Does anyone have advice about migraines?

Question

I've only just begun having migraine headaches, I started getting them when I was 16. At first they were pretty few and far between, but by the time I started my senior year of high school I was getting 3 or 4 a week. I've been seeing a neurologist since, he's the top in his field, I have no known external triggers, (i.e. food, sunlight, smells etc) and so far nothing has worked for the pain. (I've been on Imitrex, zomig, axert, darvocet, vicodin, midrin, demerol, dilaudid, talwin, hydrocodone/Norco, fioricette with codeine and oxycodone hydrochloride to date.) I'm on a prophylactic (Norvasc) but lately I've been having many a week again. Does anyone know what I should do next??

Answer 1

My mother suffered with migrains until she started being treated for osteoperosis. Try upping your calcium intake. She was using some sort of inhaler to counteract the effects. Since she has had no migraines.

Answer 2

here is my solution I hope this helps you I had my first full blown migraine when i was in my early twenties. blind spots, facial numbness, numbness in arm and neck followed by a headache so bad i can't describe it. Scared the heck out of me. they tested me and took me off birth control pills they put me on medication i did not like the way the meds made me zombie out i did research and have a method that has been very good for me and i recommend it to everyone with migraines at the first sign of migraine (I get a lot of visual distortion or light sensitivity)- 1)reduce activity 2)drink a Coca-Cola {the original one with sugar and caffeine} 3)eat a Hershey's dark chocolate candy bar 4)take one aspirin 5)take one Tylenol 6)move to a location with less light this will stop a migraine in its tracks for me usually within 15 minutes. another tip...........if you have a lot of visual distortion get a blue light bulb, if you are in a room with only a blue light it will filter the distortion out and you can see clearly, it's great. learn your migraine triggers everyone has different ones. hormones, dehydration, allergies, illness, stress are the most common

Answer 3

You might want to try Topamax. It is a seizure/ migraine medication and seems to work pretty well, at least for me. It does have some side effects but they seem to be fading away the longer I am on the medication (only been on for two weeks now and have almost no side effects now). I know how painful migrains are and I can feel your pain and I hope they get better and you can find out what is causing your migraines. Good Luck!

Answer 4

Lie down in a quiet, darkened room. Check your library, and Amazon.com Use the WebFerret search engine, as well as your own. I read a good book on the subject, but that was many years ago. Hypnotherapy works for some. Continue trying to identify triggers; change your diet to a simple one of fruit, vegetables, beans, peas & boiled rice for a week or so, and see if that helps. Noise acts as a trigger for some people, so earplugs can work for them.

Answer 5

Blatt has a very good point: I have a few friends who can't use MSG because it gives them headaches. You might want to see about eliminating other additives as well.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Drink water more this will help you. Doing meditation is one of the old way people say we can control and coming food part tomatoes, Pie nuts are main cause for this.

Answer 7

Look for MSG in your diet.
MSG can cause all kinds of problems!
It is in many of our foods under other names sich as hydrolyzed protein, malt extract, carrageenan and many many more.
You can find info on MSG at:
www.migraineweb.com/page3.html
Good Luck!

Answer 8

Have your heart checked:
http://www.neurologyreviews.com/feb04/nr_feb04_foramen.html