I have had a migraine all day long. Ive tried lying in a dark room and Ive taken Advil migraine, as well as excedrin Migraine. Nothing is helping. I ve tried coool clothes on my head and on my neck. Any suggestions
Migraines are horrible. I’ve had them for 25 years. These tips might help you-
http://www.ehow.com/how_4505298_relieve-pain-migraine-headaches.html
by: Delta B
on: 11th September 08
I have been having a bad migrane since Friday, it won’t stop I have been weak, dizzy, and my vision is all a blur. I went to the hospital Friday and they did a CT scan (no bloodwork or nothing) it showed nothing they gave me a shot of pain meds and a script of fioricet and sent me on my way. But it isn’t helping at all I can’t think, I can’t see and I can’t walk without almost busting my but!!!! What do I do? PS its mot my eye sight
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on: 1st January 70
I have been having very severe migranes for a few weeks off and on now. When I have one it hurts to open my eyes, it hurts when I move, it hurts when people around me talk, and my ears ring really bad. I went to the ER and they put me on Vicodin 5mg/500mg which does not work at all for me. When I take it it does not even phase me. I am thinking about going back to the ER again. It is the worst pain I have ever been in my whole life! What is a good pain medicine that will work? They have tried me on Ibuprofen, Motrin, Excedrin, Depakote, Topomax, Imitrex, and Fioricet. When I am on medicines I always need high doses. It’s been that way since I was a kid.
I had a CT scan done and blood work and they both came back normal
I hate to say it as I am a real believer in better living through chemistry, but you may need to seek out something other medication for a cure. Usually with the medications you mentioned, you should have felt a little something with the headache, even if it was worthless. It’s doubtful they will pursue stronger medication at higher doses if you felt nothing at all. You may have a problem with narcotics passing through the blood/brain barrier, but an injection of morphine will rule that in or out. Do any of these work at higher doses? You can’t mix some of the drugs you mentioned, so check your interactions and see if you have medications countering one another. There’s no real ceiling on the dose of most pure narcotics. It where they’re mixed with tylenol and other garbage is when they become unsafe. You can find the ” no ceiling” statement in most prescriber inserts or a PDR, but drugs may not be the cure for you.
The other kinds of things that you can use require a very open mind. If someone tells you to imagine the pain washing out to sea, you gotta be willing to try it and actually see it leaving you. They may have, or eventually will, mention Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) . That’s what it is sort of, and it can work if you give it half a chance. I thought it was total BS. No, I knew it was total BS, but you get desperate, you try anything.New Age music and incense with a bit of hypnotism for flavor. What’s to lose? Just don’t give up and try everything (within reason). You’ll find something along the line that will help you. But be firm with your doctors. They need to know you’re suffering while they’re enjoying their quality of life. They got a couple thousand people to track, some worse off than you (though I am sure it doesn’t feel that way), but the squeaky wheel gets the grease and if what they give you does nothing they need to know about right away. Hang in there
by: oldgoat
on: 1st November 12
I know that there are some drugs that relieve migraine but what I want is the cure for it not a temporary relief of pain. And why is it associated with PMS for women?
First of all the PMS part of your question. Most of the time it has to do with the woman’s hormones being out of whack. Tension also plays a big part in it. You have to be a woman to really understand this.
Many things will trigger migraines. That’s probably why there is no cure. And trust me, I’d love to have a cure. I’ve been getting them off and on since I turned 25 and I’m now pushing 60.
I found that leaving a toxic job and being more relaxed has helped immensely.
I wish you the best if finding relief. I don’t like them either.
by: Barry
on: 31st January 07
I suffer from bad migraines. I have no insurance so no CT Scan or MRI. I suffer from nausea, fatigue, upset stomach, severe reaction to light and movement and just feeling lousy.
Try yarrow tea. 1 teaspoon per cup pour boiling water on it and leave to brew for 2 – 5 minutes. Drink as hot as possible. One cup per day should be drunk to prevent further migraines.
