Migraines - medication for nausea?

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Hi. Does anyone who gets migraine with nausea vomiting take anything to reduce this? I can sleep off the heacdache and light sensitivity but the vomiting gives me a terrible sore throat for days after. I was wondering whether there are any anti nausea medications that can be prescribed.

Stemetil ?
I used to be prescribed this ( do not have as many now )

That looks promising, thank you. Can’t see as much recent info re use in migraine. I hope they haven’t pulled it.

You can buy over the counter as buccastem.

Personally don't find it makes much difference, for me it's a question of getting the needs in quick enough, but I've had it by injection before and it did help.

Poor you, success awful

^sounds

Ah, I recognise that brand name. Great that you can get it otc. I’ll pop to the pharmacy tomorrow and get some. Thanks very much.

As well as buccastem you could try Maxalon and anti histamines like Meclizine and dramamine. I thik the GP can also prescibe some others (can't recall names atm)

See your GP you could get a good abortive med like sumatriptan or Maxalt (Rizatriptan) if you take these just at the onset of the headache you may avoid the vomiting and they will kill the pain. Maxalt can be taken as a melt so its absorption is quick and won't get brought up.

If you get a lot of migraines I really would consider trying a preventative.

Good luck.

I have prochlorperazine (Stemetil or Buccastem), but the real key is to take your meds as soon as you realise you have a migraine. The reason you feel sick, often, is that your stomach goes into stasis (shuts down) during the migraine, which means that any medicines you take just sit there and aren't absorbed.

I take frovatriptan and naproxen now, but in the past I've used 900mg aspirin and a can of full-fat Coke (very effective but can affect your stomach long-term). I've been through all the triptans, including injectable Sumatriptan (they come in auto-injectors, in a pack of 3 or 6).

I take several preventative meds, and have Botox. None of it has knocked them on the head, sadly.

I take domperidone as well as sumatriptan (prescribed) however I also buy buccastem just in case I run out of domperidone, works well either way.

My 14 yo ds has sumatriptan nasal spray.

But he gets the sickness immediately and a low body temp. He's only recently been prescribed it and we haven't tried it yet so I'm following this thread for all the ideas.

He's sudden onset and very confused and barely conscious when he has an attack so good to know sumatriptan comes in auto injector if I can't get him to so nasal spray

This is so helpful thank you all. I wake up with them (they’re diet related) so I don’t get much warning unfortunately. Lucozade and paracetamol helps a bit (and crisps ). I’ve tried the old school anti histamines before mainly to help sleep it off. I’m definitely going to try aspirin and follow up the suggestions here. My most recent one alarmed me because I had problems remembering information and my hand went numb. Bloody migraines.

I used to take pink migraleve, but it seems to have been discontinued and now take yellow migraleve and buccastem. I know my main trigger (low or flickering light in eyes) and wear polarised sunglasses in car and outside.

OP if you know trigger can you make changes to avoid migraines?

Can't help with medication advice, but I used to suffer terrible vomiting with my migraines.
I was advised to cut out some of the major triggers (red wine, chocolate, oj, coffee) which I (reluctantly) did.
Since I stopped drinking coffee I have only had to throw up once with a migraine (in over 10 years) - still get the migraines but they are much more manageable without the vomiting.
Still have a Coca Cola on a migraine day, which seems to help
Best of luck

It’s generally if I accidentally skip lunch or dinner or just don’t eat enough. Annoying as I really need to lose weight! But yes, I need to make sure I eat enough. Thanks very much for the good wishes. Such a pain to develop these now, I never really understood the big deal before. Suffice to say I do now!

I had a bad head last night. Was so nauseous and nearly threw up but nothing came. I took some Gaviscon and my son's travel sickness pills which did the trick

OP in this case try to at least eat something starchy like crackers for meals, never completely skip. I think they balance blood sugar levels better than sugary carbs.

I find starchy carbs help me recover when tablets kicking in too.

If your waking up with them have you checked pillows etc and sleep position.
Bad neck posture may be playing a part?

I'd go and see your GP about a triptan. I also wake up with them and taking a triptan as soon as I wake up works brilliantly.

It isn't that crucial for me anyway to take mine at the first sign of the migraine - I often leave it and only take them if the headache is unbearable. They still work.

I've got some prochlorperazine for if I have terrible nausea and vomiting, but really the triptan just gets rid of everything.

Oh, just seen your post about getting them if you miss a meal.

Hunger is a massive migraine trigger. Migraine generally likes routine - regular hours, regular meals, a routine lifestyle.

You can still lose weight (I've lost 2 stone) but something like intermittent fasting is not going to work. Low carb has been good for me as I think craving carbs all the time triggered migraines and made me gain weight.

I have terrible nausea with mine. I took medication once for it and it made the whole migraine attack longer. It was like my body needs to vomit to get it out of my system.

Now I take the vomit and have plenty of sleep.

AnnaMagnani you’re absolutely right about the intermittent fasting. It’s a shame as it would work well for me otherwise. I’m low carbing at the moment, I just have to be careful that it doesn’t work too well, as it makes me much less hungry and so more likely to delay eating. I would definitely take the vomit but for the sore throat which has been like razor blades for days now.