Oh, my, I hope your migraine is gone by now! Mine go away fairly well with Imitrex. But I never know what might trigger one. MSG in foods will for sure, but recently I tried Tyson's "All Natural*" Chicken, and one hour later was in full migraine. So many foods have additives that can set us off. And I honestly believe that I am more sensitive to more things as I have gotten older. So I eat fewer and fewer things.

I hope you find a solution that works for you. Soon.
Best wishes.

I never found any medication to help with the migraines. And many of the meds caused some bad side effects. But about 3 years ago I started having Botox shots in my upper back, shoulders, neck and temples. That is the ONLY thing that has helped with the pain. I'm not pain free, but at least some of the pain has subsided.

I hope you can get relief. If you don't find relief soon, you might need to visit the ER to get some help.

When I feel a migraine I use my heating pad on the back of my head and that seems to help. When it is bad I will take aleve or excedrin and listen to a book being read on my computer. The voice allows me to focus on something other then my pain, I put my sleep mask over my eyes so it is dark and listen to voice. Music is too much but the reading is soothing. Also, I have now started acupuncture. I hope you find something that helps.

Sorry your in pain....I deal with migraines too and they seem to have gotten worse in the past year. At PT they showed me how to shut mine down with a combination of my tens unit on my neck and base of my head and ice. I can't take the meds so I am willing to ice my head and neck for an hour or two to get relief.

Thank you all for your advice. I was on Imitrex many years ago, it stopped working for me after a few years. My diet is gluten free due to celiac. Plus I mainly eat fresh organic veges and fruit. My normal routine for a migraine is ice packs, excedrin migraine, and bed. Tomorrow is another day, and hopefully the migraine will be gone.

Another migraine person here.
Mine have lessened in frequency and severity.
I don't take prescribed Meds now and can manage with over the counter but use to be on Imitrex.

I give credit to FEVERFEW for my improvement. Please read up on this great little herb. Both my husband and I have found it beneficial for regular headaches and migraines.


I also find scalp and neck massage helpful and i press on acupressure points. it can bring some relief. It increases blood flow. I do it on myself.

Hydration is important too.

Thanks for your advice nature girl. I was on feverfew for 12 years. It stopped working when I became ill with CFS, CVID. I guess I could give it another try.

That's great. I believe it is important to take breaks from herbal supplements as they lose their effectiveness if you use them all the time or too frequently. That's what I have read. I run out of things anyway and so it could be a week or so before I start up again.
So if you resume taking feverfew you may find you respond well to it again, Just remember to take periodic breaks from it. A week off here and there.
I hope you feel better soon.
Migraines are the worst.
I use to get them so badly I had to be in a dark room. No noise, no light, not to be disturbed. I didn't vomit but would want to. I could not function. The pain was debilitating I wanted to die. And they would last 24 to 48 hours. Wicked.

i feel ur pain..i sorry u been havin one for so long..i get em real bad too..i take an otc migraine headache pill or a pain pill..if u got any n u can handle a pain pill go for it..

i normally turn off everything in my room..make sure its totally dark n no noise at all..i usually have to drink a coke ( this helps me,i read caffeine helps).n i get in bed on my knees in fetal position n press my face into a pillow for a bit then when i can stand for a few mins..grab an ice pack,lay on my back in bed prop my head up on pillows n my legs propped up..place an ice pack across my eyes til it feels numb then put it behind my head n lay on it..

i also squeeze the area between my thumbs n pointer fingers cuz i read it helps..dont know if its the placebo effect or what but it helps me..the ice pack seems to numb my head a bit n just long enuff for the pain pill to kick in n i can just pass out for a bit..takes me hours sometimes to get comfortable but its all worth it once the migraine starts to subside.

hope u can find some method or med to help u out soon..i know its miserable..i hope ya feel better!!!! xo

I have had migraines all my life (first I clearly remember was in first grade). Used to take Imitrex before the fibro, but it makes me really sick now.

Two things I can suggest that are natural:

1. Sometimes pure tea tree oil dabbed on the spots of pain - temple, top of the head, neck - will bring me relief. I recently found a product by the company JASON that is tea tree oil with menthol. That also can work sometimes. They both have a strong smell, though, so I can not use them all the time.

2. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) - My doctor had me take 400 MG of B2 (I ordered it through my pharmacy although it is not covered by insurance) for a few months. He said, in about 25% of cases, it will reduce the frequency and/or intensity of the migraines. Did not help for me, but might for you.

Hope this helps!