Migranes - how to stop them?
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Had to cave in this afternoon with a migraine. I was no good to anybody or anything.
Head pounding and very little of my sight working properly.
Anybody know how to stop them?
I have very little warning that one is about to start and when it does the first thing I get is missing parts of my vision and I'm not able to focus on anything. After an hour or two the vision slowly returns but my eyes have become super sensitive and I can't open them in anything from normal room light upwards. Then the finale, the pounding headaches that last for another two to four maybe five hours.
I'm off to see the doc tomorrow.
I'm sure I'll get lots of sympathy from the PH crowd
bah (wow that pig just past my window is surely flying high)
But seriously, I thought it was caffine that triggered my migranes but since I haven't drunk any caffine for the past 6 years something else is triggering them again; are there any knowledgeable peeps in the crowd who know about this stuff? (obviously in a generalised manner - as my doc will give me an assessment tomorrow).
Head pounding and very little of my sight working properly.
Anybody know how to stop them?
I have very little warning that one is about to start and when it does the first thing I get is missing parts of my vision and I'm not able to focus on anything. After an hour or two the vision slowly returns but my eyes have become super sensitive and I can't open them in anything from normal room light upwards. Then the finale, the pounding headaches that last for another two to four maybe five hours.
I'm off to see the doc tomorrow.
I'm sure I'll get lots of sympathy from the PH crowd
bah (wow that pig just past my window is surely flying high)But seriously, I thought it was caffine that triggered my migranes but since I haven't drunk any caffine for the past 6 years something else is triggering them again; are there any knowledgeable peeps in the crowd who know about this stuff? (obviously in a generalised manner - as my doc will give me an assessment tomorrow).
I've had them since I was a kid, hate the things 
My 'trigger' items were -
strip lighting
orange juice
cheese
strong chemical smells e.g bleach
crap weather
Recently I've found that I can add energy saver bulbs to the list
Although I've found it impossible to stop them, I've found that if as soon as it starts that I get to a dark, quiet room and put a flannel soaked in warm water over my eyes, it eases up hell of a lot
My 'trigger' items were -
strip lighting
orange juice
cheese
strong chemical smells e.g bleach
crap weather
Recently I've found that I can add energy saver bulbs to the list
Although I've found it impossible to stop them, I've found that if as soon as it starts that I get to a dark, quiet room and put a flannel soaked in warm water over my eyes, it eases up hell of a lot
I get migraines from citrus acid. Took me years to figure it out. Managed to work out it was orange juice when I was about 15 and havent had anything orange flavoured for about 12 years, but only recently worked out that its anything with citrus acid in, which is pretty but any drink 'cept water, tea, coffee and most of the good fruits
I get headaches the day after eating chocolate but nowhere near the debilitating nature of a migraine.
It could be stress related, build up of pressure through the week? Or something in your diet, dehydration. Apparently it can even be caused by mixing foods ie.Caffeine and wheat. Test some basic things in your diet while only drinking water.
I get headaches the day after eating chocolate but nowhere near the debilitating nature of a migraine.
It could be stress related, build up of pressure through the week? Or something in your diet, dehydration. Apparently it can even be caused by mixing foods ie.Caffeine and wheat. Test some basic things in your diet while only drinking water.
I used to get exactly the same symptoms as you get. But before the eyes I got a weird feeling in my right arm, I'd look at it, and it would look like it didnt belong to me. If I went to touch a specific spot I would miss (going for a letter in a headline in a Newspaper for example).
I started to get them when I was 11, I had to go to Hospital sometimes when I was younger. Grew out of them at age 16 (now aged 17).
As I was growing out of them, I got a lot of them regularly. Went from 1 every few months to one every other week. When this was happening, the doctor prescribed me a Nasal Spray then I used as soon as I got my first symptom, it took about 30mins to work, but it actually then got rid of the Migraine. I was very surprised with it, very very very good. If you would like to know the name of it so you can ask your GP about it, let me know and I will try to dig it out.
As an aside, I get f
king pissed off when people are on about having a Migraine when it's just a bad head ache. You wouldnt be standing there telling me fking about it, if you had one!!
I started to get them when I was 11, I had to go to Hospital sometimes when I was younger. Grew out of them at age 16 (now aged 17).
As I was growing out of them, I got a lot of them regularly. Went from 1 every few months to one every other week. When this was happening, the doctor prescribed me a Nasal Spray then I used as soon as I got my first symptom, it took about 30mins to work, but it actually then got rid of the Migraine. I was very surprised with it, very very very good. If you would like to know the name of it so you can ask your GP about it, let me know and I will try to dig it out.
As an aside, I get f
king pissed off when people are on about having a Migraine when it's just a bad head ache. You wouldnt be standing there telling me fking about it, if you had one!! Edited by 43034 on Tuesday 15th November 22:06
Happy82 said:
Although I've found it impossible to stop them, I've found that if as soon as it starts that I get to a dark, quiet room and put a flannel soaked in warm water over my eyes, it eases up hell of a lot
This or I got a bit of relief from filling the sink with freezing water and putting my wrists in. Cools the blood a bit, that then circulates around your body. 43034 said:
When this was happening, the doctor prescribed me a Nazal Spray then I used as soon as I got my first symptom, it took about 30mins to work, but it actually then got rid of the Migraine. I was very surprised with it, very very very good. If you would like to know the name of it so you can ask your GP about it, let me know and I will try to dig it out.
