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Migraine help

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loobylou10 · 26/02/2024 20:43

Does anyone who suffers from migraine have any information on prevention/cures please? My son (22) getting them on a regular basis and it's really affecting his life/work. No medication works - wondering if anyone has any words of wisdom?

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ParrotPirouette · 27/02/2024 21:49

pressedclaycup · 27/02/2024 21:12

Have you tried Replax / Eletriptan, that is a different class of triptan it interacts with a different receptor to all the other triptans. It is by far the most effective triptan I have used as the others do not work well for me at all. It does cause drowsiness though which is undesirable for many.

I am not sure but I don't think a GP can prescribe it, only a Neurologist. However as you say triptans don't work or are not suitable for everyone, there are also new CGRP abortive drugs available now, again I think they are only via a Neuro.

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I have tried Eletriptan, yes. No effect at all 😞 I was very disappointed!
I take propranolol every day still to try and reduce the frequency due to stress, I also can’t eat chocolate or red wine (boo!) and have to be very careful not to skip meals or not get enough sleep.
Honestly the ibuprofen lysine is nothing short of miraculous after a lifetime of misery.
plus it’s so cheap and readily available that I think everyone can at least try it, because clearly you can never tell what might work for you

pressedclaycup · 28/02/2024 20:05

@ParrotPirouette I tried Ibuprofen Lysine and it doesn't touch my migraines. I also was given Morphine at the hospital for something else when I also had a migraine and no effect on my migraine pain at all. However as Ibuprofen Lysine can be bought over the counter its a useful tip for people to try of course but it won't work for everyone, sadly nothing does!

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