Migraine Headaches Support Group

Where did you hear about oxygen and migraines? That's new to me. I'm curious.

I have heard of it. I requested it once at a Veteran's Administration Hospital ER, and they would not let me have any. Gave me hydrocodone instead. It must work for some people.

I can't remember where I first read about it, but i will try to find the site again, but the doc perscribed it for the headaches.

I would like to know more about that too - The Oxygen. I was given hydrocodone one time, and it created rebound migraines for me. Other than Topomax as my daily preventive, and then every so often I may take Duradrin if I catch it soon enough, I'm scared to do anything else for fear of rebound and then having pain for days.

Here are some of the sites I got info from, these are just a few of the hundreds I've researched. http://www.migraines.org/treatment
http://www.newswise.com/articles/v...

Thanks for the links, Mammacow. I checked them out. The first one has a list of triggers and things that are thought to be triggers that aren't. I was surprised to see caffeine on the second list. I was migraine-free for almost two months, then got a new coffee pot for Christmas and tried caffeinated coffee. I had at most one cup a day, but with a few days, had a migraine.

I'm not sure it was the coffee. I got the migraine while working on the computer, so it could have been screen glare ... or anything else, I guess. With migraines, who knows!

I would be curious to hear about your experience with oxygen. Several years ago my husband noticed a correlation between my migraines and a condition that kept me in the hospital for seven days after surgery. When I get a migraine, my lips become very pale - they become pale before I actually get the migraine. I had to stay in the hospital because my blood oxygen level was very low, and the entire time my oxygen level was low, my lips were very pale. We half heartedly joked about asking the doctor if he would prescribe an oxygen tank for me to use at the onset of a headache to see if it would work since tried everything else.

I can't remember the football player's name (or was it basketball? I'll have to look it up again) who had to go out of the game because of an oncoming migraine, took some oxygen (which neurologists use for cluster headaches a lot!) and it stopped it.

So far, my thinking is much clearer and the daily headaches are less. The series of migraines I was having has been subdued (I'm afraid to say they're over until I've been a sweek clear of them). BUT the same day I started the O2, I also started the Topomax again along with Tramadol & Darvocet. Not sure if it's the combo, the winter storms moving out, the O2 or what, I'm just thankful that they are lessening.

What I DO KNOW FOR SURE is that last year I had 63 days of straight migraines and "regular" headaches almost everyday since 10-20-06 (the day I hit my head) and have been fuzzy headed since. Med's have not helped. Since I began the O2, I have been clearer headed and the daily headaches have lessened and the migraines have not been so severe. I have tried all the meds before without the O2 and have not had any luck. The insurance will not pay for the O2 past the 19th of this month and we can't afford it so the real test will be if they come back full on after the O2 is removed unless our lawyer can get the insurance to keep paying.

In the meantime, I'm continuing to gather research to present to them. Sorry I don't have any personal conclusive evidence yet. still have my fingers crosses, am experimenting and praying! :-)
Blessings.

Thanks for sharing. The 02 thing really interests me. I'm going to talk to my doc about it the next time i go in. Keep me posted as to how you are doing. I sure hope things go well once the 19th passes. I'll be thinking of you!

Lawyer just dropped me because the docs said I was at MMI for worker's Comp therefore there's no more $ for her coming so insurance won't be paying any more. I guess we'll find out after they remove the machine in on the 19th if my headaches come back full force or not. I'm trying not to be depressed but it's so hard. The EEG came back with activity "possibly due to medication" but I didn't take any for 5 days prior just like they told me not to. I'm so ready to give up.