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Thanks, that is interesting reading and food for thought. I am going out on Saturday evening and was planning on having a few beers so I will test whether or not alcohol is a trigger for Monday, or specifically, beer, as I drank some cognac several weeks ago and didn't suffer a migraine for over a week.
My wife is also collecting some magnesium supplements for me and my gp has prescribed me a stronger dose of propranolol.
My wife is also collecting some magnesium supplements for me and my gp has prescribed me a stronger dose of propranolol.
That was interesting. Been feeling crappy for most of the week. Took my blood pressure this evening and it was fine but my heart rate was low. Called 111, told me to go to a & e. Spent. Few hours there and my heart rate had picked up a bit, enough for them to not be too concerned. They want to reduce my propranolol dosage as they think it's too much and is causing me this issue. Dropping from 160mg a day to 120mg a day. Hopefully it is still affective against my migraines.
I need to start keeping a food and drink diary. I am still alcohol free and other than that my eating habits haven't changed. I am going to my works Xmas do next Friday so I'll be having a few beers then, but not too many as I am on call. It'll be interesting to see if it triggers a migraine. I hope not, I have a fridge and cupboard full of beer to drink, plus I'm at a beer festival in 2 weeks. It would be really disappointing if after drinking beer for 20 years that it has suddenly become a migraine trigger. Since I started to get migraines I have drank alcohol and not experienced a migraine a day or 2 later. Sometimes it has been a week and others 2 weeks.
Edited by TheAngryDog on Saturday 24th November 23:12
Sa Calobra said:
Beer can be a big trigger for some just as red wine can.
You can also be sensitive to something then develop further sensitivity to it. I.e. I can't touch caffeine now after years of overdoing it.
Thankfully caffeine isn't a problem for me, but I have reduced my intake of it anyway as I thought it was a trigger. I am going to have a beer this weekend. I was checking my drinking habits and found that it is inconclusive whether or not my migraines are caused by drinking alcohol. Sometimes I have not had a migraine at all, sometimes next day, sometimes 2 days later. But I do not know if I would have had a migraine anyway. I'll soon find out. If I have a beer tomorrow night then I would expect a migraine on Tuesday or Wednesday. I am hopeful that I do not get one. You can also be sensitive to something then develop further sensitivity to it. I.e. I can't touch caffeine now after years of overdoing it.
I've just changed medication. I've come of propranolol as it doesn't seem to have been making a difference and I am getting the visual disturbances side effects. I am now on amytriptiline, starting at 10mg for the next 4 nights moving up 10mpg every 4 days upto to 75mg. If I stop getting migraines at say 30mg then I don't need to increase the dosage.
I had a migraine yesterday evening but not much of a headache. I didn't sleep very well but that is because I was called out to fix an IT issue. Hoping that the visual disturbances go away soon. Seems to mainly be in my left eye.
I had a migraine yesterday evening but not much of a headache. I didn't sleep very well but that is because I was called out to fix an IT issue. Hoping that the visual disturbances go away soon. Seems to mainly be in my left eye.
Another week and another migraine. Aura with a mild to moderate headache. Amitriptyline dose increased to 20mg now as per gp instructions.
No alcohol has passed my lips since last Friday. I am ruling out alcohol as my main trigger. I am thinking that they may be being caused, or at least not helped by my drinking zero sugar drinks. Aspartame is an enemy of people who suffer with migraines so i am going to give them a miss for next week or two.
No alcohol has passed my lips since last Friday. I am ruling out alcohol as my main trigger. I am thinking that they may be being caused, or at least not helped by my drinking zero sugar drinks. Aspartame is an enemy of people who suffer with migraines so i am going to give them a miss for next week or two.
Ructions said:
I’ve been suffering a lot recently with migraines and all the associated issues. Took a couple of Tramadol earlier in the week for an unrelated issue and hey presto, no migraine. Im not sure if the effects of Tramadol is any better than having a migraine tbh.
Tramadol does nothing to or for me. Thankfully last night's migraine wasnt bad. milfordkong said:
TheAngryDog said:
Spent Saturday afternoon drinking beer and had a strong beer on Sunday night. No migraine afterwards.
I've been aspartame free since last Friday.
Aspartame is an interesting one - I would probably drink a lot more soft drinks whilst away snowboarding too... Might just avoid that entirely (or as much as possible) moving forward and see how I do. I've been aspartame free since last Friday.
It is definitely worth dropping aspartame if you can.
I decided to reduce the dose back to 20mg. I have been migraine free since my last one on the 29th of December. Either it is a huge coincidence or removing aspartame from my diet is making the difference. I would quite like to see how I fare reducing the amitriptyline to 10mg and then back to not taking any at all.
I take 375mg of magnesium a day. Should I be taking more?
I don't usually get a very bad headache when I get a migraine. It's usually either silent, or I have a headache each time I cough or swallow, but it isn't persistent. I do not think I suffer with cluster headaches. Tbh, if I were to get a migraine once every 2 months then I think I could live with that, considering I was getting them most weeks.
I don't usually get a very bad headache when I get a migraine. It's usually either silent, or I have a headache each time I cough or swallow, but it isn't persistent. I do not think I suffer with cluster headaches. Tbh, if I were to get a migraine once every 2 months then I think I could live with that, considering I was getting them most weeks.
Sa Calobra said:
TheAngryDog said:
I take 375mg of magnesium a day. Should I be taking more?
I don't usually get a very bad headache when I get a migraine. It's usually either silent, or I have a headache each time I cough or swallow, but it isn't persistent. I do not think I suffer with cluster headaches. Tbh, if I were to get a migraine once every 2 months then I think I could live with that, considering I was getting them most weeks.
I take 500msg a day and lots of green vegetablesI don't usually get a very bad headache when I get a migraine. It's usually either silent, or I have a headache each time I cough or swallow, but it isn't persistent. I do not think I suffer with cluster headaches. Tbh, if I were to get a migraine once every 2 months then I think I could live with that, considering I was getting them most weeks.
lol. I know I should.Joy of joys, back to having daily migraines at the moment. Had one yesterday afternoon and one started about 10 / 15 mins ago. I've not had any sugar free drinks with Aspartame in for ages, so I am convinced that it is not the cause. f
k knows what is. Going to have to call my GP tomorrow, especially if it happens again tomorrow.
k knows what is. Going to have to call my GP tomorrow, especially if it happens again tomorrow.Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff