Yes the way you describe feeling the day after a bad migraine is often how I feel. I feel drained, weak and a little down. Migraines are terrible creatures in that even once they end they leave behind some damages.
I hope you feel better soon.

Amen to both of you nothing looks right smells right or even taste right and with any luck you get a few days inbetween storms of such. I agree it is a beast for sure one that even an enemy i wouldnt wish it on.
I hope you feel better soon and hey since i am in the same boat for the moment its a little chicken noodle soup as my stomache can tolorate and give this worn out body a little R&R.
So for you i do hope you feel better soon.

i feel the same, washed up and no energy, but i do have a slite decrease in my evey day headaches

Yeah, that phase of the migraine actually has a name. "postdrome."
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"The postdromal or resolution phase follows the headache and may last for up to 48 hours. Many of the symptoms of this phase appear initially during the prodrome or with the headache phase. Typically, these include:

* Fatigue
* Sore muscles
* Food intolerance
* Malaise
* Alteration in mood
* Impaired concentration
* Scalp tenderness
* Decreased energy requiring a period of rest.
* A minority of sufferers immediately after an attack feel energised, euphoric and can return to normal activities at once.
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Celticfif put it very well with discriptions and i was inspired by that as well hope your feeling better today

The way I understand it is there is a link between migraines and siezures. You are completly wipped out after one.

Thank you all for your help! Feeling worlds better today!

Crazyaunt, thanks for saying I put it well, but just so I don't feel like a big cheater - I did get that off the net searching for "postdrome." ;) So, someone else put it well. We'll have to thank them if we see them.

FEELING BLUE ISN'T THE WORD...RECOVERING FROM AN ASSAULT IS MORE APPROPRIATE!!

I call it a migrain hangover.You get all the crappy feeling from a fun night out, minus the fun!I never have to drink to have a hangover migraines see fit to give em to me without the alcohol.

Yes!! I call it migraine hangover. I didnt know it had a real name LOL

BiteMeFrog-- Maybe you should start drinking and they'll go away? lol good luck!

Not to be completely glib about the problem, but I want to be one of the people with postdrome euphoria.

If you had to have migraines at all, AT ALL...

I mean...silent migraines, no pain...and then you run around feel like you're on speed and opium for 24 hours?

In comparison, I could probably hand that.

(Not to slight any people with silent migraines, because I know losing vision in a car is scary and disabling stuff!)

lol to the start drinking.Yea maybe I should, even if I get a migraine from it at least I will have had the fun before the hangover. :)

I have sore neck muscles and when I move in a particular way I get shooting pains into my head - bit like brain freeze but very painful and take a few seconds to ease.

I've been using some small cold patches from the chemist and it seems to reduce the after effect to just a day instead of a couple of days.

All these tablets for during a migraine - need to invent one for the after effects as I feel they can sometime be just as bad!