Migraines

As well as sumatriptan, I also use the 4head stick and a cold flannel. I put the 4head on my forehead but also on the back of my neck. I find the heat makes my worse, so the cooling effect of the flannel and menthol helps

My DD12 wad getting migraines every day and missing hours of school. NHS GP wouldn't do anything about it. Took her to a private paediatrician who gave her topirmate as a preventative and she now doesn't get any at all. She's on 50mg. We tried to reduce down to 25mg and she got a 6-day migraine.

The only problem is that we have to keep going back to the paediatrician for private prescriptions as NHS GP won't prescribe it as its not licensed for migraines in children. This is despite it being 100% effective and preventing her daily migraines and no side effects at all except a bit of weight loss at the beginning.

I’m having a similar issue at the moment. I think mine is a rebound headache from the sumatriptan. I’ve stopped taking it and just taking ibuprofen at the moment.

Kool Soothe migraine relief gel patch. My friend swears by flat coke and fizzy sweets, eg Haribo.
Hugs. Migraines are shite xxx

loads of sympathy here as also been there. Now on topiramate as a preventer and sumatriptan attacks however had to push for those and had to try others first. Be strong with the GP that you need to try preventer medicine.
Also once I started HRT I found my migraines lessoned greatly; I don’t know your age but lack of oestrogen I was told is a migraine trigger I just wish I was told that years ago before I had to suffer through trial and error of medicine.

i suffer with migraines awful ones.
Sometimes im spinning other times i go pale all of a sudden and hit the floor like i did this morning.
I have a whole list of things that happen to me and i get fed up with it but its how i live.
Spending as much time in the quiet as noise sets me off sunshades on indoors and outdoors.
Throwing up is common or just feeling sick dont get me started on my eye sight.
Nothing the GP gives me bloody works either.

Unfortunately when I had overuse headache I was told the only option was cold turkey.

It was brutal and I ended up with about a month off sick.

It was before I knew about acupuncture and Cephaly though both of which did help me.

I also made a mammoth amount of lifestyle changes to help cut down the migraine.

Try acupuncture. Absolute bloody miracle for mine and recommended by NICE.

They shocking. We had a wend away in oct. Got it bad on my return. Think lack sleep too on flight didnt help. Feel for you they lousy.

Sorry I'm mixing them up there, I meant Zolmatriptan is stronger than sumatriptan. I get the 5mg oral dispersible ones and they work really well for me if I feel one coming on. But it's the daily dose of Nortriptyline that has been a real game changer for me - now I only get mild to mid ones when I do get one - before I'd be in bed for 2-3 days in agony. Been working for me for about 3 years now.

Its weird how some things work great for some and not others - really hope you find relief with the nasal spray - migraines are the absolute pits and so debilitating.

Is it? It did nothing for me, like I hadn't taken anything. Sumatriptan was the same, I'm pinning everything on this new nasal spray.

Fellow sufferer here! I take Amitriptyline each night which helps but I also saw a chiropractor which genuinely changed my life in regards to migraines, I know this isn't for everyone though.

Also ask for 5mg Zolmatriptan instead of solmatriptan - it's stronger.

Nortriptyline taken daily has changed my life OP, maybe speak to your GP about it.

• take, not fake! 🤣 it's very real!

Same...I fake 100mg of Topiramate (50mg twice a day). I suffered debilitating migraines for over 20 years, was hospitalised 4 times due to the severity and dehydration from throwing up. Nothing helped! Until a wonderful German doctor prescribed Topiramate (this was 10 years ago). I've gone from three-four migraines a month, to maybe one or two a year!! It took a while as I had to start on a very low dose and titrate up (25mg for the first month...increasing by 25mg each month after until we settled on 100mg).

I didn't have any of the side effects sometimes quoted, due to this very slow increase, but I've heard that in the UK, GPs often increase the dose too quickly...so if anyone is thinking about Topiramate, proceed with caution and ask for a slow and steady increase.

Have you had your blood pressure checked? You should see a doctor again, either GP or whatever 111 suggest.

Ice pack is brilliant. The little bags of frozen herbs make excellent icepacks.

I've used a Cephaly which is like a TENS for migraine and it definitely helped both for acute migraine and as a preventer.

Has anyone tried one of those special TENS machines for headaches?

Ice packs really help mine too.

The only thing that shifts mine is an ice pack. I've worked out mine must be due to swelling blood vessels, heat brings them on - wearing a hat, the hairdryer - and the cold constricts them again. No pain medication touches them but this works for me.

Are you taking sumatriptan every day for 10 days?

Really sorry, this is likely to be overuse headache and the sumatriptan prolonging it.

Rule of thumb for any triptan is never more than 2 a week or 6 a month.

Fellow sufferer here. I take Topiramate twice a day and Almotriptan for attacks. When nothing else works a prescription strength cocodamol will normally shift it. Try over the counter Solpadeine plus. That's cocodamol with caffeine. I feel for you though, it's miserable 😢