Oh Migraines, how I hate thee...

[Boyd]

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lol i doubt it. I wake up with them usually, or I start seeing auras before the pain kicks in. If I don't have my fierocet handy I have almost no hope of stopping it cold before it starts.

 

[aggie9296]

Ther are several classes of abortive meds. Triptans (Maxalt, Imitrex, Zomig, Relpax, etc)-sometimes one will work when others won't. Varying side effects too. Shots, pills, dissolvable tablets and nasal sprays available. If you have only tried 2, may try some of the others or other routes of delivery.

Narcotics, like the Lortab/Vicodin/fioricet variety. Also Stadol nasal spray can be very effective in some people, especially when puking prevents oral meds. Can be highly addictive in some people.

Anti-inflammatories like Motrin, Toradol help some people. Sometimes in combination with some of the other meds or with the anti-nausea meds (phenergan, compazine).

Muscle relaxers (Flexeril, Soma, Robaxin, Valium) work for some peole, usually in combination with pain meds.

The ergot based meds (Migranal) are older meds, but some peole still use them.

Midrin was a great med, but no longer available (except for some I have saved up). It was pain med, muscle relaxer combo, non narcotic.

Then there are the preventatives. BP meds (especially beta blockers), anti-depressants (Prozac type meds), anti-seizure meds (Topamax, Neuronin, Lyrica etc) can be used.

My personal favorite is to treat with Tylenol (2 arthritis strength at 1300 mg), Motrin 800, and caffeine (usually in a diet coke). Similar to an Excedrin.

Everyone is different and you may have to try multiple meds to find what works best. If you are getting more than 4 per month, probably need to consider preventative. Using any of the abortive meds 1-2 times per week or more can actually increase frequency of headaches due to rebound effects.

If your doctor is not wiling to work with you, see someone else, and consider a neruology eval to make sure you don't have clusters (with some same and some different treatments). Or a brain tumor or aneurysm. A brain MRI if you haven't already might be prudent. Brain gremlins would also show up on MRI.

 

[Boyd]

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My doc works with me, but the frequency of the migraines has greatly gone away. In my teens I was lucky to have 3 good days a week. Now I only have 3-4 bad days a month. Flexeril, fioricet and massive doses of motril seem to help when one is in full swing.. And I'm not scared of having a small amount of alcohol to help me fall asleep when I get to where I need to go. I'm fairly certain mine aren't clusters though.

I am going to ask my doc about Relpax, as I've never tried that. Zomig I have, just didn't remember till I saw your post.

One more thing, I am on BP meds. Baby asprin plus Lysiniprol 20mg daily to keep me tick tocking. I think my bp meds have helped lessen the frequency of the migraines, but they seem to make up for that by intensity.

 

[Amigo]

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lol i doubt it. I wake up with them usually, or I start seeing auras before the pain kicks in. If I don't have my fierocet handy I have almost no hope of stopping it cold before it starts.

Oh, I was hoping it could have been cured by next year, but I guess not.

 

[sourland]

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lol i doubt it. I wake up with them usually, or I start seeing auras before the pain kicks in. If I don't have my fierocet handy I have almost no hope of stopping it cold before it starts.

Oh, I was hoping it could have been cured by next year, but I guess not.

Not! If replaced, he will only be replaced by a bigger headache maker.

Reality sucks.

 

[Amigo]

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Oh, I was hoping it could have been cured by next year, but I guess not.

Not! If replaced, he will only be replaced by a bigger headache maker.

Reality sucks.

Who could that be?

 

[Amigo]

Joe Biden!

 

[Boyd]

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[Amigo]

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Which ones worse, Obama or Biteme?

 

[Boyd]

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Which ones worse, Obama or Biteme?

At this point I am a part of the ABO crowd

I'll figure it out by november but nothing is really cut and dried.