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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Someone hand me a drill...

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What??! I know you have thought about it too...lol I am so tired...this migraine is about an 8 and I swear I have thought about doing it more often than not this go round...for the last 6 weeks its been a constant with flares depending on the weather. I have been to the ER several times and to the Doc and all they do is put me to sleep...it brings it down to about a 4 for a while and then right back up. I am in PA and I think its the weather...anyone else in PA or around these states suffering too?

What have you done to help it? *if anything works* My Imitrex only works half the time...

My doc doesn't know what else to do...and the ER only does so much...is there an end in sight with Summer around the corner??

Sorry just venting and reaching out...feeling really alone in all of this right now...=(

Stardust
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i use fiorinol 3 it really helps when i hve them... i swear by them... the 3 stands for codene... i hope that you feel better soon...
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oh i wanted to tell ya depending on ya doc, the fiorinol3 may be hard to get ya hands on, but it couldnt hurt to ask...
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I am sorry that you are hurting, hon. I am experiencing more pain and neurological symptoms (stroke-like/seizure-ish symptoms) than usual, but I'm in SC. So I'm not sure what the weather is like up there, but I know it's (weather) crazy here, and I am hurting more than usual too. Don't give up though. I know ALL ABOUT the drill concept. I have been in so much pain before, that I have attempted to knock myself out. Stupid, I know. But it's better than the permanent solution. You're not alone. I'll be praying for you.
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Oh yeah, I take Maxalt and Darvocet together. And then sometimes after an hour or two, if it hasn't gotten any better, an injection of Imitrex. (Yes, two abortives, but that is what the neurologist prescribed.) Hope it gets better.
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hello sorry for the late reply i also live in pa and mine have went from every two weeks to eight days apart..they put me on a steroid to try to break the cycles of them it may be worth a try?...also i use darvocet it helps a little...well i hope you feel better soon tc and god bless......jphsr
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they did that already (steroid)...they have tried everything and just finally gave me something that put me out in less than 5 minutes...it brought it down for a while...but its right back up...then it comes down...the last two days were miserable...but now I am at about a 5 and able to at least function enough to clean a bit...it HAS to be this weather...just so tired ya know...wanting a normal life so badly...with the warmer temps and summer around the corner I just don't want it to be another one spent mostly in pain and bed...ARGH!!! I keep hearing about Maxalt...I think I am going to ask my doc about it...Imitrex works sometimes...I just need something to keep it at bay!!

Thanks for the responses...I shall put down the drill for now...=)

((hugs))

stardust
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