To ask for your hormonal migraine tips/ help?

[Polkadotpjs]

I'm getting a terrible headache GP says is hormonal migraine every period, day 1. It starts suddenly, like my head is being squeezed, cannot bear the light, feel sick, sometimes retch, usually go to bed in the evening after work- usually starts late pm, so I finish work then crash out in the dark, but cannot sleep. I believe I am peri-menopausal so have got HRT, taken first full month just gone, having stopped it because it seemed to intensify the headache but then my mood was so bad, I started back up again. Have had maybe 6 months on and off it.
Latest one hit last night, had to go to bed, felt sick, light sensitive, but couldn;t bear to wear an eye mask. Took Paramol, thought I may throw up but didn't, couldn't eat, went to bed and had restless sleep. Still feel rough today but am working (hence i wonder if it's really a migraine as I feel I might be being disingenuous to real migraine sufferers). Was prescribed Triptans, but had none left and anyway, they were so-so- worked well one time, didn't work so well another month, but got none anyway.
GP won't prescribe propanol(?) as I take something else which contra-indicates it. It's only one or 2 days, 3 most per month, so I'm reluctant to take something long term. Has anyone got similar? I'm working because I don;t think a monthly day-off is ok to take. I'm aware this isn't very well written either sorry

Thanks. I'll ask about a different Triptan and maybe something else by way of HRT combo. I'm not at the tight band feeling with heavy eyes and knackered but nowhere near as bad as earlier

I get hormonal migraines and my GP prescribed me zolmitriptan - the first triptan I tried didn’t work. I take them on the days of my cycle where I get migraines so I have two days a month and they stop my migraines from developing. Talk to your GP, mine says come back any time if I start suffering again. The other tip she told me was to take dextrose tablets as soon as I get any signs to raise my blood sugar level - thanks to the sugar tax most drinks are no longer high enough in sugar to do the trick.

Good luck OP- my mum and SIL both had acupuncture for hormone related migraines and headaches, and found it helpful

Great tips and I'll ask for an alternative triptan. It's horrible just waiting for it to strike.

I tried every drug going including triptans, amitriptyline, prescription codeine.

What helped me was acupuncture + Chinese herbs and adjusting my diet.

Another 1 for anatriptyline and sumatriptan, but I also get an anti emetic buccosin (sp)(for the nausea) and cocodimol for the pain. You can get a low dose cocodimol over the counter at a chemist and the nausea meds, they dissolve against your cheek so you can't sick them up and they mean you can keep the sumatriptan and pain meds down

Abandon extra is the only thing that works for mine.

I need some abandon extra!
I'm still suffering but now it's just a bad headache. Still needs Paramol...