Sorry about your headache today.
Why would they take your medicine away?

I'm on a stay of committment for depression

Hang in there!

Hugs,
Rosanne

Taking some magnesium and riboflavin (vitamin b2) can help. It is advisable to carry out the long-term use of minerals like magnesium and calcium by individuals afflicted with migraines. There is a correlation between low levels of the mineral magnesium and the presence of migraines in people; both of these minerals help in the maintenance of healthy and fully functional blood vessels.

I know how bad a migraine can be, I would just try to sleep if off and stay away from any stress and make sure you are eating and drinking as much as you can but healthy food. I know this is going to sound crazy but if you can take a hot shower, change the sheets on your bed and get a new soft blanket for some reason that will do the trick for me. I dont know if I have some kind of dust dander or dog dander on my sheets that make it worse or trigger it but changing them helps me.

I Have my husband pull my neck while i'm laying face up on bed. Other then that, ice. Imatrex with excedrin work for me.

I hope you can figure out a plan for next time. They are hard to get through.
best wishes

I hate migraines they are sooo disabilitating. I am sorry to hear that you are depressed too but I am happy you are getting treatment. Are you sure that they won't let you take the pills you have for migraines or give you something that will work well for you?

I get it. Pretty scary to face these monster attacks with limited resources. I have to just bc I am not able to take any of the triptans and other migraine meds. I have to manage with fioricet mainly and some well-timed caffeine ( balanced against rebound so not ideal). A couple things that help me are peppermint (I have a candle) and a teeny bit of tea tree tingle (a trader joes body wash) just under my nose, plus lots of water and ice packs. For really bad attacks I delve deeper into breathing meditation and just going with the pain instead if resisting and adding more pain. Avoiding triggers is key for me, so I either wear sunglasses or a baseball cap in places with flourescent lighting, try not to skip meals, avoid trigger foods with aged cheese or MSG. Sensing one coming it's better to treat it early, and I have heard that taking advil or excedrin with regular cola speeds absorption to make them more effective. So I hope this helps some and good luck with the commitment. I hope your depression eases and your coping skills expand. I wish you well. Take care.

migraines are terrible and biggest hugs to you.

Migraines are as bad as any cronic pain! I don't know how many trips I have made to the ER for them! I still don't understand what a stay of commitment is. I can't imagine being w/out my medicine!

How in the heck did you get them in in the first place?

I get chronic mirgranes it sucks. The doctors haven't found anything that has worked. I have tried over 12 different meds and they gave up on me so I just suffer I usually get 3 to 4 weekly. Sometimes one lasts for weeks so I understand where you are coming from.

I have Chronic Headpain from my MS, Epilepsy, and brain tumor. So it is similar to having a migraine all the time. I feel like there is a tight band or vice around my head appling pressure. And the typical light, and sound bother me as they do in a migraine. I have pain directly over my tumor site. And my eyes constantly hurt. My pain level varies but recently it has been really high.

Unfortunately for me, my doctors do not want to give me any pain meds. So I am in a discussion with them right now over this very issue. It is the reluctance to give pain meds to CP patients. They would rather we just suffer I guess! Because that is what is happening. Hugs, Cathy

I have had migraines since my twenties and they did get better after I had my kids. Which makes me think that hormones must play a role in them.

I was on inderal for years and that really kept them at bay. But my PCP took me off of it a couple of years ago as it is not compatible with asthma, which I can get a few times a year. They put me on toprol and it just hasn't worked as well

The thing is I can go several years between episodes but when I am having them, they will last for about four -six months at a time and then go away.

Do any of you ever get pressure in your head when a weather front is moving in? I have had that pressure for three days now and it feels like my head is about to explode. It did get better last night after drinking three diet cokes (I seldom drink soda anymore-quit buying it four years ago) and then the rain began. Today it is back with a vengenance (sp). I know this type of headache is really not a migraine. My migraines start with pain in one of my temples and I usually see an aura, then I am really, really nauseated.

I haven't taken the migraine meds now for several years and I hate to take one more frig**n pill, Hoping this will pass before my next physical. This is when PCP would prefer to adjust meds. She is a little quirky but sometimes I go right ahead and ask her stuff at a visit for colds or whatever comes up.

I know this started as an old post but am really glad to see it opened up. I welcome any feedback. Thanks in advance,

Melinda

Hugs to you (((((dmt1972)))) hope this episode is short lived. Some of the suggestions are great ones. De-stress, ice packs, deepbreathing, plenty of water and magnesium. I would stay away from coke though as pop has citric acid which can be a migraine trigger but some times a caffine (coffee) helps and difinately water water water. But coke in an emergency works for some people.

Angela