Bloody migraines

[Curlewwoohoo]

Had anyone found anything that helped? Iron or magnesium supplements? Any of the piecings?! Having a run of them at the mo.

I take Sumatriptin when I have a migraine and try to go to bed. When I was getting them virtually all the time I took Epilim which is a drug for epilepsy but a consultant at Kings College Hospital had done some research and found it was good for cyclical migraine. I don’t drink anything with caffeine in and I don’t eat cheese or chocolate or eggs (they give me migraines). I also need to avoid stressful situations …..

I've never worked out a trigger other than some lighting line strip lights, low clouds, shiny lights.

I have menstrual migraines
Sumatriptin is the only thing that takes any effect, I've got some on prescription as at the moment I get one migraine a month
I'm guessing you've spoke to your gp?

I had my daith pierced in September because I was sick of frequent migraines. I went into it thinking I've got nothing to lose as I like the look of the piercing and if it works then it's a bonus.

I can honestly say, for me personally, it's made a huge difference. I don't take anywhere near as many meds as I did before and my headaches are much less frequent and my migraines non existent, touch wood.

It also worked for my mum who used to be bed bound with migraines at least twice a month. She has the odd one but nowhere near how she used to.

I take a beta blocker - propranolol 40mg twice a day for mine. Helps massively and I haven’t had a migraine in months.

My GP said mine are not bad enough for prescription meds. I take aspirin and ibuprofen and plough on through them. I get a visual aura and then headache but mostly then feel rough and grumpy. The thing that is pissing me off the most is the rebounds. I had one a couple of days ago and today it's come back, no reason, I was fine this morning then bam.

Pink migraleve
Tiger balm
Ice pack

I've just been put on daily Candesartan too

Mine are menstrual without aura, have had them over 20 years, used to get one or two a month, then at perimenopause went up to between 5 and 9 and now probably in menopause back to about 3 or 4. I had tried loads of things but eventually the National Migraine Centre suggested a triptan (I take frovatriptan) plus metoclopramide, plus Naproxen with the option of taking another Naproxen about 6 hours later to stop it coming back, as taking a triptan alone used to make it come back 24 hours later.

Most of the triptans make me feel awful for between 2-3 hours but far better than 24-72 hours of migraine. It seems to be the combination that worked, as previously triptan plus anti sickness meds didn't work, Naproxen plus anti sickness meds didn't work and Naproxen plus triptan didn't work either. Whether it will continue to work I don't know, let's hope so.

I tried many preventers including propranolol and candesartan, also magnesium and taurine, a Cefaly as both preventer and reliever, avoidance of caffeine, gluten, cheese, red wine none of which worked.

I'm a bit surprised your doctor is saying it isn't bad enough for meds, migraine is migraine and the go to is usually a triptan although 3 x 300mg aspirin can work for some people.

I hope you find something that works.

I take Pizotifen which has reduced mine from 3 a week to 1 a month

@arejcenencehche3uh9f3 it's 3 x 300mg of aspirin that was suggested. Perhaps I should go back. I feel I get on with things well but it's the rebounds that are getting me down. And I seem to have had a bit of a run of them.

Tried all sorts for years. All meds.
Currently take 50mg topirimate at night and 25mg in the morning along with herbal feverfew. Seems to b so much better. I was getting them almost weekly and knocking me out for 3 days at a time with vomiting. But since increasing my morning dose its helped.
Also have an appt with neurologist later this month

Magnesium oxide and potassium are really good sometimes I take magnesium oxide and a dioralite

Botox was the answer for me

Mine got better with Omega-3 supplementation. I had my triggers (late nights, poor sleep, pending menstruation, etc.), but they have gone WAAAY down since being regular with this supplement. Oddly enough, I didn't start taking them for that reason, and it was only about six weeks later that I had the realisation I hadn't experienced any recent migraines or my regular tension-type headaches for a while, and then I put two-and-two together. It does make sense when you look into the inflammatory-balancing effect that Omega-3 fatty acids have in the body and the inflammatory component of migraines. Hope you find something that works for you - they are miserable!