Migraine problem?

Question

I've been stressing for the past three weeks, BADLY.
I started to get small headaches, but until Sunday (Sept. 2) hit, I got a huge migrane. Today is the 6th, and I still have this migraine. It runs from the top of my back to my neck, and my whole head.
I do get stiffneck often now, and my back does get stiff at some points. My whole body also gets sore sometimes.
I have taken tylenol, advil, and excedrin for migraines. Though they all haven't worked to reduce any pain whatsoever.
I am 15, I do have diabetes type 1, 5'3" and weigh 125.
What should I do, and what is there to do immediately?

OTC Migraine medicines do not work for me. My friend who is a nurse had me try Naproxen which is stronger than most pills like excedrin, tylenol, and advil. THAT HASN'T WORKED FOR ME EITHER! I went to a doctor yesterday, (9/7/07) and they just told me my diabetes sucks, my doctors at Lucille Pakard don't know what theyre telling me, and i'm not eating. They really dont know wsup... But yeah. I will be going to a neurologist in a week. Not soon because of the booked schedule. I am also off school for a week. Can anyone tell me what the hell to do to stop this pain tho?

I get pain in my neck, the spot right behind my ears, the sides of my head, and just the smack center of my forehead.

Urgent care clinic is "Down" and ER is ehh. Scary. So someone please friggin advise me something!

Oh yeah, my energy level has been going down. I feel exhausted and my body still gets sore. I feel uber lazy and my vision does get kind of... blurry from time to time.

Answer 1

The headache you describe is not typical for migraines. If you have a severe headache and neck/back stiffness, you should go to the ER.

As a diabetic, you know not to take Gatorade or other heavily sugared drinks, watch you blood glucose level and seek medical help asap.

Answer 2

Migraine sufferers usually develop their own coping mechanisms for the pain of a migraine attack. A cold or hot shower directed at the head, a hot or cold wet washcloth, a warm bath, or resting in a dark and silent room may be as helpful as medication for many patients, but both should be used when needed.

Some headache sufferers are surprised to learn that a simple cup of coffee is used daily around the world to control minor vascular headaches that are not quite migraines. Minor vascular headaches are frequently associated with the hormonal fluctuations of menstrual periods, irregular eating, and unusually hard work. For migraineurs, a well-timed cup of coffee can prevent outright migraine under the same conditions.

A simple treatment, which has been effective for some, is a counteracting "ice cream headache", briefly provoked by placing spoonfuls of ice cream on the soft palate at the back of the mouth. (Hold them there with your tongue until they melt or become intolerable.) This directs cooling to the hypothalamus, which is suspected to be involved with the migraine feedback cycle, and for some it can stop even a severe headache very quickly.

For patients who have been diagnosed with recurring migraines, doctors recommend taking migraine abortive medicines to treat the attack as soon as possible. Migraine without aura presenting without prodrome or nausea can present with sudden onset. Many patients avoid taking their medications when an attack is beginning, hoping that "it will go away". However, in many cases once an attack is underway, it can become intensely painful, last for a long time (sometimes even for several days), and become somewhat resistant to medical treatment. In contrast, treating the attack at the onset can often abort it before it becomes serious, and can reduce the near-term frequency of subsequent attacks.

For sufferers of weather-related migraines there is a simple treatment known as the Valsalva maneuver, which pilots and frequent flyers employ to relieve discomfort from pressure change. By holding your nose and gently pushing the air in your mouth back towards your ears and "popping" them you are opening your eustachian tubes. These normally open and close with regular chewing and talking but in some people may stay closed due to allergies or genetics. Regular opening and closing of the eustachian tubes allows a person to continually equalize to any change in the ambient barometric pressure. When this does not occur regularly the difference in pressure between the head and the environment can cause vascular swelling/constricting and trigger a migraine. Migraines can be stopped sometimes by doing the Valsalva maneuver three or four times.

Answer 3

First, make an appt to see your doctor. Ask about medications that may fit you best.

Do not drink or eat anything with caffeine in it. Sit in low lit rooms that are quiet. Try not to spend too much time looking at your computer screen or the tv. Try meditation as well. My best friend think the meditation is silly but it really helps me. All of these things help me in reducing the pain from my migraines. I try not to take medications unless I absolutely must but i keep them at the house just in case. If yours are like mine they will get to the point where you will need them.

Answer 4

There is no medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.
Acidity, WORRY, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation;
Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy are their causes. None of them can be treated with medicine. Our 100% success in treating migraine &H/A confirms it.
Acupuncture is the best treatment. I can treat it with naturopathy and YOG, but how can you manage pl see.

Avoid late sleeping if possible;spicy, sour, stale bakery foods and alcohole.
Sweet foods, COCOANUT WATER,sweet fruits, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help you.
But you try one herbal remedy- two drops of drumstick leaves' juice in opposite nostril if one side pains and both nostrils if full H/A will give you rescue. Betel leaf helps but it isvery strong.
If it is acute pl search a painful point 3-6 mm behind your thumb nail and press it, H/A will disappear within 30 seconds.

Source(s):
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Answer 5

I suffered from migraine headaches from the time I was 12. I feel your pain. I used mangosteen juice for immediate relief it works in just a few minutes with me. Also this would be good for your whole family. Talk to your parents about it.I wish you the best!

Answer 6

See a doctor, it could be serious,
however for a possible fix, my ex roomate got them bad and he kept a pair of sunglasses handy with Dark Red Lenses, he said his doctor tole him it would help relieve the migrane because a Migraine is aggravated by light and Red lenses drop the high frequency light.

Answer 7

Gatorade and protein.
also, try Head - On Migraine relief...it works for me when prescription meds don't.

Answer 8

See your doctor and ask him/her about a medication called Midrin.
Hope you're feeling better soon.

Answer 9

well for one thing decrease your stimuli. like turning ouy the lights and try going to sleep. you may need to visit a doctor so you can get prescribed meds.