To ask what helps your migraines?!

Yes should have added this only works if you catch it early - I ignored warning signs last week … bit of pain in my right eye, achey feeling in my neck … went to bed without taking anything - spent the next 24 hours feeling like I’d been hit by a bus. Nothing would touch it after that

I agree that pizotifen taken every night before bed, 1.5mg and a good dose of sumatriptan too helps me, but still out of action for 24 hours too. My sympathy to all migraine sufferers...

I’ve been on 10mg of Amitriptyline since February and it’s been amazing. I had two weeks of awful side effects to begin with but since then only a couple of mild migraines which had been quickly resolved with a triptan. I suffered for years beforehand, be smarter than me and see a dr about a preventative asap.

I have sumatriptan on hand and take one and go straight to bed at the first sign of a migraine. This stops it in its tracks. I appreciate that may be more difficult for you to do with a young child but that’s what works for me.

Mine are caused by my hormones so as I’m older HRT has helped me. If you’re on birth control it may help to have a review?

I take Boots ibuprofen and codeine and lie down for a while. If I feel very sick, I might take buccastem as well, or swap it all for migraleve pink.

I had an absolute nightmare with migraines when I was perimenopausal, I would get them on day 2 or 3 of my period, and I think it was related to the drop in progesterone production.

I also had a bad time with them when I had low ferratin and also when my blood pressure was raised and untreated. Everyone knows that really high blood pressure can result in headaches, but for me it was also a symptom of slightly raised blood pressure.

Hope you find relief soon, it's a nightmare.

Sumatriptan, but only if I can sit down and snooze. I uses to struggle through the day and have one at bedtime, but lately they seem to aggravate my bladder and I'm up for the loo several times at night, so now I take it at about 6pm.
Until then I take ibuprofen lysine (same as Hedex), binge on whatever my body craves, often it's sliced tomato dipped in balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with salt, or salty crisps as above.
The following day I eat like I've got hollow legs.
I've got vestibular migraines, and lots of things trigger it, weather changes, bright lights, not enough sleep, hot weather, sometimes strong smelling perfume or after shave.

Aspirin and paracetamol taken together. Sumitriptan.

Mine were menstrual migraine - maybe look it up and start keeping a diary?

I’m on zolmitriptain for my migraines. Do see your GP as there’s plenty of things you can try. Mine are mainly hormonal, but other triggers include dehydration, lack of sleep, come down from stress and artificial sweeteners.

Things that help:
Sugary coke and aspirin if one comes on
Regular exercise (not over doing it as that can trigger them especially dehydration in the heat!)
Then keeping everything as regular as I can - meals/sleep/water etc.!

This works for me too if I take it right at the beginning, when I get the head tingles and the feeling in my neck. Once the headache has developed then it's no good because I can't get the tablets down or to stay down.

I developed alcohol related migraines after menopause, and if one of those sets in then there's no stopping it and I just have to vomit for about four hours straight and then sleep, because there's nothing else I can do. So very unpleasant that I've given up drinking altogether!

Two Paracetamol and 2 ibuprofen all taken together

Same and I am now 53.

Yes. I've had migraines for over 20 years and propranolol has really helped reduce intensity and frequency of them.

Coffee and a banana at the first signs. If that doesnt work, cocodamol does. Knocks me out though. You have my sympathy, a really bad migraine used to last for 3 days when I was younger.

It depends how mine starts. Hand numbness and tingly tongue then it's 900mg of aspirin and full fat coke. If it's my speech and or vision then it's Triptans and a lie down to sleep. Both need anti sickness meds too.

It depends how mine starts. Hand numbness and tingly tongue then it's 900mg of aspirin and full fat coke. If it's my speech and or vision then it's Triptans and a lie down to sleep. Both need anti sickness meds too.

Soluble aspirin and sugary coke at the first sign of the aura. I usually crave crisps at that point, interesting to see this is common. If it develops beyond the aura it will stop if I stick my head under stone cold running water. They almost never get beyond the aura now, which only lasts for about half an hour, thankfully. One blessing of getting older.

Coffee! No idea why it works but it does.

Not sure if previously mentioned, but Feverfew is a herbal preventative, I get mine from Holland and Barrett on offer

Plain salty carbs, water, triptan medication and sleep

Sometimes lying in a very very hot bath and brushing my teeth for ages

Another air pressure migraine sufferer here! If I get in quickly with a couple of pink Migraleve tablets I can usually fend it off, but if not then that’s me in bed in a dark room throwing up for 12 hours. Sympathy to all who suffer!

Oh I forgot perfume! Yes, that's a bad one. I've had to ask managers to get everyone not to wear perfume at work before. And to get rid of the reed diffusers.

Mine are hormonal too. I find Solpadeine dispersible tablets good, but if it’s a bad one then Co codomol is the only thing that helps. A hot wheat bag on my forehead also helps a bit.
I’ve found avoiding wearing or being around perfume has actually helped, I realised recently it’s a trigger for me.

A huge hit of caffeine as soon as I feel it coming on.

I seem to have (happily) found my triggers and haven't had a migrene for a good few years. Started when I was around 8 or 9, I think.

Hydration - drink lots, usually room temp water. I think back to when I was a kid and rarely drank during the day.

Constipation. The absolute main trigger for me, I'm very aware now of toilet visits and make sure I have a high fibre diet, daily Fruit and Fibre breakfast cereal sorts me.

Ice packs. I've got a gel pack that I can strap to my forehead which means I can move around/sit up with it on. Almost pain free with it on, bit pain returns as soon as its off. Other things that sometimes help are moving about (moves pressure from head to limbs) salty foods and antihistamine.