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on: 17th April 09
So today i had my first migraine for about 5 years..Its been a long time since i have had one.
I feel much better now, but my head still throbs when i move my head a lot.
But i want to know for tomorrow the types of things i should eat? What medication to take? Or just any tips on how to treat myself tomorrow so i dont feel worse or get another migraine?
I have to present a speech tomorrow and i can not miss that! thanks 
they are often caused by nerve interference from upper cervical (atlas level) vertebral subluxation. see an hio method/upper cervical specific chiropractor.
by: Mr E
on: 12th May 10
I get migraines more often than regular headaches, I don’t really want to have to get a prescription for this. So what suggestions are there to get rid of migraines the old fashioned way, home remedies anyone?
I suggest you keep a log of your activities so that you can see if you have a trigger for your migraines. Keep track of everything you eat and everywhere you go and when you do it. When you get a headache record that too, including how painful it was on a scale of 1 to 10 and when it starts. It’s possible that you’ll be able to discover something that, whenever you are exposed to it, you have a headache. Prevention is the best way to deal with migraines without prescription medicine.
There is not one single herb, supplement, or alternative “cure” that can treat migraines.
by: William T
on: 7th August 09
This is a serious question. I need help with forming an introduction for my speech about migraines. If any of you can actually post examples, that would be nice. Any help is greatly appreciated.
It has to be an attention getter.
List some facts about migraines or give statistics about how many people get migraines each day in America. Any interesting fact could be used for an introduction.
by: Missy
on: 16th October 08
I really need your help! I have to do a speech on migraines and I have to open it up with an introduction. However, I cannot come up with anything and I am drawing blanks. The intro has to be relevant to the topic and will serve as an attention getter. Any ideas/examples? Thanks in advance.
I’m a lifelong migraine sufferer, so I’ll take a stab at it:
“Just a headache.” Right. And childbirth is just a body ache.
The lights are out and the shades are pulled but my eyes still hurt. I’d really like some quiet, but for that my heart would have to stop. I really don’t want to move, but the nausea may drag me to the toilet against my will. I have a breathing technique that usually keeps that at bay.
The guy who illegally gave me the fentanyl lollipop said that cancer patients use these to, as he put it, “smash down the pain”, but for me it’s like all the others–it kind of takes the edge off. I have to remember to breathe, too.
The really good stuff is what scares my cardiologist, because it sends my blood pressure through the roof. It also gives me chest pains makes my arm ache where the injection goes in, and makes me freezing cold, but it almost always turns these things off like a switch. I need that four or five times a week. Grade school would have been a lot easier if this stuff had been around.
But for some reason it didn’t work this time. Nor did the preventives, those things I take every day that make my weight do funny things, make my toes tingle, make me forget simple things like your name, and make me feel like I’m on Benadryl all day every day. Nor did the chiropractor, the acupuncture or the biofeedback.
I’m glad this only happens a couple times a year. It’s going to be a rough couple of days.
by: fax4voice3
on: 16th October 08
I’ve been getting migraines since I was a baby, and I don’t know how often I should be getting routine CAT scans. Is it biyearly or something like that? I’d ask my pain management doctor but it’s pretty impossible to get an answer.
Thanks.
I’m on preventative medication so that’s not the issue. I’m just worried that if something did ever happen up there, there would be no way of telling whether it was an abnormality or just a regular migraine.
I have only done CT scans or MRI scans on patients who have migranes as a tool for ruling out another process. The causes of routine migranes (many believe that chemical imbalances can cause migraines) do not show up on these scans. But, if you were having migranes due to a brain tumor, that would be seen on a scan. Once another process has been ruled out, there really is no reason to do follow up scans.
“A physical exam and lab tests may be done, not to necessarily diagnose migraine, but to rule out other causes for the headaches. Imaging tests that can produce an image of your brain such as computed tomography (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) help to rule out brain tumor or other structural causes of headaches, but are not useful for identifying migraine.”
http://www.medipedia.com/conditions/migraines/
by: Lissacal
on: 11th August 07