Sorry to hear that you are having a though time. I can relate to what you are saying sadly. I would make a beeline to my doc and as him or her if that was one of the side effects. I tried imitrex but my blood pressure goes sky high or drops like a cat falling from a tree. I had a neuro one time tell me to take one every six hrs. I dropped his buttocks because even though he knew about my blood pressure he still told me to take them on a regular basis. They did help my migraines some. They put me out. The horrible effect that they had on me was my blood pressure changes. I asked him what if I had a stroke or something. He said that I could either get what relief that I could get and take the chance or go back to the regular me. I went back to the regular me and a new doc. I also understand about insurance a lot of people here does. I fight them every time that I go to my pm doc. He is in network for me because there is noone else around for miles. But everytime that I go I have to call them and reprocess the whole visit.I hope that you start to feeling better. All the stress isn't good neighter. I would call and speak to my doctors nurse. I can never speak to the doc only his nurse when she decides to call me back. Try to keep your mind off of the bad things when you are feeling really bad. I don't know maybe that will work. Hang in there. There are a lot of caring people here to help. Im not a doc and this is only my opionions.(?) I hope that you find your answeres soon.

Having chronic migraines is a "really" hard illness to deal with. I will also admit that I have "also" been "there" where you are, but I try to remember that I don't have cancer or some terrible illness like HIV, becuz all in all, I do want to live. I try to make a list once a week, or when I am feeling really down, all of the things that are great in my life that I want to live for and fight to get better for. You might want to see a therapist as I am considering and see a neurologist and tell him exactly how you are feeling. Also, if you are on any antidepressants, be careful, because they can sometimes cause these types of thoughts and make depression worse. I know things look really lousy right now, but when we do have those weeks or even days without headaches, they are great. Hang in there, and I will pray for you as well as the rest of us.

I hear ya and can honestly say that I've been where you are. It's definitely a real place and caused by real pain. I hope you know that being in such pain for long periods of time can deplete your body's natural serotonin...the stuff that makes you feel happy. I had this happen to me. It may help you to see your doctor and let them know how you are feeling...it's not a weakness...it's from what you're going through physically. There are things you can do to make this feeling stop. I am so glad you reached out about this and can talk about it. That is the most important thing. You are in my thoughts and prayers...please let us know how you're doing ok?

Death is not the answer, Even though it feels as if that is the only solution, i know I have also considered walking in front of a bus a few times, my migraines are putting me into the emergency room now on and off, I am now trying a new preventatives
It was going good for awhile almost 3months without anything, except around my period I had one but not enough to scream, I have to decide if It is going to be a bad one or so so because, i take a pill for the bad ones, If its a Ready to step in front of a bus type I give myself injections, but I can"t take them within 24hours of each other, if that doesn't work then I have to go to the emergency room, the last one lasted 6days.The preventative is Ratio-Topiramate75mg, As for the emotions you will feel as if the world is crashing in on you anything will make you cry but for me this always happened when I crashed after anyways, just before a few days my nose runs and I sneeze I also get very moody, The migraines clinic pointed this out to me. It was something I never realized all those years. JUST THINK THAT THE MOODS WILL PASS THEY WILL NOT LAST FOREVER.
When I have my Migraines I sleep in a dark room with an ice pack on my forehead and neck and listen to Josh Groban to try to not focus on the pain,for me this works i pray that death is not the road you take and I know God would not want that either God Bless Take Care

I just got through reading what you wrote about your migarines, i do understand where you going through, i have had migarines all my life to but my doctor find out what mine was, he called them seizure migarines, and have me on meds for it so far it works well has long as i take the meds, but when i don't i get them back, the meds help control them but i do get them every now and then, since the doctor treated me for the migarines, i take lamitcal 225mg and i have to take pain meds to. If you need any more info just let me no and i well let you no has much as i can.

I've been where you are, dan -- one thing to be happy about is that Imitrex goes generic this year (3rd quarter), so you can tell your insurance company where to go. Have you tried other avenues? Preventive yoga practice or massage of the whole spine can help, a chiropractor can help, treating any chemical/food sensitivities or allergies can help, working out repressed anger can help.

I am sorry that you are feeling so bad, but I definitely understand your pain. I started having headaches at 18 they went away for a period of time and then they came back with a vengence at that point I had a headache everyday of my life for 6 years. Then there were the days in there that I had the migraines and they lasted for days and weeks at the time. I found out that migraines are a disease just like cancer, just like HIV. They can kill you. I was diagnosed in May of this year with Severe Chronic Vascular Hemiplegic Migraine Disease. What this means is that my migraines are vascular and they are paralyzing in nature. My next migraine could cause me to have an anurysim, it could put me in a coma, so yes migraines are dangerous enough in themselves. I think people make light of them because to them they are just a bad headache. Like someone stated Imitrex is becoming generic, so maybe you need something stronger anyway. And if you aren't seeing a neurologist as it has already been advised find one. Most importantly talk to your doctor let him/her know that you are tired and what you are feeling and what your concerns are. I started doing some research on my own and presented to him some of the information I found there were times when he said you have been on the internet and I would say yeah and this is my body and my health so lets get to the bottom of this. Finally he recommended me for DHE injections and this also comes in and injection but the infusions are done through and IV for 24hours so you are hospitalized. There are some side effects but the headaches after the infusions for me I can count on one hand where as before they were everyday and somedays I would loose my sight and the ability to move the left side. So do some research and a lot of praying and I promise that things will work out.

I am very sorry to hear that you are goin through such a rough time. I to have been where you are and in some ways still am. I have been dealing with chronic migraines for 27 years. Some of mine are severe as well. there is not a day that goes by that I don't have one. You just need to decide the severity of them. I have to fight with my insurance co. as well. I am only allowed 9 pills a month on one prescription, and 32 on the other 2 that I take as well. In 4 days I can be out of one. I can't have alot of the common ones, they either don't work, or am allergic to. I to get depressed. Part of that is the meds and it to will pass. Have you tried an anti depressant? that sometimes helps with migraines and doesn't really make you depressed. No one can tell me why I get them so chronically, but that is life, I hate them and sometimes want a new head that don't get the darn things. So hang in there, it will get better in time, it has to.

Thank you all for your support. I haven't been able to log in to DailyStrength for a long time. Some BS about cookies, but I've managed to do it today using a different browswer. My neurologist told me before that migraines are harder to control in people with epilepsy, which I'm also blessed with, but the epilepsy is under control. Last week he told me that everything that could be tried has been tried, that there's nothing left. This is the second neurologist who has told me that, who has given up on me. So I've been around the block, been dealing with this a long time. I've gotten a bad attitude now. I've tried so many meds, so many treatments, that I've become very negative. A doctor or a regular person can suggest a med or a treatment and i've tried so many that right away I don't believe it will help. I've become very negative myself. Here's a good one for you: I've been dealing with migraines 3 times longer than it took Lewis and Clark to explore North America. So I should have got somewhere by now. I am creating another posting about something related to this.

I deal with daily migraines and understand your feelings of wanting to die. In my case, it isn't the Imitrex causing that but the migraine pain being so unbearable. Once the pain is under control, I don't feel so desperate. I have had migraines for 36 years and understand your despair. My prayers are with you.

Perhaps my wording wasn't so good, but I'm not blaming Imitrex for anything. When I said "under the influence" I meant the influence of a migraine.