I have had migraines I since I started my cycle & got put on BC for irrgular cycles when I was 12 years old. I would have them everyday & they would last for weeks on end. I would have maybe 2 or 3 days out of a month that I didn't have a migraine. I am 27 now, up until I was 19/20 I had just OTC drugs for them then I got put on Verapamil, that seemed to help for a while then stopped. I've tried AMERGE & Imitrex tablets. Then I lost ins. so I just went back to OTC drugs. I've just recently been tried on Zonegran, didn't work. And now Im on Topamax, I can only do the 200 mg because of the side effects. I have Imitrex injections for when I get one. I always get one the week before my cylce & the week of which is probably hormonal. Im doing a chiro right now & that doesn't seem to be helping. I've had a MRI & came back fine. Im having breakthrough headaches more & more...and was wondering if anyone knows of anything that I could do for them since the meds are wearing off???
2007-10-08 05:40:40 · 3 answers · asked by Amber 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I've also tried feverfew & B6 together that worked for a while too & tried the home remedies of smelling a green apple candle until it went away my aunt got out of mag...that was a joke..hahaha...done the pain pills but I don't wanna be a zombie I want to be able to function...lol
2007-10-08 06:17:03 · update #1
Yes I know they were rebound headaches before from the OTC drugs I was taking, but now Im not taking any & gettin breakthrough ones....and there is no way I can get off BC pills....the whole reason Im on them is for the irregular periods...im not going to have a constant cycle...we've already tried coming off the pill.
2007-10-09 01:25:02 · update #2
Amber,
So sorry - I'm with you girl. I've tried everything, Just about. All the things you mentioned. I just got put on Zonegran. I did try GelStat. It's a herbal remedy I found by reading the book, LIVING WELL WITH MIGRAINE DISEASE AND HEADACHES, by Teri Robert. She said it helped her 50-75%of the time. So I bought some, and waiting for my next shipment. It has Feverfew (which goes back to the 1800's-used as aspirin) and the other herb in it, is Ginger. ( a chinese medicine for nausea) .Try it, it may help. It helped mine some. I took it with a pain pill. Hang in there. That's all we can do, until these people come up with a "real" cure!
2007-10-08 05:51:03 · answer #1 · answered by Niecey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birth control pills can make migraines worse. Are you still on them? If so, you might see what your doctor thinks about a trial of being off them.
As for the preventative medications (the Verapamil and Topamax) - oftentimes, folks find they have to try several of them before they find one that works well; unfortunately, there's no way for a doctor to simply look at you and predict which one will work well for you - often trial and painful error is required. Another such medication you may want to discuss is Inderal (aka propanolol).
Also you might ask your doctor if s/he thinks you're developing analgesic rebound headaches...
2007-10-09 00:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by Doxycycline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
migraines
2016-02-02 10:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Vilhelm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