After my second pregnancy, back in 2001, I developed menstrual migraines. They have a clear pattern when they come (1-2 days before) and the minute my period came they disappeared. Also made worse if I skip meals. They came for around 1-2 years then disappeared.
Roll forward 24 years and they have returned in exactly the same pattern.
Problem is when I went to the GP in 2001, he told me it was all in my head and there was nothing wrong with me and they weren’t migraines. He asked me how many painkillers I was taking and he decided unilaterally that it was rebound headaches and that was it. Told me to stop taking painkillers and implied I was a hysterical woman (fgs!).
I went abroad and saw a doctor there who gave me a Triptan (don’t know which one) and it worked.
What would a doctor do now if I asked? Do they give triptans for menstrual migraines or do I just need to try and live with it.