Relief for Migraine pain?

Question

I’m looking for good medication for migraine pain. I could find a few products by internet surfing. Topamax, Fentanyl, Inderal, Caffeine and a few others. Can you suggest the best and safe one.

Answer 1

The products you mentioned are not usually for relieving migraine pain but for preventing migraines. Midrin and imetrix are the two most popular meds to relieve a migraine. Your best bet is to discuss this with your doc.

Answer 2

I suffer from Chronic Pain Syndrom and am on Morphine syrup and injections, I also get Migraines, narcotic meds are not the answer for migraines, I don't know where you are from but here in Australia there's a drug called Largactil, I swear within 20 minutes the migraine is gone, I've heard it is an anti psychotic, how it works is opening the blood vessles in your menengies (paper thin layer around the brain) which stops the throbbing, pumping feeling of the traditional migraine, I have had migraines for over 25 years, and I've tried nearly every thing all the other people who have answered have suggested, talk to your Dr, I promise it will give you relief....it also stops the nausea

Answer 3

topamax and inderal are preventative medications...they do not stop the migraine once it starts. A lot of people have had great results from taking this-but it is a daily routine. you have to take these medications EVERYDAY. Which is hard for a lot of people, They tried me on inderal--very low dose--10mg, it didnt work--i looked it up on the net and read you need to take between 80mg-320mg for preventative migraine relief.

Anyhow, once you have a migraine-the best thing I have found is Imitrex 100mg and phenegran 25mg. Imitrex is a little expensive but it is a MIRACLE for me...literally 20-30 mins after taking it, my migraine is gone but I do get VERY nauseous with migraines and headaches...so I take phenegran--the prescription anti-nausea medication..which also works wonders.

I can't take normal medication for just plain headaches, they don't work (unless I take 5 excedrin, but that isn't healthy and can lead to stomach ulcers.) My doctor put me on fiorinal with codiene..It has aspirin, caffiene, fiorinal (which is a pain med) and codiene (which is a pain med)..it works wonderfully, too. But phenegran helps w/that all-over crappy feeling you get with a migraine and helps your stomach.

Ohh, i wanted to add something.. Naproxen is also good w/headaches-- it comes in prescription strength but ALEVE is the OTC version--so you can take 4 pills of naproxen and still not be @ the prescription strength.. I had some luck with that, but it stopped working..
Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Hi, have the same problem, but something as simple as Advil works for me and fast. I take 4 at a time, it is prescription strength that way. Just don't take more than twice a day. Usually once and mine is gone. Advil can hurt your liver if taken too often. Motrin does not help as much for me and is not fast acting. Guess it depends on your pain level. Mine is severe at times. Can't stand bright light, can't talk and sometimes throwing up.
My mother was a cancer patient, she insisted on Advil even with all the morphine and stuff. So that tells me she had some relief even with all the pain using Advil.

Oh yeah, forgot to add, seeing a chiropractor has helped with migraines tremendously. It is worth the visit.

Answer 5

Personally, I had really good results with acupuncture. For acute migraines, I used a combination drug that was Tylenol, caffeine, and a sleep drug (I did not have horribly paralysing migraines like some people do.) I also found out what some of my 'trigger foods' were - they were kind of random - from my acupuncturist.

I'm usually pretty skeptical about alternative medicine, but it seems to work on pain moreso than other conditions.

Answer 6

Had a really bad toothache last year and I've had it with Dolfenal and Gardan. A doctor friend advised me to try massaging my earlobes to ease the pain until I can get to the dentist the following day. Hurray! The pain would go for more than 2 hours then when it came back I would massage my earlobes again. I even told my dentist about it and she said it helped her patients especially those who did not want to take drugs for pain. So, since a toothache is pretty close to having migraines why don't you try it.

Answer 7

I have suffered from debilitating migraines for over 15 years. I take Zomig, and toradol. None of the other types of migraine meds worked for me... It's kind of hit and miss with migraines, people have all sorts of different ways of dealing with them. That works for me, good luck to you.

Answer 8

i started on imetrex, and that worked great, IF you knew you were going to have a migraine. But the DR gave me the shot form, I still have them, BUT s he also put me on Topamax, 25mg is the lowest dose, but it works well on me. and when you start to feel the slightest of a headach, i take another, no matter what. It works seriously in 20 min!!
topamax is a preventive drug, so you have to take it daily.

the only BAD side effect from topamax is memory loss. I can be talking and completely forget what i was saying. It takes a bit to get used to. Been on it for almost 4months.

Answer 9

There are many available in internet today. Topamax is a good product but I would recommend Migravent - effective natural compounds to help prevent migraines, it’s well tested and safe.
Visit http://www.migravent.com for more information.

Answer 10

There's a new development in migraine therapy:
http://www.neurologyreviews.com/feb04/nr_feb04_foramen.html