Anyone deal with migraine headaches?

Chiropractor helps

Boost oxygen .. I get them at Walgreens

I used to get them several times a year. First sign would be a starburst in the corner of one eye’s vision, then I would vomit, then a stabbing headache on one side of the other. The only way too get them to go for me was to get in a very dark room and try to go to sleep. After waking up I still would have the remnant of the headache, but it would be tolerable.

Around age 25 the headache and nausea part went away, but I still occasionally have the vision starburst which eventually, temporarily blacks out my vision in the the affected eye.

I would keep the high strength excedrin for migraines on hand.

Maybe 3 or 4 times a year; not totally debilitating, but some cases extreme nausea. They will last 2 or 3 days. I know I have one coming on when 2 doses Excedrin Miagraine/Extra Strength, several hours apart, does relieve the pain (9 times out of 10 ExtraStrength Excedrin will relieve a regular headache within an hour). Ice pack, and putting some counter-pressure on my head with either a headband or pressing my head against the bed headboard seems to provide a little relief.

After suggestions by two sisters in law who suffer from migraines, one a nurse, the other a pharmacist, to discuss with my PCP and request script I finally did so earlier this year, and he prescribed Sumatriptan (Imitrex), 50 mg. I’ve had two migraines since he wrote the script and the Sumatriptan knocked it out within 2 hours. Something you may want to discuss with your PCP if you’ve had them for a while.

As an aside, I think dehydration from working outside in heat while not drinking enough fluids, lack of good sleep for a several consecutive days, alcohol late in the evening, and stress, often 2 or more in combination with each other, seem to be my triggers, so I now to try to avoid those as best I can. Some individuals get food related migraines, my mother did, took years to figure that out, but chocolate and cheese were her triggers. I’ve not been able to associate any migraine I’ve had with any particular type of food consumption.

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he prescribed Sumatriptan (Imitrex), 50 mg. I’ve had two migraines since he wrote the script and the Sumatriptan knocked it out within 2 hours.

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Those are 50mg tablets. I've been using the 6mg auto injections when my hit. Usually gone in 5min or less, but I'm pretty done after that.

If you are having true migraines (common associated symptoms include photophobia, nausea, and blurry vision), the best thing to do is start a journal to track how often you are having headaches, what the associated symptoms are, and what you were doing beforehand to try and identify possible triggers. I’ve had a handful of migraines over the years, and my triggers include stress, lack of sleep, dehydration, and alcohol, usually in some combination.

When you have this information, you can present it to a primary care physician or neurologist and they can hopefully start you on the right medication. Most people only require medication to treat a migraine once they feel it coming on. Some people need maintenance medication if their migraines are very frequent.

Amovig. It’s a once a month injector and a game changer. It’s preventive so you can still take meds if you get a migraine. It’s supposed to reduce occurrence by half but I know someone that it’s wiped out headaches almost completely