SO SORRY YOUR GOING THROUGH THIS ,I HAVE MIGRAINES FOR YEARS, YOU NEED TO GO TO A NEURO DOCTOR OR SOME ONE TO HELP GIVE YOU SOME MEDS, AND FIND OUT WHAT IS TRIGGERING THEM, I WENT THROUGH SOME MEDS BUT THEY HAD SIDE EFFECTS SO I AM JUST BACK TO TYLENOL AND XANX, BUT YOU NEED SOME RELIEVE, AND SOME THING FOR THE THROWING UP,,HOPING YOU FIND RELIEVE, COMFORTING HUGS, SQUARLEY

I ended up going to the ER I am a wuss when it comes to pain and IM sorry the Tylenol was not helping. They were kinda upset I was there for a headache but treated me. They gave me toradol, dilaudid, and Zofran. I mostly went because I started to have the dry heaves/. They told me to sleep the rest of the day. Not to make this a usual thing no matter what my doctor says and if he says it again need a new doctor because that is not what the ER is for. So now I am mad at myself for having the headache in the first place which the nurse said not to worry about it is what she is paid for and for being in pain I was a delight. We are both from the south moved to New Mexico and today the weather she said could have triggered it. It is cold and cloudy

Thank you Squarley for your advice I also take Ativan for anxiety but I guess today it won. Definitely going to have to talk to my doctor on the 10th abut a new treatment plan.

there are preventive medicins you can get to keep migrains away you schould talk to the doctor about that it depends on how often you get them................and getting alergie tests and food alergies tests will realy help ................also if you are throwing up you can take gravol up the other way so you dont through it up and it will work better if you can settle your stomic that will help with the pain leaval of the migrain nost times ................the weather is a big trier for me ...............

I can't imagine a doctor suggesting that you go to the ER, in this day and age. There are many things you can do before you start to throw up. Go on line and see if there are 'migraine doctors' or headache doctors in your area. They are likely Neurologists and get an appointment with them. There are daily preventatives that you take that will reduce the likely hood of migraines, and then there are abortives like sumatriptans that you take as soon as you feel one coming on. Way before the puking stage.

So sorry that you are a part of this, but with some education and an alteration to lifestyle (sleep and food) you can live a decent life.

Angela

Some suggestions.

Do check for triggers Get in good shape physically because high blood pressure can cause headaches. Poor food, additives, chemicals, fast food, pizza, nitrates, ad sugar can create problems in a sensitve system. Go to sleep at the same time and do not get too much or too little sleep.

Try to reduce stress and be organized. Be careful about using the computer too much.

If the doctor can't see you and you say its an emergency, of course, he will tell you to go the emergency room. He does not want to take the chance of saying there is nothing when there could be something serious (particularly since he is getting paid nothing to take that risk).

Do look for a headache specialist. When I told my neruo that my mother had migraines, he said it looks like you have them too.
Thanks Dr. Kildare.

As the famous ancient Greek aphorism says: 'Know thyself.'
In order to avoid ER visits I would suggest:
1. Try to prevent migraines by avoiding triggers - everybody has different ones, you need to figure out yours. For instance, I need to eat/drink on regularly throughout the day to avoid migraines. I NEVER leave without breakfast).

2. Find a medication that works for YOU. For me it is Ibuprofen (e.g. Advil). I believe because it works so well because of its anti-inflammatory effect (not because it is a pain killer). For instance, I get very nauseous/throw up violently when I get full blown migraine. Advil does not only stop the headache, it stops all the other symptoms associated with the migraines (e.g. nausea), thus I believe it is treating the cause, not the symptoms. Tylenol does not work for me at all, as it does not have anti-inflammatory activity.

3. Take your favorite medication AS SOON AS YOU FEEL the migraine approaching. I take it at the first sign (which may be different for different people - hence again, know thyself). It is much easier to stop at it this point than to let the migraine progress and then try to stop it. I experimented in the past by waiting a little, wondering whether the migraine would develop before taking Advil. In every single case it did develop into a full blown migraine, and it was much more difficult to control it than if I had taken the medication at the first sign. Now I just Advil with me in all the time, it is a must have item in my purse.

If you still cannot control the migraines and get VERY sick, I would suggest urgent care vs. ER visit (cheaper, usually much shorter wait, and they can take adequate care of you.)

Wow I never got to the point of throwing up but since you say it's been going on for awhile it is probably best you go to the emergency room Feel better

one thing i tell everyone is to get alergie tests and food alergie tests it is so important and can make such a diferance i cant belive your doctor keeps sending you to the hospital insted of dealing with your migrains his self you need a new doctor ...........but it took me untill i was 30 to get a good doctor that would treet my migrains properly befor that i was usinf tynal and graval and ice ..............i realy hope things turn around for you ..............you realy need to work on what your trigers are .........good luck ......god bless

Also, watch the 'BRIGHTNESS" of your TV. Some of the flat screens are extremely bright and I would find myself wearing my sunglasses. I had to tune down everything in order to get that super bright light down. I have heard that from others with flat screen TVs.

Also, Tordol and all that does nothing for me. I would have a migraine so bad that I would be unable to remember my name, address, phone number, my mother's name and it was so bad. A relative would take me in to the E.R. and have to tell them all the info.

The E.R. looks at us like drug seekers and does blood work before they will provide meds. They see there is no evil drugs in my system and they started me with Tordol and then something else, packed me in ice, and eventually after 5 hours had to inject me with Imitrex. That would do it. That's when I was referred to the neurologist that handled severe migraine cases.