they don't always work. My doc gives me Vicodin to alternate with but I don't like taking too much of that, either.

Here's hoping you feel better and get some sleep soon. :hi:

[unblock]

2. imitrex? zomig? maxalt?

poor little sausage....

[ALago1]

3. Hey There

I get them too...complete with visual hallucinations and everything. They're pretty infrequent for me though.

Best thing is to just lie quietly in a dark room. Over the counter medicine can also help as well.

Feel better soon!

[vajraroshana]

4. hope you feel better soon...

I get them too but not so much anymore.

I sometimes get relief from otc allergy/flu type medicine and strong coffee or tea.

I also get warnings first in the form of visual flashes and spots of light so usually can get head them off.....

but sometimes nothing helps but time...

:grouphug:

[LosinIt]

5. I use ice packs on my forehead/side of my head and warm on my neck

I bought several of the reusable gel icepacks so that I always have a reserve in the freezer. I finally found a brand where the covering holds up well. I am at work and don't remember the name of the manufacturer, but it is a blue material on one side with a nylon white side and a black elastic/velcro band. I can wrap it around my head and look pretty silly.

I use the microwave heatable 'bed buddy' around my neck. This is filled with grains I think, but it is affectionately known in my house as mommy's beans.

This hot/cold therapy doesn't always help, but it does offer some relief.

I can't always afford the designer drugs and am limited to 12/month by my insurance co. I have also been getting occipital nerve blocks which I think help, they seem to make the migraines I do get less painful.

Take care of yourself. Relax, have some tea. Go to bed.

[progressivebydesign]

6. I had one earlier today.. most of the day..

A mildish one.. but it was there. I'm sorry for your migraine. I forced myself to get up and bake cookies after the debate.. and my headache melted away. My migraines are tension related. I still get the hangover when the ache goes away, but I feel much better now. Try to sleep...

[Lorien]

7. DON'T LAUGH

but the only absolute cure I've found for migraines is Botox. I read about it in a magazine years ago (women who were getting Botox for wrinkles never had another migraine). I was getting migraines 2-3 times a month, and woke up with a tension headache every morning. I was taking 2-8 Tylenol daily, which isn't exactly safe. I'm self employed, so the time lost from work was expensive. I got four injections of Botox between my eyebrows. NO migraines or ANY headaches for six months! (Botox starts to wear off after 6-8 months; I just get another shot). I haven't had a migraine in five years. I highly recommend it.

[AmyDeLune]

8. That makes sense...

one theory of migraines is that they are nerve/blood vessel related, so it would make sense that deadening the nerve endings would take care of migraines.

Another curious cure was found in heart surgery. A number of migraine sufferers have found their migraines gone forever after heart surgery, I can't remember what kind, exactly.

[Lorien]

10. I think I'll stick with the botox over heart surgery

;-)

Doctors still haven't absolutely defined what it is in the Botox that stops the migraines. I have a feeling that a lot of drug manufacturers DON"T want it approved by the FDA for that purpose.

[otohara]

9. Me Too - A Bad One

I have the throw-up kind of migraines. I make my self throw-up, makes the head ache go away much faster.