Hi--when I was your age, I would take a mega dose of magnesium in the evening, with some fruit juice. The mega dose makes you sleepy, but when you wake up the next morning, you might have some pain relief. ( although you might possibly get a bit of intestinal distress, as magnesium is a laxative in high doses ) I have heard some ER's use intraveneous magnesium for migraines. This really doesn't work for me these days, as I take quite of bit of magnesium every night for prevention, but it might work for you ,as it helped me in the past.

You already posted and we gave you ideas. Here's the thread.

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Migraine_Headaches/forum/18591271-need-advice

I have gotten different stuff going on and this is a different type sorry for posting again,

Don't worry about posting again when we have these sometimes we get brain fog sometimes I don't what I'm doing hope you're feeling better have a good day was the best you can will are in this together and be supportive of each other

But do make sure you see a neurologist or specialist for some help I've been to probably four different doctors that's the only way you can get some relief

If you find out from a neurologist what kind of headache you are having, they can prescribe meds if you need them to break the headache. But if you still don't want to follow that advice Webmd suggests that you try taking 4 Advil, 2 Tylenol, and a cup of black coffee or you might like a coke with the fizz almost gone. It works like the narcotic Fiorcet without the narcotic. I've done this and it has worked for me. As Time Goes By adds a small amount of plain protein to this to stop her headache from progressing.

Some other vitamins for headaches are: CoQ10, Vitamin B2, magnesium. I also take a B complex and multi-vitamin everyday. They have helped my headaches. Sometimes your deficient in these vitamins. Magnesium is really important with headaches and will help you sleep if you take it about an hour before dinner.

If you are taking Excedrin everyday you can get a rebound effect from the pain meds and the headache comes back when the pain meds wear off. The general rule of thumb is no pain meds more than twice a week to avoid rebound headaches. This is really hard hen your in pain everyday.

How is the slurring of your words and body weakness?

I hope you get some relief soon.

The magnesium is supposed to be an hour before bedtime, not dinner, sorry.

I just read your profile. The problem might be the Hydrocodone if you have been on it even a few months. I was on it for my headaches, had to wean off because it was causing my headaches, rebound effects. I switched to Fiorcet and was able to stop the really bad headaches.

WATCH WITH OVER THE COUNTER TYLENOL---because the dosages can be different and some are stronger than others. I don't know if Advil has different strengths.

Below is a site on Tylenol dosages and how often you can take it and mixing with other meds. Just click on green link to take you into it.


http://www.getreliefresponsibly.com/acetaminophen-dosage/adults?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GRR+-+Branded&utm_term=tylenol%2520dosage&utm_content=Dosing%7cmkwid%7csImXzoNqz_dc%7cpcrid%7c27714131162%7c338ilu23432

Imitrex is something I would look into. Personally, I would avoid relying on the narcotics like hydrocodone to treat the pain, that is such a slipperly slope which can lead to addiction if you aren't careful.

Hydrocodone can cause addiction, but in migraine patients, the first thing you will experience is the rebound effect. The longer you take them, the more the headache will come back. Many people don't realize it's the medicine which is causing the headache to come back, which then leads them to take more medicine. Over time, this is what leads them to become addicted.

This happened to me when a GP just didn't know how to treat my migraines other than to shove painkillers down my throat. I then soon after saw a headache specialist who took me off of everything cold turkey. Worst. Experience. Ever. So be careful of the painkillers.