re: Migraines - welcome to Hell

Mine always start with what you are referring to without too much pain. I get spots in my eyes and I cant read anything cause my vision is that disoriented. And then once the spots go away and my vision returns, my head starts POUNDING. Right behind my eyes.

Ik its not the right thing to do, but I find its better when I distract myself with TD or watchig some video instead of closing my eyes. Ill doze off eventually.

Used to get them frequently (about once a week), with aura and vomiting - the whole nine yards - back in my teens and twenties. I tried all sorts of meds to kill the migraine once started including imitrex injections with zero luck.

What works for me now is a combo of topamax and propranolol as preventative measures. Have had only about two in 15 years now.

Run Vick’s on your neck and temples.

Zocor works well for me. Stops it in an hr. Dark cool room as well. I go hang out in basement w no lights and sleep. Zocor is a scrip

I've dealt with them for close to 20 years now. Lately they've been much more frequent.

Ask you doctor about a prescription med. Rizatriptan is what I take and it works really well if you take it early on. Headache is usually gone within half an hour. Can only take two a day, so it's imperative that you take it when you feel the headache coming on. I always have my meds with me.

Imitrex is what a lot of doctors prescribe as well, but for me the rizatriptan worked better and was less expensive.

Migraines suck arse. Feels like your head is attacking you. Good luck.

I haven't seen the correct answer yet.

I was diagnosed with Clusters. Pure hell, 2, three month cycles a year, multiple hits a day.

Abortive- 5 Hr energy at onset lessens significantly. The immitrex just sorta delays the inevitable.

If you want to break the cycle, you cluster bust. Trip lsd, mushrooms, or lsa. This puts them in remission. I went almost 5 years without having them till last year when they returned.

I had nocturnal migraines for about 20 years. I’d wake up unbelievably nauseated, puke for an hour, and go back to bed with the headache set at level ten. Then after two or three hours sleep, I’d be ok. They would usually occur around 4 or 5 am . Always the same. I’d take excedrin migraine but I’d puke it up so what’s the point. And I never wanted to take a daily medication for something that only occurred two or three times a year.

I have had them all my life. When I was younger they were triggered by strenuous activity. I tried every migraine-specific medication available to no avail. About four years ago, my new neurologist prescribed my Firocet and instructed me to take one at the first sign of the migraine (I get the aura about 20 minutes before the full blown headache kicks in). It has worked wonderfully. It stops the headache before it starts. I will still get a little nauseated and have a slight hangover the next day but, all things considered, it's been amazing.

I got one migraine after a longggg day of drinking and 100 degree weather...super dehydrated and I’ve never felt a comparable pain over such a long period of time.

I thought my head was going to explode. It is crushing. I hope to never experience anything like it again in my life.