Migraine Headaches Support Group

Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

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meganK08 09/11/2013

Ive had a migraine for almost three days and Ive been very sick. The pain has been on my whole right side of my head and face. It caused me to lose some vision in my right eye and my right arm felt like it was asleep when it wasn't. I normally take imitrex when my migraines are this bad but I didn't have any this time since I switched pharmacies. I tried calling my neurologists office the past few days but they just told me today that my doctor was out of town. They said the best thing I could do was to go to the emergency room. I hate that they do that because I have been told before that the emergency room is not a place to treat migraines. unless you are so dizzy and losing vision that you are having falls. So I went to the emergency room it turns out I was dehydrated so I guess it was good that I went because I also have a seizure disorder and they happen a lot after migraines and my last one was because I was dehydrated and running a temperature. All the emergency room doctor did was give me fluids and toradol I don't know if anyone has had that for their migraines and he gave me Benadryl. Then he sent me home with some nausea meds because I was still getting sick pretty bad. I just cannot sleep tonight with the pain though. Just feels like my head is going to explode or someone is sticking something very sharp into the side of head. I just needed to vent and needed a hug. Sorry this is long. I don't know why my doctors office always tells me to go to the emergency room.

When your migraines are so bad that the pain is unbearable and you are so sick what do you do?

Megan

deleted_user 09/11/2013

Sorry you're not feeling your best.
When my migraines are bad, I usually take my prescription and rest. Failing that, I go to the on-call doctor.
Hope you feel better :)

deleted_user 09/11/2013

Hi megan: When I got ill (no migraine) and had diarrhea so bad I ended up in the hospital with dehydration, my primary care called me at home and put me on Pedialyte (below) over the counter that is for kids and it helped a lot. I try to keep it on hand and the fluid ones I keep in the refrigerator to keep them cold. It tastes good so it helped me with nausea. He had me take it for about a week after I came out of the hospital to help my body after being so wiped out.

When I have bad migraines, I have to drink absolutely cold drinks with ice in them (that includes ice water).

Sometimes if I had a migraine with bad nausea I would pour a great diet soda and then beat the carbonation out of it, then put in the ice and VERY SLOWLY sip it. That was great.

http://pedialyte.com/products

djbritt 09/11/2013

Hi, Megan! I have a daughter named Megan and she has chronic migraines too. I am sorry to hear that it got this bad. My daughter's neuro gave her samples of imitrex injections that she can do at home if it gets to this point. I can not think of the name of it right of hand but it can be pretty expensive so she gives her samples that she has in her office. She takes that shot and lays down and rest. She also has to take zofran for the nausea. I hope you feel better soon.

22Lynn 09/11/2013

Have your doctor have his nurse give you an Imitrex shot, a Tordal shot then go home and take the Benadryl. Then rest or sleep off the headache. My doctor prescribed Promethizine 25 mg for nausea. Then you can skip the ER. Talk to your doctor about having this arrangement. It worked for me for a very long time. Good luck.

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