Thanks fella!I will suggest this spray if the doc doesn't already do so.
I had been plagued with migranes from the age of 19 (now 41). Usually started with a 'fuzzy head' that never really went away, and then the crash! 4-8 hrs, usually v. light sensitive, weird disturbing looping dream sequences that I couldn't control, and nausea.
I had tried many things including prescribed Migraleve and Chiropractic, neither really worked for me and cost me a lot of £.
My triggers:
Stress/anxiety
Not drinking enough (water)
Bright sunlight, esp. in the morning
Over exertion (sporadic exersize)
Irregular sleep patterns, including having a lie in!
Took ages to master mine.
I tried to catch them early, get home, close curtains, cold wet flannel for head/eyes. I'd drink what I could (not alcohol), with some Ibuprofin and put the radio on (or listen to the tv) as a distraction.
More recently, I was prescribed what is a relatively low dose of Amitryptaline, which I am pleased to say has pretty much cleared mine. Any migranes I get now are few and far between and are quite mild.
Good luck!
I had tried many things including prescribed Migraleve and Chiropractic, neither really worked for me and cost me a lot of £.
My triggers:
Stress/anxiety
Not drinking enough (water)
Bright sunlight, esp. in the morning
Over exertion (sporadic exersize)
Irregular sleep patterns, including having a lie in!
Took ages to master mine.
I tried to catch them early, get home, close curtains, cold wet flannel for head/eyes. I'd drink what I could (not alcohol), with some Ibuprofin and put the radio on (or listen to the tv) as a distraction.
More recently, I was prescribed what is a relatively low dose of Amitryptaline, which I am pleased to say has pretty much cleared mine. Any migranes I get now are few and far between and are quite mild.
Good luck!
I have similar to you, no idea what causes them, but they are very unpleasant.
Get yourself down to the docs and ask about 'triptans' - a range of drugs used to treat migraines.
I use a drug called sumatriptan, which is available over the shelf with a brand name of Imigrain - it's expensive, about £8 for x2 tablets, and I (usually) munch through 4 per attack, works though, I end up feeling 'just crap' with a 'normal headache' as opposed to curled up somewhere, with the mother, daddy, brother and sister of all headaches, and unable to move without throwing up ...
Due to the cost, I get the tablets on prescription, doc normally gives me x12 per go so not too bad.
They may start you on a low dose, and increase if necessary - I also take x2 paracetamol and x2 Ibuprofen as well, to deal with the 'headache' - seems to work for me.
Odd things, I always feel like I have a hangover, but without the headache the next day ... not found a solution for that, but it's nothing compared to having the full blown attack with no drugs.
I think there are other types of drugs also, but I recall that these are used to start with, to see how things go.
Hope things work out ...
Martin
Get yourself down to the docs and ask about 'triptans' - a range of drugs used to treat migraines.
I use a drug called sumatriptan, which is available over the shelf with a brand name of Imigrain - it's expensive, about £8 for x2 tablets, and I (usually) munch through 4 per attack, works though, I end up feeling 'just crap' with a 'normal headache' as opposed to curled up somewhere, with the mother, daddy, brother and sister of all headaches, and unable to move without throwing up ...
Due to the cost, I get the tablets on prescription, doc normally gives me x12 per go so not too bad.
They may start you on a low dose, and increase if necessary - I also take x2 paracetamol and x2 Ibuprofen as well, to deal with the 'headache' - seems to work for me.
Odd things, I always feel like I have a hangover, but without the headache the next day ... not found a solution for that, but it's nothing compared to having the full blown attack with no drugs.
I think there are other types of drugs also, but I recall that these are used to start with, to see how things go.
Hope things work out ...
Martin
BigWithey said:
Migraleve work for me, they come with pink and yellow tablets. Take a pink at the first sign of an attack, weird tunnel vision with me, that usually works but if not then take a yellow.
Migraleve work for me too. I get one or two migraines a year and there is always a couple of hours warning. As soon as I get the symptoms then I drop everything and get some meds. It reduces 8-12 hours of pain and misery to 4 hours of discomfort. http://m.gizmodo.com/5816094/is-lsd-a-treatment-fo...
Not sure how good it would be in a work environment.
Not sure how good it would be in a work environment.
Aspartame was setting off about 80% of my son's migraines but we are still half way through the process of removing certain foods to find the triggers so it may be other things too.
Poor bugger has one this morning though which means I'll be spending the day holding a bucket under his chin
He is prescribed imigran (Sumatriptan) for his and they do seem to cut the length of a migraine down if he doesn't vomit the tablets up.
Poor bugger has one this morning though which means I'll be spending the day holding a bucket under his chin
He is prescribed imigran (Sumatriptan) for his and they do seem to cut the length of a migraine down if he doesn't vomit the tablets up.
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Good to see that different medication is working for different people. Hopefully this will give me options if one doesn't work.
Would I be correct in saying that some of the triggers are not just based on what might be in your diet?
Or is food/water(or lack of) always a primary trigger?
Good to see that different medication is working for different people. Hopefully this will give me options if one doesn't work.
Would I be correct in saying that some of the triggers are not just based on what might be in your diet?
Or is food/water(or lack of) always a primary trigger?
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