Chronic migraine

[Annaishere]

Has anyone had this ? They’re not as intense or frequent since going gluten free but still happening and lasting for days at a time. I take sumatriptan but often it’s still there even if the edge has been taken off

I found mine are relieved quicker with the nasal sumatriptan compared to the tablets. I also have sumatriptan injections for real emergencies. I would suggest talking to the GP again.

what age are you? Mine have definitely reduced in frequency and severity after starting HRT.

Go to your GP to take preventative medicine, that should help.

I’m 33 but I’ve been having them all my life

I didn’t know there was a preventative

Mine stopped/reduced in peri menopause, really worried they may return if I start on HRT

I take sumatriptan, they are vastly reduced but funny enough I had one all day yesterday, drugs didnt touch it and its here again today. Always the same bloody eye

Sumatriptan gives me sort of wheezy asthma symptoms so I try to avoid it but needs must again today

I find Rizatriptan better for me, they're like little wafer strips that melt on your tongue.

I've tried lots of preventative medication over the years and most of them worked for a short while but then stopped. I've had amitryptiline, topamax, pizotofen and propanalol. I'm currently on Atenalol which is partly to help with anxiety on an evening as well as preventing migraines which is working ok (still get some migraines though).

There are many preventatives, just a pill that you would take every night and the pain/migraines should be less frequent or less intense. GP can prescribe some of them,not all fit for everyone, one would give me insomnia, other would make me drowsy the next day, all would decrease migraine though. GP couldn't prescribe anything else, then started going to Neurologist and he gave me more and better choices. Those have worked to a better degree, I still get migraines but less intense.

You could start making a migraine diary, write which days/dates you get migraine, intensity, which medicines stop the migraines.

There are many preventatives on pills, then if those pills don't work, they can offer the injectables. I take a combination of both.

Pills for acute pain could be Maxalt, Sumatriptan, Naramig. I try to take differents every time, if taking the same always I noticed that they stop working.